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toxicYourspeech is
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human trait.
universal
is aCommunication
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Everyone communicates.Flickr: ohhector
Verbally
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non-verbally
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Visually
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Gustatorily
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Kinesthetically
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Yet, communication is
human traits.
also one of the most poorly cultivated
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The singlein communication...biggest problem
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it has taken place. (George Bernard Shaw)
...is the illusion that
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Everyone says,
“I am a great communicator!”
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But, take it
most of us from me. are not*.
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are actually
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*Note: Unlike the average presenter, clowns
great communicators!
They engage & move others.
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They are audience-centered.
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They are risk-takers. Flickr: Tati Fontes
Nancy Duarte,
strong communication
86.1 of executives surveyed
believe that
directly impacts their success.
According to
%
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for a “high-stakes” presentation. Flickr: the|G|™
Yet, only 25.2% practice for more than
2 hours
great How do we
Communication?
cultivate
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ALLcommunication is “high stakes”.
(Nancy Duarte, slide:ology)
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First, learn that
Communicate as if every
Conversation
Presentation
Meeting
is high stakes.Class
Sterling College
kevin dooley
jurvetson
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1. Understand your audience
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adapt to audience feedback.
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emotion moves audiences to action.
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without an audience, there is no resonance.
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Be selfless, not selfish.
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2. Vision trumps all other senses
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bullets kill.(So do clip art, Comic Sans, and the fire animation.)
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Pair one image with one clear idea.
Help your audience retain more information longer.
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3. prepare and practice
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Devote sufficient time to communication.
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36-90 hours for a
(Nancy Duarte, Slide:ology)1 hour presentation with 30 slides.
analyze audience
generate ideas &
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ideasDesign visuals
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Don’t wing your speech.
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(Being unprepared leads to presentation anxiety)
Practice like TEDsters do.
The shorter the talk, the longer the rehearsal time. (Nancy Duarte, Duarte Blog)
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4. Empathize with your audience.
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Your audience is a friend, not a rival.
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[W]e must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world
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and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. (Tony Robbins)
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Focus on making a difference for others.
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One empathetic talk = 13.4 million viewers
Sir Ken Robinson, “Schools Kill Creativity”
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Wouldn’t want to sit
Don’t give a presentation you
through.
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(Nancy Duarte, Slide:ology)
5. continuously grow your skills.
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Note: this is only a small sampling of resources!
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It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent
but the one most responsive to change.
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(Charles Darwin)
Tweak your
change the world.speech &
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