Speak Better: 5 Tips for Polished Presentations
September 22nd, 2008 by Cristina Favreau
Colleague and public speaking expert, Suzannah Baum president of Ideal Communications, wrote this article for WomenEntrepreneur.com.
You’ll find great tips to help you get started public speaking (including a few quotes from yours truly!). Enjoy.
Speak Better: 5 Tips for Polished Presentations by Suzannah Baum
Public speaking is a marketing tool that keeps on giving, so get past your fear and nail every speech every time.Most successful entrepreneurs agree that good public speaking skills are among the core techniques they need to propel their business forward. A well-delivered presentation can result in getting some extra funding, securing a new distribution channel, locking into a new referral stream or gaining new customers.
You are so right about how doors open when you commit to making well conceived presentations. And the tips in Suzannah's article are very good.
One I would add is the classic “less is more.”
Don't feel like you have to say everything. Limiting yourself as a presenter to one subject given in a limited amount of time will force your to edit and be creative.
Thanks for stirring things up with your post!
Keep creating…a brand worth raving about,
Mike
Can I just add that knowing how to technically speak clearly can give anyone confidence.
Knowing how to open your mouth wide enough for the words to get out, how to breathe so you never run out of breath, how to articulate so that everyone in the room can hear your words with out having to strain gives an enormous confidnce boost.
It doesn't matter how great your content is if no one can hear you.