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		<title>5 Things Howard Stern Can Teach You About Communicating</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 21:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ With the selection of Howard Stern as a new panel member on America’s Got Talent, it made me realize that behind all his controversy, he’s doing something right. As a radio personality, talk show host, and prominent media figure, Howard Stern knows a few things about the world of communication. It makes sense considering he graduated magna cum laude with a communications degree from Boston University. Look past the many double d’s and hysterical parents circling Mr. Stern and you will find communication lessons we should all take into consideration. Here are the five things Howard Stern can teach you about communicating. 1. Shock &#038; Awe If there’s one thing Howard Stern knows best it’s shock and awe. While you may not appreciate his choice of shocking methods, you must admit he knows how to grab your attention and hold it. If you subscribe to a more innocent form of shock and awe, you may be using milder techniques like dramatic stories or interesting facts placed neatly at the beginning of your speeches. There’s no doubt shock is an effective communication method for capturing attention, and Howard Stern wrote the book on it. 2. Know Who You Are If there is one thing that doesn’t sound natural in communication, it’s acting like someone you’re not. In fact, we have words for it &#8212; lying and fraud &#8212; just to name a few. When you’re not genuine, it’s heard in your voice and in your body language. Howard Stern doesn’t apologize for who he is. He accepts himself and owns it. 3. Stand Out When you think of Howard Stern, it doesn’t take long to create a mental image, does it? Sure much of his success did come from behind a microphone, but there’s no doubt his other media successes would not have been as great without his unique large curly hair and glasses look. You can see him coming from a mile away. Whether you’re on a date or giving a speech, standing out should be your priority as well. Maybe you choose to show up in a bolo tie to a room full of suits? Whatever your method of standing out, make sure your audience can pick you out of a crowd. 4. Give Them Something to Talk About Howard Stern knows the show doesn’t end after his time slot does. A majority of his audience usually finds something so unusual and unique in his program that they discuss it with their friends throughout the rest of the day. Stern realizes he is not just communicating with his listeners, he’s also communicating with everyone they interact with. If you want people to talk about you, you’ll need to give them something to talk about. 5. Make Them Remember You Everyday Stern gives his listeners a show they’ll never forget. Through unique guests and unusual conversations listeners are given a piece of a world that doesn’t exist except through his station. You should strive to do the same thing in your communication. This could be through the use of a wild stage prop or the simple act of buying a rose for your date from the relentless flower girl circling the restaurant. If you can give them something to remember you by, you’ll be a little piece of their history they hold onto for the rest of their life. Howard Stern may be known as a wild and undesirable figure, but don’t discount his skill because of a little controversy. The man does know how to communicate. I mean we’re talking about him after all, aren’t we? ]]></description>
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		<title>Pre-Speech Writing Tips: 3 1/2 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Turning Your Computer On</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Before you start writing your speech, you should ask yourself these questions. It’s a problem we see over and over as presentation skills trainers &#8211; the first thing someone does when they’re told they need to make a presentation is turn on their laptop, fire up PowerPoint and begin to type. That’s wrong in a lot of ways! Firstly, the very idea of using a computer of any kind before you know what you want to say in your presentation is a mistake. No matter how good your software is and no matter how comfortable you are a using it, once you start to use a computer you have to think like the computer. Nine times out of ten, that stops you being creative and asking yourself what the best way to make your presentation is. Chances are, it’s not like you’re doing it. Secondly, I used the word PowerPoint. Don’t get me wrong, you can deliver great presentations using PowerPoint &#8211; just like you can do good things with a gun &#8211; but it’s easier to do bad things with a gun than good&#8230; and it’s easier to create bad presentations with PowerPoint than good ones. Trust me on this &#8211; I’ve sat through more bad presentations than I care to remember. If you’re intending to become a serious presenter, look into the alternatives (such as Keynote, or even Prezi). Thirdly, typing without thinking is like writing a letter without knowing who it’s going to be sent to! Why on earth would you do that? Answer is, you wouldn’t, so why risk blowing your credibility at work with such a daft idea! So what to do? Well before you even turn on your computer, there are three and a half questions to ask yourself. Once you know the answers, you can think about answering them in your presentation. Question #1: what does my audience already know? Assume they know more than they do and you’ll lose them in the first paragraph. Nothing turns people of faster than jargon they don’t understand or implicit assumptions they don’t share! Alternatively, if you assume they know too little you’re going to bore them and not give them anything of value. Either way, you look like a bit of a burk! Question #2: by the end of my presentation, what does my audience need to know? The less you tell them the more they’ll remember, so don’t go over-board here. Most experts make the mistake of assuming the audience is as interested in the details as they are. They aren’t. Generally speaking the only people who care about the details of what you’re talking about are other people who already do what you’re talking about &#8211; and where’s the margin in preaching to the choir?! Question #3: what’s the difference between the two answers above? This is what your presentation should contain. This and only this. Everything else is a distraction. Obvious, isn’t it? Yeah? Well in that case, why are so many presentations awfully bad?! Oh, and once you’re got the answer to question three, before you turn your computer on, think about the last half question &#8211; what’s the best way to tell them the things you need to tell them to answer question three? It might not involve turning on the computer at all! ]]></description>
