Public Speaking Secrets

June through August Public Speaking Class Schedule

Doug Staneart — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:15:34 +0000

Upcoming Public Speaking Classes

Below is a list of the upcoming Fearless Presentations ® presentation skills courses in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Fearless Presentations ® is a 2-Day public speaking course that is held in select cities all over the world, so if you don’t see your city below, just visit the seminar schedule webpage for all classes and an interactive map where you can access upcoming workshops by city.

If you want to reduce public speaking fear or develop presentation skills, there is no better way than with Fearless Presentations ®. In two-days, our certified instructors can help you get rid of the butterflies, think more clearly when you stand to speak, and deliver confident, professional presentations with a whole lot less preparation time. Participants receive all manuals and training materials, one-on-one presentation coaching from their instructor, and video taped feedback so they can easily see their progress as the class progresses.

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A Recent Fearless Presentations Class Minneapolis, Minnesota

chrismcneany — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:29:24 +0000

Fearless Presentations® class in Minneapolis Teaches Participants How to Engage Their Audience and Enjoy Presenting. The Leader’s Institute® hosted its Fearless Presentations® class in Minneapolis, Minnesota to a great group of people who were determined to take their presentations to the next level.

The class starts off with giving participants a host of tips to overcome the fear of public speaking, and then quickly moves into having the participants practice activities in front of the group, which lead towards everyone delivering multi-layered, exciting presentations on the second day.

Fearless Presentations® comes to Minneapolis, Minnesota twice per year, and regularly comes to cities across the U.S. year-round.

The Fearless Presentations Class in New York-Learn to Make a Great First Impression

robjackson — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:22:34 +0000

The participates of the public speaking workshop in New York learned that when we begin to speak, the impression that we make in the first 7 seconds is often the way that our audience may continue to view us as we deliver our presentation. That’s why it very important to make a great first impression when we first start our speech. We have all heard that it’s important to stand straight, smile, and make good eye contact, but it equally important to show energy and enthusiasm for your topic when you speak. If you don’t show an audience that you are excited to be presenting your topic to them in the first few sentences, they may lose interest and not pay attention to what you have to say. If you can’t be excited about your topic, then why should your audience be even the slightest bit interested in what you have to say? So the next time that you speak, remember to also focus on your excitement and enthusiasm. That will make a great first impression that will carry forward throughout your presentation. To learn more about how to become an effective speaker sign up for one off the Fearless Presentations Workshops in your city or a city close by.

Presentation Skills Checklist

Doug Staneart — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:34:01 +0000

When folks go through our presentation skills classes, they are often surprised at how simple we make designing and delivering fairly complex presentations. In fact, one of the things that we cover in the Fearless Presentations class is how to design an entire presentation, from start to finish, complete with a slide deck in fifteen minutes or less. Class members are often shocked at how fast they can design presentations that would have typically taken hours (or weeks) to complete. Below is a simple checklist that you can use when you design PowerPoint presentations in order to speed up the preparation time and reduce your fear of public speaking.

Presentation Skills Checklist

Step One: Start with the Presentation (what you want to say) and finish with the slideshow. Most people start with the visual aids and, eventually, realize they have too many slides or too many points and start cutting content. So they end up with a Swiss-Cheese presentation. Start with the presentation first, then choose slides that help you better explain the content.
Step Two: Choose a Compelling Topic (Title). Pretend that you are an audience member, and ask yourself what you’d what to hear about related to the topic. This is more difficult than you might think, because, since we know so much about the topic, we tend to want to tell the audience EVERYTHING that we know. However, that is not practical, so you have to give the audience only what they need, right now. For instance, if you are giving a financial report to the board, they are going to want to know about profit, but if you are giving a report to the sales team, they will be more interested in revenue compared to prior years. think of your audience when you choose your topic.
Step Three: Choose three to five key points to expand upon. Literally… three, four, or five points… TOTAL. Thinking about your topic, choose your key points by determining what are the three to five most important concepts related to the topic that the audience needs to know about. If you cover more points, the audience won’t remember them anyway, so focus on the most important points.
Step Four: Insert Proof for each Point. Insert a few stories, examples, facts, analogies, demonstrations, or samples that prove that your key point is true. If you prove each point along the way, then the group will very easily agree with your conclusion at the end of the presentation.
Step Five: Now Create Your Slides: Once you have the speech designed, now go back and choose visual aids to better explain your content.

Follow this checklist, and you will be able to create any presentation very quickly.

Personal Presentation Coaching in San Antonio, Texas

Doug Staneart — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:02:53 +0000

I just got back from conducting some presentation coaching with a few people in San Antonio, Texas, and we had a blast. One of the nice things about having a small group when we teach a public speaking class is that we can really customize the content to the group very effectively. Each participant got a lot of one-on-one coaching, and we helped them reduce the fear of public speaking, helped them create compelling persuasive speeches, and design entire PowerPoint slide decks from scratch. The group gave us fantastic feedback as the class continued, and you could physically see a difference in the way that each person carried themselves when they presented. We had a great time, and the class members really enjoyed the workshop.

