CHARISMA – The “IT” Factor

Speaking With Authority Part 4

Coach Linda Hillman
Destined 2 B U Empowerment Coaching Group
www.destined2bu.com
coachlindahillman@destined2bu.com
Skype: coachlindahillman
Welcome
Please Introduce Yourself
AGENDA
• What Is Public
Speaking
• Quick Quiz
• Preparing The Talk
• Non Verbal
Communication
Skills
• Jump Start Your
Public Speaking
What is Public Speaking?
• All speaking is
public speaking
• Your Presentation
Skills
• Overcoming Stage
Fright
• Seeking Positive
Anxiety
Important for Public Speakers
• Know your material well. Be the EXPERT!
• Practice your presentation. Do a dry run and if
possible video tape it
• Establish rapport by using names or making
references that people in the audience recognize.
• Make eye contact. If you can greet one person
and have a brief conversation with that person
so you can look at them throughout your
presentation.
Important for Public Speakers
• Always try to check in advance the place where
you are going to speak and the audiovisual
equipment, if any.
• Make sure you're dressed appropriately for the
audience. It’s better to be slightly overdressed
than underdressed. Try to dress one step above
your audience. (remember the silent message).
• Use Your OWN style. Don’t try to imitate
someone else.
MOST IMPORTANTLY

Don’t FORGET to breathe !

Quick Quiz
• Place a number value by A and B. Which one is
more closer to you. (i.e. if A is more your
character then place a 3 and place a 2 or 1 on B
depending on how close it is to your character.)
• At the end add up all your A responses and all
your b responses.

• What does this quiz tell you about your Speaking

Ability?
Preparing The Talk
• Identify the Purpose of your presentation
• Knowing your audience
• Knowing your material
• Focusing on the Big Idea
• Getting and holding the audience’s attention
• Practicing your presentation and visualizing
success
Preparing The Talk
• What’s the purpose?
▫ Why am I giving this talk?
▫ What do I want the audience to know or do at the
end?
▫ How do I want the audience to feel?
Preparing The Talk
• Who’s Your Audience
▫ Will they be open to your topic?
▫ Have they heard about you or your topic before?
▫ Are they young, old, male or female or mixed?
▫ Do they have authority to make decisions?
▫ What are their needs? Can you meet their needs in
this session?
▫ Etc…
Preparing The Talk
• Do You Know Your Material
▫ Put Your Audience At Ease
▫ Preparation
 Know the facts
 Know what you are going to say
 Be able to answer questions
Preparing The Talk
• Focus on the BIG idea
▫ Must be made relevant to your audience
▫ Let each point reinforce your main idea
▫ Make sure your audience knows the value of the
information and how to benefit from it.
Preparing The Talk
• Getting and Keeping Your Audience’s Attention
▫ Start off with a captivating question or piece of
information.
▫ Have a strong, memorable close.
▫ Don’t apologize for anything (use judgement)
▫ Be succinct
▫ Give them exciting and interesting human
experience stories
Preparing The Talk
• Getting and Keeping Your Audience’s
Attention
▫ Switch the pace every 10-15 minutes, keep them
on their toes mentally.
▫ Repetition is key. Restate your main idea over and
over again in many different ways.
▫ Use catchy phrases and have the audience repeat
them.
▫ Association helps you connect with the audience
▫ Intensity
▫ Get the audience involved
Preparing The Talk
• Practice and Visualize
▫ Rehearse out loud what you will say
▫ Eliminate the uhs, you knows, and the ums.
▫ Read out loud and see where there may be
awkward moments
▫ Practice at least 4-5 times
▫ If you can get access to the actual location.
Preparing The Talk
• Practice and Visualize
▫ See yourself giving the speech or talk
▫ See the audience participating, asking questions
and highly engaged
▫ See the room
▫ Sit quietly in a room with your eyes closed and go
through the whole presentation in your mind
▫ See you delivering a perfect speech and the
audience giving you a standing ovation
Non-Verbal Communication
• Vocal Qualities
▫ Resonance
▫ Rhythm
▫ Speed
▫ Pitch
Non-Verbal Communication
• Vocal Qualities
▫ Volume
▫ Inflection
▫ Clarity
▫ Pauses
Non-Verbal Communication
• Pauses
▫ Sense Pause
▫ Transitional Pause
▫ Reflective Pause
▫ Dramatic Pause
Non-Verbal Communication
• Tone of Voice
▫ “In the right key, one can say anything. In the wrong
key nothing, the only delicate part is the establishment
of the key.”
George Bernard Shaw
NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION

How you say something is

JUST as important as what
you say.
Your Assignment…