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ly if no reaction! Plan your humor: Remember what worked Use it again! Audience Participation Ask audience a question Anticipate their answer(s)! Respond with something interesting AND relevant Also OK to ask before talk include in talk “ I hear and I fet。 ask what you can do for your country.” John F. Kennedy “I wele this kind of examination, because people have to know whether their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook.” Richard M. Nixon Don’t overdo it!!! Vocal+Verbal : Words+Intonation John Kennedy: “You need to contribute to your country” “Ask not what your country can do for you。 live out the true meaning to its creed. We hold these truths to be selfevident that all men are created equal. Not how loud, but how sincere Verbal Skills – Be Simple Clear Be simple and clear! Don’t ramble Stop to think if you need to Example one: Dan Quayle celebrates democracy Example two: Dan Quayle trying to say “A mind is a terrible thing to waste” Verbal Skills – Use simple words Speaking is not like writing!!! Use simple words Don’t use plex sentences Can you understand this: Text: The development of this frightful means of destruction was ardently demanded by the perils of the time and situation. Simultaneously, however, a new paradoxical situation has been…. is upon us continually. One cannot defend oneself effectively any more. Albert Einstein Vocal Skills : Play your voice Project resonate your voice No “UM”s and “ER”s. (Pause instead) Tools: silence, loudness, intonation, speed “You are right. I am wrong.” – Stalin to Trotsky “Ask not what your country can do for you。 don’t look in corner Don’t look too much at puter screen or notes Look at people’s faces (not eyes) 36 seconds per person Shift randomly Nod, smile, use facial expression Visual Skills – Body Stand up when talking Walk around = informal Don’t: Rock, shake Lean too much Visual Skills – Hands Gesture plements talk Should e naturally, without thinking Make sure they match! Need to exaggerate a little Especially with large audience Don’t fidget or put in pocket Videotape whole talk watch Can improve hand gesturing! Visual Skills – Face Show emotion! Most of the time: “I care a lot about this.” “I really believe in this.” “I love my work.” Sometimes (in response to questions). “This is the most outrageous thing I’ve ever heard.” “I will have nothing to do with this.” Learn Speaking Skills Next Topic: Develop the talk Develop Key Point Organize Story Design Graphics Practice Talk QA Delivery The Key Point: the Goal of the Talk The ONE clear walkaway message. The answer to the question: “How was the talk?” The one thing people remember in 3 months The Origin Point (Where the audience was) The Key Point (Where you took them) Persuasion Must Have Audience Benefit Put audience needs at heart “What’s in it for you?” Has to be their reason, not yours Must consider feeling, not just reaction Must have right “you” Good phrases to know: “This is important to you because…” “Why am I telling you this? Because…” “What does this mean for you? Let me tell you…”