Did I capture your attention?
When thinking about giving a speech, you really need to think
about the fundamentals of giving a good/great speech!
I recently attended a seminar with Jeff Porro, a specialist in communications,
and his talk was spot on! For
more information on Jeff go HERE.
He laid out his thoughts on giving a great speech using the EATS
theory!
EATS
- Event - research the group and the specific event. Understand what the group expects to get out of your presentation.
- Audience - who's attending and what is the demographic? Millenneals, X, Y, or is it the Boomers? Or is it all of the above?
- Theme - what's the theme of the event? What is their expectation? At the end of the day, it's what they want is what you need to deliver. Figure out what that is and knock it out of the park!
- Speaker - that's you! Obviously, you're experienced or they wouldn't have invited you to address the group. Relax, create your story for this group and deliver the goods!
Now let's get to the speech. Make your speech personal (tell a story about
yourself at the beginning of your speech).
Use stories not statistics. He said he gets a lot of push back here - but
stories about statistics, is the way to go. People remember stories, not statistics.
Repeat yourself REPEATEDLY - rule of three is another tip I
gained at Jeff's presentation. Tell
them what you're going to tell them, tell them, and finish with what you've
told them.
He also talked about how conflict can be a good thing in a
speech. Most people are not comfortable with this
concept, but once you've mastered it, he says it's the way to go!
He ended his presentation with a couple of odds and ends: don't tell a joke to start - tell a story about yourself
instead. And end your speech with the facts and the story that you began
with.
For more information on giving great speeches go to Jeff Porro's
website HERE or for a great article titled 8 Tips on Giving a presentation Like a Pro from Entrepreneur Magazine go HERE.
