Public Speaking Flashcards
Filler sounds
Ah, hum, so… they are repetitive
On stage
Mientras hablas en publico
Como mostrar más autoridad
Evitar los movimientos continuos mientras hablamos.
Con que debemos sustituir los filler sounds
Pausas
Open up significa
Abrirse emocionalmente
One of the elements that should never be forgotten in a presentation
Tell a story.
How can we hook our audience on the spot and indicate them that we are going to tell a story
Start by… two months ago or last tuesday
Less is more.
Let´s try to say less to express more. No need of lenghy explanations.
Be descriptive in relation to the speech
Give colors,etc.
Logos
Reason
Ethos
Credibility (why should the audience believe you and not somebody else?)
Pathos
Emotion (Sympathy, empathy). Means to add feelings to the presentations
It is not what you know
Is what they can remember… focus in 3, and only 3, points in your speech
An image is more than one thousand words but words can also generate a lot of images
Use metaphors. Use photos instead of text powerpoints.
Another way of adding interest to your speech
Include how did you feel in this or the othe situation
What can we do instead of giving generic allusions?
Give concrete examples. People like them more as they like concrete images.
What is the hook?
Same when in one film they say to be continued and they break off. It is to say something but not disclose it.
What is OMG in public speaking
Something bad that makes everybody say Oh my God! later you have to return to a positive situation by telling the recovery, etc. It can be also an AHA o a WHAT. But what is clear is that we need to have a twist, something that changes the direction and make people go in a totally different direction.
What are the four ways of making humor with an audience
. Pick on individuals (reirse de uno en concreto)
. Say the unexpected (roar = descojonarse)
. Laught at yourself (self-deprecation, self-mockery)
. Be politically incorrect
If you know some words in another language please use it, it will be something your audience will like.
Raison d’être
Pasive or active voice
Allways in active voice, pasive is impersonal.
Every word counts in public speaking and negative words will count against you.
No cheap but affordable, no expensive but exclusive, no little agency but agile agency.
Use sound bites will make your speech more credible
Sound bite = cita jugosa o fragmento de entrevista
Express key concepts with matematical formulas
Idem
If you give data or statements in your speech
Provide also the source or evidence that backs them up
Stay away from self-celebration
Meaning, be humble and do not talk very well of yourself. self-celebrate=alardear. You can use social prooving for instance you can say… my boss says I am very good with computers, my wife says I am great with cars….
Add quotations to your presentations…
but no always the very known one, also ones comming from more unknown people.
Do not start talking about your products, company, etc. Start by interacting with your audience. How to do it? with questions, do questions so that you audience feels they are the important thing and not yourself
. Closed questions. Open ones could be producing noise and distraction
. Rethorical questions. All audience will agree in a yes or no way
What is the better turn to speak?
Third. You can speak in a moment that people is still paying attention, later is not so easy. On the other hand, you can hear to the previous first two speakers and later make reference to their speeches in a way that is appreciative and nice. Audiences note this and that generates a very good impression. People will perceive this as an spontaneous approach and this is what you want.
Start short one to one conversations with your audience
A good possibility is to use people that are late in the even in a funny way
In your speech, do not tell people the contents of the speech at the beginning. Maintain the suspense.
You can even talk about the three C’s,… and then start by the first concept ‘Culture’ etc. Do not tell the audience the parts of the message and make them to be hung up until the end.
Filler sounds should be removed from your speech. Instead use pauses.
Pauses are good and give credibility to your speech. They create suspense and drama to your speech.
do not use message reducers
Just like ‘I would like to talk to you a little bit about…’
Content Brakes
PlusPlus patterns that improve your speeches and presentations every time you avoid them
OK? right? damage your ethos as they are approval seeking questions they transmit uncertainty
Question tag is allowed as they are rhetorical questions, not really asking for an approval.
Do not use redudant phrases such as…
I will tell you a story.. and then start the story…
I will get back to this on slide 18, as I mentioned before, I will refer to this point again later
No back and forthing please. this jeopardizes the logical flow or arguments
When you say October 1998 what you generate?
Mental distraction as all people authomaticaly starts thinking where were they at that time. This generates mental distraction. You can use a trick you can say 23 years ago during the summer… with periods of time people do not tray to calculate where they were. Replace dates with periods of time.
