5 MYTHS

ON HOW TO BE
MORE ELOQUENT
DURING PRESENTATION

A GIFOGRAPHIC BY

ELOQUENCE
IS USING JARGON

Speaking in jargon only of how others

makes you appear less
truthful and more
pretentious
7% think about us is
based on the
words we use

THE MORE YOU TALK,

THE MORE ELOQUENT
YOU SOUND

Listening is
Effective communica-
17-25% undervalued. Of the
tion is a two-way
450 WPM we listen to,
process. It includes
only an average of
active listening
17-25% is retained

ELOQUENCE IS ALL
ABOUT VERBAL
COMMUNICATION

Nonverbal communica- of people's

tion (tone, gestures, 93%
93% judgements of
timing and mannerisms) others are based on
is equally vital non-verbal input

ELOQUENCE
IS BORN, NOT MADE

Malcolm Gladwell-
“it takes 10,000 hours
No one was instantly of practice to master
born with a gifted 10.000 a field”. That’s about
vocabulary HOURS 40 hours per week
over 5 years

SPEAKING FASTER
MAKES YOU MORE
ELOQUENT

Talking too fast A speed of about

makes people see 3.5 words per second
through your is ideal, as a study
nervousness 3.5WPS has found

A GIFOGRAPHIC BY

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SOURCES:
http://www.businessinsider.com/20-ways-to-nail-a-good-first-impression-2010-12?op=1#ixzz3QC6k0hqF
https://www.creditdonkey.com/listening-statistics.html
http://www.wisdomgroup.com/blog/10000-hours-of-practice/
http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/20/want-to-be-heard-try-changing-the-way-you-talk/