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Great speakers know how to tell a great story. This post will give you the five key steps of storytelling that these great speakers know. This is a continuation of the post about how inserting stories into your presentations reduces public speaking fear. I mentioned a recent class member who […]
Looking for how to write a speech in a few simple steps? Over the last 20 years, our instructors have dissected thousands of speeches. In that time, we’ve been able to identify simple things that can easily make or break a presentation. We’ve assembled a simple, step-by-step process that explains
Catchy presentation titles are important when you begin to design a great presentation. Your target audience will determine whether your presentation is worthy of their time almost instantly. In most cases, they make that determination based entirely on the title of your presentation. In this session, I’m going to show
Listen to any speaking coach, go to any Toastmasters, attend any presentation seminar, and you will hear a single phrase over and over. “Know your audience.” This phrase sounds really good, too. When we hear the phrase, we think, “Well, of course. That makes sense.” But what exactly does “know
Want to know how to design a great presentation, from start to finish, in minutes versus hours or days? There are different presentation styles, and no, we’re not talking about font size or using a fancy font. Each different presentation style serves a different purpose. So the correct number of bullet points to
One of the more challenging parts of any presentation is the very first part. If you are wondering how to introduce yourself before starting your presentation, you are in good company. For most of us, once we get the first few sentences out, our nervousness will diminish pretty significantly. So,
