Motivational Newsletter, Professional Growth, Personal Growth, Change Management

A Newsletter Valuing Change

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January/February 2007

Presentations skills are necessary for your professional success whether used one-on-one, in small groups, or in front of large formal groups.

Tips for Effective Presentations:

Be prepared — start planning early

Know your audience

Practice

Speak to individuals in your audience, not the whole audience

Don't read your notes

Be yourself

Breathe

Use visuals

Use stories

Be clear about your objectives — persuasion, motivation, influence, inform

Keep your message simple

Stick to 3 to 5 message points

Be enthusiastic

Have an effective conclusion

Answer these Questions:

Why should your audience pay attention to you?

What is the message you want to convey?

What stories can you tell that will enhance the message or point you want to make?

What do you want your audience to do with this information?

What do you need to do to improve your presentation skills?

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Visualize Persuasiveness

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A Book Supporting Change

Successful Presentations for Dummies, by Malcolm Kushner is a comprehensive resource of presentation skills that will help you influence your boss, coworkers, customers, as well as an audience of any size. It covers all the basics and then some.

This book will help you figure out the message you want to get across and then how to get it across.

The book is designed so that you don't have to read the entire book, but rather use it as reference book when preparing for your next presentation.

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"They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel." Carl W. Buechner

Personal Story

I had an opportunity to use my speaking skills in a new media in December. I was "co-host" on Dave Ross's morning talk show on KIRO 710 Radio.

Although I was extremely nervous at the beginning of the show, I got through it and had an incredible experience. Dave Ross is a very talented, generous talk show host and reporter and it was an honor and a pleasure to work with him. I really enjoyed talking on the radio with him and to his listening audience.

It was fabulous!! I had so much fun. I was on an adrenaline high for about four hours afterwards. I also had lunch with Dave Ross and that was the perfect capping off of the experience. I learned first hand what a great investigative reporter can unearth about someone by asking very insightful, curious questions.

Coaching Opportunity

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