6 Reasons Your Presentation Didn’t Go as Well as You Imagined

You’re accustomed to giving presentations. You felt well prepared, you knew your notes well enough not to have to read from them, and you weren’t nervous. Your voice was confident, and you checked to make sure that it carried across the room. Yet, you feel the presentation could have been better. As you glanced around the room, you noticed that…

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Speakers, Here are 4 Powerful Ways to Start Your Speech

Article originally posted at http://www.fearlesspresentations.com/presenters-here-are-4-powerful-ways-to-start-your-speech. Jitters, sweaty palms, scratchy throat, you’re practically shaking. Someone called you to the stage. The time has come, the time you’ve prepared for — and dreaded — for weeks. You’re about to give a speech. You take the mic and all heads turn to you. Suddenly, you’re extremely aware of the fact that people are…

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How to Stop Using “Er,” “So,” “Um,” and Other Filler Words in Speeches and Presentations

Article originally posted at http://www.fearlesspresentations.com/how-to-stop-using-er-um-and-other-filler-words-in-speeches. Call me weird, but it’s sometimes painful for me to watch motivational speeches. These talks inspire me alright, but I’m not looking forward to my knee-jerk reaction of counting ‘um’ and other filler words I hear during a speech. In fact, I recently sat through a presentation and in 60 minutes, the presenter said “Right?”…

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How to End Your Presentation with a Bang

Article originally posted at http://www.fearlesspresentations.com/how-to-end-your-presentation-with-a-bang. Have you ever heard a great speaker end an amazing talk with a lousy “Thank you,” or worse, “That’s it folks, any questions?” Such endings are anti-climactic. You went through all that effort to deliver a good presentation and that’s how you end it? Shame. To your audience, it’s like a great fairytale with a…

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4 Strategies for Handling Hecklers While Giving a Speech

Article originally posted at http://www.fearlesspresentations.com/4-strategies-for-handling-hecklers-while-giving-a-speech. Which is worse, hecklers or trolls? While they have a couple of things in common, such as mean and offensive language, trolls are able to hide their real identity in fake online accounts. Majority of them aren’t really mean in real life. Hecklers, on the other hand, are braver in a way that they’re confident…

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How to Give a Memorable (and Believable) Speech

Article originally posted at http://www.fearlesspresentations.com/how-to-deliver-a-memorable-speech-and-be-believable. How much can you recall of the last speech you listened to? None? A few snippets? Not even an inspiring quote? You might feel guilty about this, but it’s not just you. Several studies report the audience’s retention of a speech or lecture ranges from a measly 10% to 30%. So if your talk is…

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Public Speaking Workshops for Millennials — A Worthwhile Investment

Article also posted at http://www.fearlesspresentations.com/a-worthwhile-investment-public-speaking-workshops-for-millennials. Recently, I was out to dinner with an industry colleague at a new and trendy restaurant. The lights were not too dim and the music was not overpowering which made this a great choice for catching up and having a conversation. The restaurant seemed to attract a good mix of clientele from the more mature…

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