Want to Be a Better Public Speaker? Then You Need to Master These 6 Tricks

Why does public speaking matter? Because this skill isn’t optional — not if you want to thrive in your career.

Indeed, every manager in every organization across every industry today is expected to know how to deliver a presentation. Whether you’re speaking while seated at a team meeting or roaming the room while keynoting a confab, you’ll find that addressing an audience is one of the most profitable skills you can possess.

Let me help you harness this power.

As a result of attending the below workshop, you’ll learn a variety of essential how-tos, including:

1. How to overcome your anxiety.
2. How to prepare.
3. How to interact with your audience.
4. How to vary your pitch and pace.
5. How to deploy your body language.
6. How to deliver your one big idea.
7. How to make your presentation a performance.

Transcript

1. WANT TO BE A BETTER PUBLIC SPEAKER? THEN YOU NEED TO MASTER THESE 6 TRICKS
2. WHY SPEAKING MATTERS
4. “Of all the talents bestowed upon men, none is so precious as the gift of oratory. He who enjoys it wields a power more durable than that of a great king. He is an indepen- dent force in the world.” —Winston Churchill
6. “That course gave me the most important degree I have. It’s incalculable how much value I got from that hundred dollars.” —Warren Buffet
7. “Your message is only as good as your ability to deliver it.” —Brad Phillips
8. Glossophobia Preparation Theater Body Language Interaction Slides
10. TRICK #1 GLOSSOPHOBIA
11. — OBLIGATORY — — REFERENCE —
15. “The secret to controlling nervous energy is not to eliminate the butter- flies. It’s to get the butterflies flying in the same direction.” —Carmine Gallo
16. Focus on a spot on the back wall.
17. Make eye contact with people for no less than two seconds, but no more than five.
18. Imagine your audience is naked. Make eye contact with people for no less than two seconds, but no more than five.
19. Remember: the audience wants you to succeed! 4 Imagine your audience is naked. Make eye contact with people for no less than two seconds, but no more than five.
20. TRICK #2 PREPARATION
22. “If you want to combat nerves, be more prepared. It’s the Midwestern work ethic.” —Jeff Daniels
24. “Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration.” —Thomas Edison
27. TRICK #2 PREPARATION Spec Sheets
29. Introduction
30. Room Layout Introduction
31. Mic Room Layout Introduction
32. Audience Mic Room Layout Introduction
33. Lighting
34. Interruptions Lighting
35. Background Image Interruptions Lighting
36. Webcam Background Image Interruptions Lighting
38. “If a fire causes a stampede to the unmarked exits, it will have been worth it to those who survive.” —Steve Jobs
39. TRICK #2 PREPARATION Mistakes
41. PLEASE STAND BY
42. TRICK #2 PREPARATION How to Prepare
46. TRICK #2 PREPARATION How Not to Prepare
50. Ø Sleep strengthens your memory. Ø Sleep enables you to focus. Ø Sleep regulates your emotions. Ø Sleep helps you stay energetic when you’re awake.
53. TRICK #2 PREPARATION How Much to Prepare
56. Preparation prevents poor performance.
57. TRICK #2 PREPARATION To Script or Not to Script
59. SEMANTICS CONNECTION Deliver every word with precision. Inspire and influence your audience.
60. TRICK #3 THEATER
61. “He could headline even with my act.” —Comedians
62. TRICK #3 THEATER Movement
63. Movem ent
64. Movem ent
65. Movem ent
66. “It sounds like a tiny thing, but it was transformative.” —Kumail Nanjiani Movem ent
67. Movem ent
68. TRICK #3 THEATER Humor
69. “When you talk to people about — let’s call them ‘issues,’ okay? — they have their defenses up. They’re going to defend their point of view, the thing they’re used to, the ideas they hold dear, and you have to take a long, logical route to get through to them. But when you’re doing comedy or humor, people are open; and when the moment of laughter comes, their guard is down, so you can introduce new data.” —George Carlin Hum or
70. TRICK #3 THEATER Props
71. Props
72. Props ed
73. Props
74. TRICK #4 BODY LANGUAGE
75. “What people tell you with their eyes and hands is more important than what they tell you with their mouth.” —Lyndon Johnson
77. TRICK #4 BODY LANGUAGE Your Hands
80. TRICK #4 BODY LANGUAGE Rocking
81. TRICK #4 BODY LANGUAGE Bodystorming
82. TRICK #5 INTERACTION
84. “Listening is hard. Think about it. You’re in a less-than-comfortable chair, sitting up straight, crammed in among other people in the same situation. There’s no polite way to distract yourself with your phone or laptop. You certainly can’t read something. You have to sit there formal and poised, looking interested even if you’re not.” —Mike Long
86. TRICK #5 INTERACTION Brain Breaks
87. Image Identification Quotes Recaps Polls
88. TRICK #6 SLIDES
90. I use my slides as notes.
91. “The slides are for the audience, not the speaker. The purpose of projecting something on the wall is to reinforce, not repeat, the speaker’s words.” —Robert Frost Long Answer
92. “Your deck is your sidekick, not your Teleprompter.” —Amanda Holt Short Answer
93. If someone can get everything he needs to just by reading your slides, then there’s no reason to hear you in person. Savvy Susan
94. If someone can get everything he needs to just by reading your slides, then there’s no reason to hear you in person. But then my slideshow won’t make sense on its own. Traditional Tina
95. If someone can get everything he needs to just by reading your slides, then there’s no reason to hear you in person. But then my slideshow won’t make sense on its own. Good — that’s the point! A slideshow should be presented, not recited; delivered, not read. Savvy Susan
97. I’d love to speak to your team! See anything of interest here? JonathanRickPresentations.com