Comments on: 10 Secrets to Being a Great Speaker http://startupprincess.com/10-secrets-to-being-a-great-speaker/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:09:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Victory Darwin http://startupprincess.com/10-secrets-to-being-a-great-speaker/comment-page-1/#comment-3199 Victory Darwin Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:17:23 +0000 http://startupprincess.com/wordpress/10-secrets-to-being-a-great-speaker/#comment-3199 damn I love your magic wand. it's so smart! these were 10 excellent points. I haven't done much stage speaking, but I did just have an idea now while reading these... CHALLENGE YOUR AUDIENCE! -beyond just a q&a to create interaction... at the start of your presentation, challenge their current beliefs, then they will be listening to hear your explanation over the next 30-60 minutes. then, challenge them again at the end, to make notes as to how they can apply that to themselves. Give them a few minutes to do this, then during q&a, ask what people wrote down. You now have your audience PROVING YOUR POINT for you! Victory Darwin damn I love your magic wand. it’s so smart!

these were 10 excellent points. I haven’t done much stage speaking, but I did just have an idea now while reading these…

CHALLENGE YOUR AUDIENCE!
-beyond just a q&a to create interaction…
at the start of your presentation, challenge their current beliefs, then they will be listening to hear your explanation over the next 30-60 minutes. then, challenge them again at the end, to make notes as to how they can apply that to themselves. Give them a few minutes to do this, then during q&a, ask what people wrote down. You now have your audience PROVING YOUR POINT for you!

Victory Darwin

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