Montreal Girl Geeks Public Speaking Workshop

PUBLIC SPEAKING:Say “YES!” to that next presentation and get the recognition you deserve!get the recognition you deserve!

Presented by: Suzannah BaumIdeal CommunicationsIdeal Communicationswww.idealcommunications.ca

AGENDA

What you sayHow you say itHow to connect with an audienceHow to connect with an audienceOpportunities for YOU to shine as a

k !speaker!

But FIRST…

FEARFEAR OF PUBLIC OF PUBLIC SPEAKINGSPEAKING

“The human brain startsThe human brain starts working the moment you are g yborn and never stops until you t d t k i bli ”stand up to speak in public.”

- George Jesselg

You may ALWAYS be nervousYou may ALWAYS be nervous…

AND THAT’S OK!AND THAT S OK!

SO HOW DO YOU MANAGEYOU MANAGE YOUR NERVES?YOUR NERVES?

PreparePreparePracticePracticeShow up earlyShow up early

KEEP SPEAKING! EXPERIENCE BUILDS CONFIDENCE

WHAT YOU SAYWHAT YOU SAY

You have 30-60 seconds to capture their attention

Do NOT Start With:

Apology/telling the audience how nervousApology/telling the audience how nervous you are“Bear with me”Bear with me“OK, so, I’m going to talk about…”

Your audience is thinking: “What’s in it for me?”

A DRAMATIC STATEMENT

A QUESTION

A QUOTE

“TO SPEAK OR NOT TO “TO SPEAK OR NOT TO SPEAK, THAT IS THE SPEAK, THAT IS THE QUESTION…”

A STORY

ONCE UPON A TIMETIME…

Two very different – but equally effective -introductions

Seth Godin, Marketer, Speaker, Author

Jane Goodall, Environmentalist, Conservationist ScientistConservationist, Scientist

Middle

Main ideasMain ideasSupporting materialSupporting material

FactsStatisticsStoriesStories

Conclusion

Repeat main pointsClear call-to-action

End On Time!

Do NOT End With:

“And that’s the end of my speech”And that s the end of my speech OR

“U h th t’ it”“Um, yeah, so, that’s it”

"There are always three speechesThere are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The

ti d thone you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave."

- Dale Carnegie

HOW YOUHOW YOU SAY ITSAY IT

You Know the Drill…

Eye contactEye contactBody languageGesturesGesturesPostureVoiceFiller words (‘um,’ ‘uh,’ ‘like’, ‘ok’…)

The Persuasive Speaker in Action –really *believe* in your subject

Steve JobsIntroducing the iPhone4

Voice & Speaking Speed

Fast talker?Fast talker?Presenting in a 2nd language?

Enemy of any speaker =

MONOTONE?

SAMENESSSAMENESS

Minimize ALL Distractions

Learn from Great Speakers

...But Be Yourself!

Dress appropriately

CONNECT WITHCONNECT WITH THE AUDIENCETHE AUDIENCE

Look At Them! LOOK AT THEM!

Smile at them!

SMILE AT THEM!SMILE AT THEM!

Show up early!

Be Passionate!

“N thi i t i th i ”“Nothing is so contagious as enthusiasm.” - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

REMEMBER THE SHOES!

WHAT DID WE COVER?

What you sayWhat you sayHow you say itH t t ith diHow to connect with an audience

FEAR of public speakingFEAR of public speaking

REMEMBER:

JUST SAY

Resources

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"All th t k"All the great speakers were bad speakers at first "were bad speakers at first. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

THANK YOUTHANK YOU

Suzannah BaumIdeal Communicationssb@idealcommunications.cawww.idealcommunications.ca(514) 247-1761(514) 247-1761