It is possible to deliver a world-class speech - if you know what the pro's do. Learn 9 simple hacks that can transform a boring presentation into brilliant.
For example, learn the 35/50/15 formula to nail your timing, how to use fewer slides with the 2/4/8 template, where to find great stories, and how to use social proof to get a standing ovation.
Even if you are a nervous beginner these 9 techniques will make you better on stage, get your audience leaning in, and make it seem like you have been speaking to audiences for years.
Each one of these hacks has been tested with the most difficult audiences (including doctors, prison guards, CEO's, sales people, and engineers.)
The theme to this SlideShare is to deliver less content, better. Using these skills, every lesson will be more powerful, every story more memorable, and every speech more valuable.
14. - story (get their attention, build
rapport),
- problem (what are you here to
solve?),
- promise (what can they
expect?)
35% for the opening
Use this timing formula:
15. - deliver 3-5 solutions with
a story for each one.
50% for content
Use this timing formula:
21. Your slides are NOT the
message - they should ADD
to your message
(not make it worse)
22. • no more than 1 slide every 2 minutes
• no more than 4 bullets per slide
• no more than 8 words per bullet*
My formula is 2/4/8:
*just like this slide
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38. This is true in management,
sales, love and your next
presentation.
39. 4 ways to connect with your audience:
• wear clothes similar but slightly better than your audience,
• use words they understand (don’t try to impress),
• stay on stage until they’re warmed up to you,
• share some faults (it makes you human).
41. Avoid doing a ‘brain dump’ on
your audience—you’ll look like
an amateur and they’ll forget it.
42. Instead, deliver less content, better:
• remove content that doesn’t reinforce your main points,
• anchor every lesson to a story,
• repeat the best parts,
• summarize
44. It simple, if you want to be memorable,
close with an emotional story.
If you want to be memorable, close
with an emotional story.
45. 3 types of closing story (instead of: Oprah, Rosa
Park, Mother Teresa, or Michael Jordan, use your own):
1. how these lessons changed your life,
2. how these lessons changed someone else’s life,
3. the ending to the story you opened with.
46. Nine Hacks Guaranteed to Make
Your Next Speech World Class
#1 Nail the Timing
#2 Start with a Story
#3 Use Fewer Slides
#4 Do the Boogie
#5 Be Funny
#6 Get Social Proof
#7 Connect with the Audience
#8 Deliver less Content, Better
#9 End with a Bang
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