Ban the banalities that bog down most speech openings.
Defer the customary “nice-to-be-here” platitudes.
Direct your audience more into fawning than yawning over your speech opening. How?
Start your speech better by diving in! Instead of gingerly dipping your toes into the proverbial speaking pool, open with a splash! Pattern your platform performance after the TEASE opening which Saturday Night Live has made famous for more than 25 years.
Professional writer John Hewitt has just published a guest article I wrote on this topic: how to use statistics which connect with your audience and strengthen your argument.
Here’s a preview:
Visualizing Information for Advocacy: An Introduction to Information Design teaches you how to visually communicate your ideas.
This free ebook was created by John Emerson as a tool to help advocacy groups:
You may not speak on behalf of an advocacy group, but every time you speak, you are attempting to deliver a message. Your message will be more compelling if you understand and apply the visualization principles in this guide.
Hans Rosling presented a fantastic talk at TED. The delivery was inspiring, the mood was electric, and it was all about statistics. Yes, statistics – a topic most often associated with dry and boring presentations.
Hans Rosling uses six simple techniques for presenting data which transform a run-of-the-mill presentation into a must-see presentation.
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