Tuesday, September 30, 2008

When You Have Something Important to Say

How to stress the cardinal points of your presentation so your audience hears, digests and retrieves it.

When you are delivering a presentation to your management, a proposal to the commission or alterations to your staff they are not hanging on your every word. When you acquire to the cardinal points - you desire them to listen, believe and remember. Use the followers techniques to give the cardinal words of your presentation more impact.

1. Announce, "This is important." Then present the of import line. Teachers catch attending by saying, "This volition be on the exam." You could state, "This is a million dollar tip."

2. Pause, just before, and after, you state the of import stuff. This is similar to placing citation Marks around the of import line. Notice the consequence of the intermission at the awardings nighttime when they say, "May Iodine have got the envelope please?"

3. Lower Berth the tone of voice of your voice to increase the believability. Practice this, "And in conclusion," (lower your voice) "I am the best one for the job." Just for fun, when you are alone, seek it in a higher pitched voice and notice the difference. Think Jesse James Earl Jones.

4. Brand them express joy just before, then acquire serious and present the of import message. This is a good attending getter and very helpful when you desire to change directions. When we express joy we loosen up and unfastened our heads and are more than willing to accept new information.

5. Travel just before you talk - then stand up still while delivering the of import message. This is especially effectual if you gait or move a batch when you speak. Stand still when you state the of import part. We can't listen if we are watching you move.

6. Look your audience in the oculus - never read the of import message. If you have got to read it - then it looks like you don't really cognize it or believe it. Know your message, rehearse it and present it directly to your audience.

7. Smile. We believe more than those who smile at us. We also prefer to listen to talkers who smile at us. We listen with our eyes and our ears. Be friendly to the eyes and the ears of your audience. If we don't like what we see - we won't listen.

8. State a narrative of how this lesson was learned or applied. The earlier lessons were narratives told by our cave-dwelling ancestors. The narrative lessons were remembered. If lone the instructors and professors of today remembered the wisdom of our ancestors. We love stories. We detest lectures. Just inquire your kids.

9. Repeat the chief message three modern times during your presentation. If you desire it remembered - repetition it and repetition it again. The first clip we weren't listening. The 2nd clip we caught portion of it and the 3rd clip we might hear it and retrieve it.

10. Reinforce the cardinal message with images. We reserve mental images better than words. Attach your message to word pictures, visuals and organic structure language.

Your words will not be effectual unless you skillfully bundle them. Bash that and your presentation will be more than successful.

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