In Dec last year, I attended a workshop in Singapore called “Get Paid to Speak”, conducted by Eric Feng at Marina Bay Sands. It was a good workshop to train would-be professional speakers. I have since spoken at a forum called Inspiration Night, and have joined Experts in Asia as a professional speaker.
Presented in a Q&A format, this book is jam-packed with over 1,000 ready-to-apply strategies and proven presentation secrets to help you:
- Overcome your nervousness and stage fright once and for all.
- Connect with your audience effortlessly when you speak.
- Craft stories that keep your audience excited, engaged and at the edge of their seats.
- Inject much appreciated humour into your business presentations.
- Organise your thoughts into an effective speech that you will remember and your audience won’t forget.
- Master your delivery and develops a memorable stage presence.
- Think on your feet and deliver effective off-the-cuff speeches.
- Persuade your audience more effectively and create buy-in for your ideas.
Three Selected Chapters
- Chapter 1: Getting Your Audience Interested, Influenced & Inspired 5 simple techniques to help you influence your audience:
- Repeat your key point in many ways.
- Use this power word- “Because”.
- Leverage on the Principle of Consistency.
- Address all objections.
- Tell a story.
- Chapter 6: Organising Your Speech for Maximum Impact 7 surefire ways to kick start your presentation:
- Open with a humorous or emotional story that leads to your key message.
- Ask a question that gets them thinking.
- Do a demonstration that leads to your message.
- Shock them with facts and numbers.
- Start off with a cartoon or video, humour is optional.
- Pause….
- Do something different (or crazy)!
- Chapter 13- Revealing the Secrets of Successful Speaking
- If a person is willing to spend one hour a day on the same subject for five years, that person will be an expert on that subject— Earl Nightingale
- This also represents “Kaizen without limits”, which will help you speak at your best.
Key Takeaways:
- This book is a must read for those who wish to speak well publicly and professionally.
- It is particularly useful for new comers into this arena
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