You CAN Speak Before an Audience
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If you poll a group of people and ask them their greatest fear,public speaking usually ranks number one. In fact, in surveys that my co-host Lenny Laskowski conducted with clients at hundreds of seminars and workshops, 67 percent said they find public speaking difficult.
The remaining 33 percent are comfortable with their public speaking skills but feel there is room for improvement.No matter which percentile you fall into, You CAN Speak Before an Audience will help you assess your speaking skills and learn fast, effective strategies to become a better, more confident public speaker.
Throughout his career as a public speaker, Lenny Laskowski has identified many reasons why people are not comfortable speaking in front of a group, large or small. Some people are self-conscious about their appearance or voice. Others are afraid they will be laughed at or criticized. Such fears can compromise your effectiveness, preventing you from becoming a more confident public speaker.
Improving your public speaking and communication skills increases your self-confidence, but studies have revealed an additional benefit: Professionals with good communication skills are promoted more often and faster within their job environment.
Top company executives polled said that the one essential skill they look for in an employee slated for promotion is the ability to effectively communicate ideas. You CAN Speak Before an Audience provides you with proven, successful methods to increase your confidence as a public speaker. As a public speaking coach and keynote speaker, Lenny Laskowski has used these tips and methods to help clients from all over the world enhance their speaking, presentation, and communication skills.
You CAN Speak Before an Audience is divided into ten sessions, each one building on skills learned from prior sessions. The sessions are sprinkled with “Tips of the Day,” “Top Ten Lists,” “Lessons from Mom,” and “Confidence Builders” as well as practical exercises and strategies.
Here is a glimpse of what you will take away with you in the course of this training program:
Session #01: Getting Started: Overcoming Your Fears
In this first session, we begin with tips on how to improve your public speaking skills in every area of your life, from career to personal life to social situations. Along the way you will learn a Lesson from Mom on the importance of practicing and polishing your skills. And you will learn quick tricks about ways to introduce yourself to an audience.
Session # 02: Create a Great Presentation.
The most important skill when preparing a presentation is developing speech content. In this session you will learn a five-step approach for devising material for your speech or presentation. Also, you will learn the proper structure of a speech—the introduction, body, and conclusion—and hints for eliminating the visual and verbal clutter in your speeches.
Session # 03: Relating to Your Audience.
This session focuses on relating to your audience. We begin with steps to analyze your audience and the importance of pre-program and customized surveys to tailor your presentation to meet your audience’s needs. The session also includes a Top Ten List of tips and secrets to keep your audience awake and energized during your presentations. You will also learn the five types of speeches, from informative to impromptu.
Session # 04: Remembering What You Have to Say.
In this session you will learn the four most common methods for remembering speech and presentation material and the pros and cons for each. In addition, you will find a resource list of Internet Web sites to help your presentation shine. This session ends with how your speech or presentation location can interfere with or enhance your performance.
Session # 05: Say It With Style: Body Language and Voice.
The crux of this session focuses on gestures and the role they play in your presentations. Also, you will learn five tips about facial expressions and why they are an important part of effective communication. The session ends with on-the-spot advice on what to do when you are asked at the last minute to give a presentation.
Session # 06: Language & Ethics.
This session focuses on the language and ethics behind speech giving, including guidelines for proper attribution of statistics, research results, and quotes. In the process, you will spend some time looking at excerpts from the top ten influential and memorable speeches in history. Also, you will learn ten ways to incorporate humor in your presentation. Finally, we take an in-depth look at the first of the five types of speeches you learned in Session # 03: Relating to Your Audience.
Session # 07: Expect the Unexpected.
Throughout session 7 you will learn tips and secrets that professional speakers, trainers, and entertainers use when the unexpected happens—from room changes to equipment failure. In addition, you will learn fun icebreaker games to use at a training session or seminar. This session also gives you an example of a ceremonial speech.
Session # 08: Special Techniques.
This session discusses a variety of special techniques to help you develop and hone your speaking skills. The session also gives an in-depth review process of videotaping yourself as a way to critique your speech before the big day. Finally, you are given a sample of an after-dinner speech.
Session # 09: Behind the Scenes : Building Confidence.
The focus of this session is how to psych yourself up for the big moment. The session is sprinkled with tips and strategies to show you how to become your own best coach and the importance of making a checklist. In addition, you will learn the humorous way one presenter prepares himself just before he’s introduced. Finally, you will get a glimpse of a persuasive speech and how to deliver bad news or negative results in a speech.
Session # 10: Ending Your Speech With a Bang!
The final session shows you how to end your speech or presentation with a memorable conclusion using five surefire methods. You are also introduced to the most effective way to handle the question and answer period following your speech or presentation and how to deal with hostile questions from audience members. Finally, you are given a sample of the fifth type of speech—the impromptu.
Who can benefit from this program? Those who work in the fields of sales whether in direct sales or network marketing. Sales trainers, professional speakers, aspiring speakers, teachers and educators, people who want to be more confident in social situations. Sales managers who have to present training meetings for staff. In fact, anyone who as part of their professional life, has to convey thoughts and ideas effectively!
Note: You can Pre-Order this product for £182.44. ($297.00 USD) The pre-order period ends January 1, 2010. After this period, the product will be sold at the regular price of £243.87. ($397.00 USD)
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