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- Case Study: Hazel Walker, The Queen of Networking
- Should I Speak in Public?
- No, Seriously
- But I Hate Speaking in Public
- Overcoming Your Fear of Public Speaking
- Finding or Creating Your Own Speaking Niche
- How to Start Your Speaking Career
- Identify Speaking Opportunities
- How Does This Apply to Our Four Heroes?
- Giving Your Talk
- Important Technology Tips for Presenters
- Miscellaneous Tips, 140 Characters or Less
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Miscellaneous Tips, 140 Characters or Less
- You're on the minute you walk into the building. The person you're gruff or abrupt with could be the person who gives your introduction.
- "Winging it" disrespects the audience. If you couldn't bother to take the time to prepare, why should they bother to pay attention?—@LisaBraithwaite
- At a conference, be friendly and helpful to everyone before/after your session. They'll remember that as much as they remember your talk.
- Ask people to email you for a copy of the slide deck. It's a great way to track the number of people interested in your topic.
- Asking people for their email is also a great way to gather names for your enewsletter. Just be sure you ask if you can send it first.
- Practice vocal variety by reading aloud. Children's books, newspapers, poetry, and comedy dialogue help you work on pitch, pace, tone, and volume.—@LisaBraithwaite
- Have a central idea to come back to if you get on a tangent. It should be something to make it seamless while you find your thoughts.—@that_girl_lola
- Start fast, especially online (e.g., webinar). Attention spans are shorter than ever.—@1080group
- Don't give a speech. Talk to your audience and add at least some element of discussion to it. —@GloriaBell
- We all have butterflies before we speak. Train yours to fly in formation, so the energy expends with purpose. —@IkePigott
- Before you start, drink something that gives you something in your stomach. —@CoxyMoney
- Use Tweetwall for Twitter comments and Q&A. —@CoxyMoney
- Make a friend (or four) in the audience by using them as repeated points of eye contact. Smile within the first 30 seconds. —@GrindTheMusical
- Keep your visual aids as free of words as possible. Use blank slides between photo slides often, so they're looking at you, not the screen. —@GrindTheMusical
- All the books, blogs, and trainings in the world don't mean a thing if you don't apply your learning. Make opportunities—get out and speak! —@LisaBraithwaite
- Q&A your ass off. —@CoxyMoney
- Put your closing AFTER the Q&A. The last thing the audience will hear is your final message, not a random or irrelevant question from the crowd. —@LisaBraithwaite
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