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		<title>5 Ways Not to Bore Your Audience</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 21:15:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ This is not what you want. Do you ever notice that whenever you are listening to a speaker, teacher or seminar leader, you have put that person in your mind as either a good presenter or a boring one? This happens a lot as an automatic reaction as an audience member. This goes to say that if you are ever to be asked to do a presentation in front of people either at school, work or at a social event like a wedding, you definitely want to do your best so that you are not labeled as a boring presenter. As a trained professional speaker myself, I can let you in on a few secrets and tricks that will help you make it over to the good presenters side rather than the boring speakers camp. Keep Eye Contact With Your Audience Many poor presenters are looking straight ahead, straight down to the floor or their notes or at the screen if using Powerpoint slides for most of their presentations. This lack of eye contact makes it very hard for audiences to have any real connection with a speaker. As a presenter, you should try to make an effort to have eye contact with all members of the audience and this includes those sitting in the back of the room as well as those in the extreme sides too. Make brief eye contact with different parts of your audience by turning your head towards their direction throughout your talk. However, do this in a natural way rather than become a constantly turning head that rotates at regular intervals. Have Some Vocal Variety In Your Tone Boring speakers talk with a monotone drone in front of audiences. This puts people to sleep quickly, especially in darkened rooms or lecture halls. Instead, try to speak with a variety of up and down tones in your voice as well as with different timings in the phrasing of your words. Make important words stand out and have pauses after key points to let audiences reflect on them for brief moments. Rushing through your talks without pauses has an effect of losing your audiences too so never rush as if you want to get your presentation over as soon as possible. Use Hand Gestures In Addition To Your Voice Good communication in front of people is not just about using your voice. Use appropriate hand gestures to further enhance certain phrases in your talks. A combination of vocal and visual elements makes for a more effective presentation. For example, if making a reference to something that is rising or going up, use your finger and point up towards the ceiling as you verbalize your point. As a general rule of thumb, the larger your audience, the bigger your gestures should be since small gestures may not be visible to people sitting in the back of large rooms. Reduce Your Use Of Crutch Words Words like &#8216;uhm&#8217; or &#8216;ah&#8217; during a presentation or even in normal conversation, are known in the speaker world as crutch words. They are also sometimes known as filler words since they have no meaning and people tend to use them to fill in dead space in between phrases. Try to reduce your use of such crutch words by speaking a bit slower and recording yourself during rehearsals (yes, you should rehearse your talks). Although the odd crutch word is not a major issue, excessive use of them during presentations can be quite irritating to the ears of the audience. Use The Stage Area Effectively If you are speaking from a stage or front of a room where there is enough space and you are not stuck behind a podium microphone, make good use of the available room. Audiences react better to speakers who move around the stage rather than those who just stand in one spot during their entire talks. However, pacing back and forth endlessly is not effective either. Instead, move with purpose towards a certain part of the audience to connect more with them during certain parts of your talk. You can also use movement to enhance parts of your presentation. These skills are the physical techniques that I always keep in mind as a speaker whenever I present and they will help you become a better presenter in front of any audience. Rehearsing your talks with these physical techniques as if you have an imaginary audience in front of you will enable you to adopt them more naturally. Add in good writing along with these physical techniques, you will never bore your audiences. ]]></description>
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		<title>How NOT to Lose your Audience in your Presentation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>keyslerty</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Written by Dr. Michelle Mazur This guy is lost. Your audience shouldn't be. Have you ever been hiking and the trail suddenly disappears? All of the sudden, you don’t know where you are going. You are lost! You have to struggle to find the trail to push forward or you have to turn back. Have you ever sat through a presentation where you are utterly lost? You have no idea where the speaker is going. No idea where he has been and you are struggling to make sense of it all. Like hiking, when speaking the last thing you want is to get lost. Luckily by following some good hiking advice, your speech can keep the audience engaged and on the same happy trail as you. Be prepared Before venturing out on a hiking outing, you need to be prepared – food, water, proper clothes, and good boots. Before giving a presentation, you need to take the time to thoroughly prepare and rehearse your speech. Do your research. Craft a speech and then practice the speech. Not sure how to approach practicing a speech – check out 8 Steps to Practicing a Presentation for practical practice tips. Decide how to pack your speech backpack You’ve prepped for your hike – now you have to decide how to pack your backpack. For speakers, this means deciding on the structure of your speech. Deciding on what structure to use depends on your topic. For example, recounting a historical event &#8211; it’s best to use chronological order. Exploring two opposing viewpoints try a compare and contrast approach. Always bring a map Just a like hiker needs to know where they are going; your audience wants to know where they are following you. Provide them with a road map. Be sure in the introduction to preview your main points. Watch the transition to new terrain When I hike, I spend a lot of time looking at my feet. I’m always watching out for where the terrain might change. If only there were signposts that let me know when my smooth trail turns rocky. In presenting, there should always be signposts throughout the speech. When you transition from one point to the next, tell your audience. It can be something as simple as “My second point is” or you can summarize your previous point before introducing the next. Whatever your approach, you should take great care in how you transition to new terrain. End strong A few years ago after a long hike, I was off the trail, walking back to the car, fell, down and hurt myself. Why? Because I wasn’t paying attention to the end of the hike! I didn’t end strong. Speakers often make the mistake of just saying “thank you” or “that’s all I’ve got” before scurrying back to their seats. End your presentation strong. Summarize your main points. Leave your audience with a statement that you want them to remember! By being prepared, packing your speech backpack, having a map, watching your transitions and ending strong, you won’t lose your audience! More importantly, you won’t lose yourself out on the hiking trail. Do you have any tips on not losing your audience when you speak? Share ideas below. I’d love to hear them. ]]></description>
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