Six Minutes » emcee http://sixminutes.dlugan.com A Public Speaking and Presentations blog Wed, 11 Jan 2012 15:34:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 12 Days of Public Speaking Christmashttp://sixminutes.dlugan.com/12-days-of-public-speaking-christmas/ http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/12-days-of-public-speaking-christmas/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:11:00 +0000 Andrew Dlugan http://sixminutes.dlugan.com/2007/12/17/12-days-of-public-speaking-christmas/ OrnamentEarlier this month, I was the master of ceremonies for a corporate holiday party. Rather than randomly selecting tables to take their turn at the buffet, I asked for twelve volunteers (maximum one per table). Each of them sang one of the Twelve Days (a version customized for the company), and thus earned their table an early visit to the buffet. It worked out even better than I had hoped.

Inspired by the success of that activity, I offer you the Twelve Days of Public Speaking Christmas.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, the presentation gave to me:

  • Twelve figures of speech;
  • Eleven poignant phrases;
  • Ten timely gestures;
  • Nine meaningful quotes;
  • Eight laughs from humor;
  • Seven smooth transitions;
  • Six “um”-free minutes;
  • Five metaphors;
  • Four simple ideas;
  • Three major points;
  • Two stories told; and
  • A message in the speech!

This worked out very well at a Toastmaster event where we sang the “On the twelfth day of Christmas, Toastmasters gave to me…”

Try out this song idea at your next Christmas event!

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Andrew Dlugan is the editor and founder of Six Minutes. He teaches courses, leads seminars, coaches speakers, and strives to avoid Suicide by PowerPoint. He is an award-winning public speaker and speech evaluator. Andrew is a father and husband who resides in British Columbia, Canada.

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