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"All the great speakers were bad speakers at
first."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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5 'Rules' you should break to be more
confident.
1. Forget
the words. For so
many of us, not knowing what to say next is the main fear - so
'preparing my speech' equates to 'remembering the words'.
Kevin will explain how this approach is doomed to failure.
2. Don't be the expert. So
many speakers think that to have a right to speak they must
know more about a topic than anyone else in the room. But,
most of the time, you don't know everyone in the audience - so
you'll never know. And you wonder why you're nervous! This
presentation will show that a different approach makes this
totally unnecessary.
3. Let them know you're nervous.
Kevin
will explain why hiding nerves can sometimes be the worst
thing you can do.
4. Ignore the Audience.
Kevin will show that, especially in the
opening, trying to talk to everyone in the audience is a bad
idea.
5. Hope that Things Go Wrong. What?!!
No, this is not a recipe for severe depression - it is the
secret to appearing REALLY confident.
Kevin will show, in his own unique style, how you can improve
your performance every time you speak to a group - it might be as
a leader, a sales presentation, speaking at a meeting, introducing yourself
at a networking function or addressing a staff group.
This presentation is loaded with practical hints - confidence
builders for any situation. He has
co-authored four books on the subject and twice represented
Australia in the Toastmaster's World Championship of Public
Speaking Contests, so his knowledge is encyclopaedic.
Kevin says...
"It is impossible
to become more confident speaking to a group without becoming
more confident in one-on-one situations," so this is a
presentation with something for everyone.
What they've said...
"Kevin
was a very entertaining speaker and engaged us from the
beginning. He was really full-on, and so animated that
we couldn't help but do the same."
Tim
Shanahan, participant MARENC Conference 2002
"We took away
with us simple techniques and strategies to give us confidence,
to be persuasive and for speaking 'off-the-cuff' from the fun
and upbeat presentation." Kathryn
L'Estrange, HR Services, Brisbane City Council
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