Three Public Speaking Tips to Ratchet Up Your Presentation Skills
This is why I love what I do:
Every day I learn about what gets people out of bed in the morning. Their passions, dreams, innovations, and tenacity. How can life be better than that?
Often people who do amazing things want to share them. The best way to do that? Take the stage! Crow from rooftops and give others an opportunity to listen and be part of the vision.
Check out what Mike Matas is up to in this TED video – how cool is that?
What does Mike do right while presenting his innovative software?
1. He is humble and comfortable in his own skin. Notice his relaxed breathing and posture.
2. Mike jumps right in and captures us immediately. No long diatribe of the project’s history or who Mike is.
3. Mike tells us a story and leads us through the possibilities. My mind churns with what I could create – Mike lights the sparks.
Note what a brilliant facilitator Chris Anderson is. I had a few questions and realized that Mike had some holes in his presentation – Chris took to the stage and led Mike along to answer the questions that likely many audience members had. Chris was able to guide Mike to create a full circle presentation that would facilitate complete understanding of this very cool software.
I don’t know about you but I can’t wait for this software to be available not only to publishers but for mainstream use. Oh, the possibilities!
To your voice,
Janice
Tags: inspiration, Passion, public speaking skills, TED