Fearless Presentations Workshop in Chicago helps Participants with their Fear of Public Speaking

robjackson — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 01:34:54 +0000

The Leaders Institute conducted another very successful Fearless Presentations Workshop in Chicago, Illinois. The Participants learned how to overcome their fear of speaking in public and build self-confidence in their skills they learned in class. Some were surprised to find out that they were not alone in their anxiety. Public Speaking is the number one fear for most adults and is one of the main factors holding people back from achieving the success they desire in their field of employment. Most people have a fight or flight feeling going on inside when they are asked to give a presentation in front of a group. If at all possible, many people will avoid the opportunity to speak in public, just like running away. But, on those occasions that they are unable to reject the request, they are anxiety ridden and they feel forced to fight their greatest fear. This is where the Fearless Presentations Workshop can offer the help they need to overcome that debilitating situation. The participants are given powerful insights and skills that they can learn to overcome that fear. So, If you are ready to do something about overcoming the anxiety with speaking in pubic or giving presentations, go to the FearlessPresentations.com and locate a class that will be coming to your area and sign up for a class.

PowerPoint Tip Video-Use Pictures Properly to Better Explain Your Presentation

Doug Staneart — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:33:29 +0000

PowerPoint Tip Video: Use Pictures Properly to Better Explain Your Presentation

This is PowerPoint Tip #6 of Ten in the PowerPoint Tip Video Series. Pictures can add a lot of clarity to your presentation, but only when we use them properly. Pictures just for decoration sake can add confusion, but remember that a picture is “worth a thousand words,” so an appropriate picture at the correct time can make your words even more clear. This video gives a number of tips related to adding pictures and other visual aids to your PowerPoint Slideshows to make the presentations easier to understand and easier to deliver.

For additional PowerPoint Tips, access our online Video Seminar, How to Do a PowerPoint which gives you all ten videos as well as written tips that will help you design and deliver better presentations.

Participants in Public Speaking Deliver Compelling, Multilayer Presentations in San Diego, California

chrismcneany — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:28:34 +0000

Public speaking class in San Diego helps participants deliver compelling, multi-layered presentations in San Diego, California. The Leader’s Institute® conducted its two-day public speaking class in San Diego on March 6-7 to an enthusiastic group of 5 participants.

At first, some of the participants were reluctant to get up in front of the group and speak because of public speaking anxiety. Through the careful coaching by a Leader’s Institute® instructor, participants capitalized on their strengths and became more confident speakers as the class progressed. By the end of the second day, the class members surprised themselves by their ability to deliver presentations layered with stories, analogies, and demonstrations. Each participant receives a video copy of their presentation after the class is done, so they can see their progress.

The Leader’s Institute® holds its two-day Fearless Presentations® class in San Diego, California and across the U.S. and Canada. Whether you are looking to reduce the anxiety that comes with public speaking, or just make your presentations better, this public speaking class is for you.

Participants in Miami, Florida Fearless Presentations Class Learn the Importance of Connecting with Your Audience

robjackson — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:13:28 +0000

Participants in the Miami, Florida Fearless Presentations Public Speaking Class Learn the Importance of Connecting with Your Audience when delivering presentations. We had seven people attend the presentation skills class in Miami, and we focused on, not only reducing public speaking fear, but also effective ways to really connect with your audience. The connection begins with the way that you carry yourself when you walk to the front of the room, the introduction that you use to capture attention, the stories and examples that you use to help turn facts and numbers into real-life events for your audience, and the energy that you have when you deliver. This step-by-step process allows for a better connection with the audience.

One of the biggest struggles with any new speaker is that they concentrate on themselves so much that they don’t do a good job of Connecting with their audience. To be a successful communicator, you must learn to connect. Connecting is the ability to identify with people and relate to them in such a way that establishes a positive rapport. When you are trying to persuade your audience to take action, change their mindset, or even purchase your product…connecting is everything. It’s the difference between just communicating and communicating effectively. According to the Harvard Business Review, “The number one criteria for advancement and promotion for professionals is an ability to communicate effectively. When giving an effective speech, it means connecting. Three years ago, I sat through a presentation, given by a very bright speaker. He had a lot of very good information to share with the audience, but failed to ever connect with them. At the end of the speech, the speaker made a call to action and the audience just sat there in awkward silence. Even though the information was good, they hadn’t developed enough trust in him to take the action he wanted of them. He learned the lesson the hard way about the importance of connecting. So, understand that it’s not only about the information; it’s also about developing a positive rapport and making a connection with the audience.

Participants in Columbus, Ohio learn to be Clear and Concise in the Fearless Presentations Class

robjackson — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:31:26 +0000

Participants in the Columbus, Ohio Fearless Presentations class learned the value and effectiveness of being clear and concise when speaking in front of a group. Many people feel like they need to share everything they know about the topic they are speaking on, when all they need to do is say just enough to persuade their audience to take they action that they are recommending. Sometimes, we can talk so much about a topic that the audience is turned off or may become bored by hearing to much about the subject. In surfing, there is a phrase of “kicking out of the wave”. In refers to when a surfer has ridden the wave as far as they can before making a real effort to ride the wave all the way to the beach. Once the wave closes out, a surfer can continue to ride the froth of the wave, but it takes a lot of effort. If they want to catch another wave, the best thing they can do is kick out of the wave once they have reached the end of the wave and paddle out and catch another. The same is true with giving an effective presentation. The speaker needs to say just enough to persuade their audience, but not so much to lose the attention of their audience. The Fearless Presentations class is extremely effective in helping their participants to organize their presentations to be highly persuasive while not saying too much. Go to www.fearlesspresentations.com and sign up for a class today.