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Welcome!. Stand Out! Speak Up! Shine Through! Presenting with Power, Passion and Purpose. Katz Business School Survey. Communication skills were cited as the single most important deciding factor in choosing managers.
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Welcome! Stand Out! Speak Up!Shine Through! Presenting with Power, Passion and Purpose www.Robyn HatcherSpeakEasy.com
Katz Business School Survey • Communication skills were cited as the single most important deciding factor in choosing managers. • Communication skills, including written and oral presentations, were among the main factors contributing to job success. www.Mindtools.com www.Robyn HatcherSpeakEasy.com
What do you want your audience to remember? • You were prepared and knowledgeable • You were poised and confident • You didn’t lose your place • All of the above • None of the above www.Robyn HatcherSpeakEasy.com
Correct Answer • None of the above www.Robyn HatcherSpeakEasy.com
Focusing on You… • Keeps you from building rapport with your audience • Robs you of passion • Is a major source of nervousness www.Robyn HatcherSpeakEasy.com
Re-focus. • Focus on what you are going to give - not on what you are going to get. • Focus on what the audience needs from you - not on what it thinks of you. www.Robyn HatcherSpeakEasy.com
3 V’s of Effective Communication ____ Vocal: What’s Heard • Tone, quality, pitch, resonance, volume • Variation within pitch and volume • Vocal patterns, accent ____ Visual: What’s Seen • Gestures, facial expressions, posture, movement ____ Verbal: What’s Said • Organization, vocabulary, grammar, use of “non-words” www.Robyn HatcherSpeakEasy.com
How 3 V’s Affect Communication 38% ____ Vocal: What’s Heard • Tone, quality, pitch, resonance, volume • Variation within pitch and volume • Vocal patterns, accent ____ Visual: What’s Seen • Gestures, facial expressions, posture, movement ____ Verbal: What’s Said • Organization, vocabulary, grammar, use of “non-words” 55% 7% www.Robyn HatcherSpeakEasy.com
Visual Skills = Power • Eye Contact • Posture and Movement • Gestures • Facial expressions • Dress the part www.Robyn HatcherSpeakEasy.com
Vocal Skills = Passion • Breathe from your diaphragm • Vary stress, rhythm, intonation and volume • Articulate • Learn the Power of the Pause • Get rid of habitual non-words www.Robyn HatcherSpeakEasy.com
Verbal Skills = Purpose • Grab their attention • Rhetorical questions • Startling fact, statement, statistic • An anecdote/story • Well known but not hackneyed quotation www.Robyn HatcherSpeakEasy.com
Verbal Skills - Continued • Tell them What’s In It For Them • Use strong and powerful language • Be judicial with jargon • Use emotional and logical appeals • Use visual evocative language • Use humor (not jokes!) when appropriate www.Robyn HatcherSpeakEasy.com
Find opportunities to Shine!! For a Speakeasy Session or Live Presentation Contact: NYCSpeakeasy@aol.com www.Robyn HatcherSpeakEasy.com