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August 2005 |
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So you Want to Be a Great Presenter? Practice the "Speaker's Golden Rule". |
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“Present
unto others as you would have others present unto you.”
That’s the
Speaker’s Golden Rule. And our work world would certainly be
a better place if we all followed it.
What would
you prefer? A one-hour presentation? Or a 20-minute
presentation with lots of time for Q&A? |
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Not
Sure if You're the Office Jerk? Examine Your
Communication Style. |
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Do you speak solely in buzzwords?
When you ask questions in meetings, are they
preceded by long monologues?
Do you make provocative statements to "foster
dialogue" or needle others? |
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Churchill's Toughest Challenge? Making an After-Dinner
Speech! |
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“The three
most difficult things for a man to do are to climb a wall
leaning towards you, to kiss a girl leaning away from you, and
to make an after-dinner speech.”
Those were
the words of Winston Churchill. Of course, one can hardly
believe that Churchill ever had much trouble when it came time
for him to speak. |
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Speaking Tip from Eudora Welty: "Serious Daring Starts
from Within." |
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The great southern author Eudora Welty said, "All serious
daring starts from within."
Certainly that is the case for anyone who wants to really
blow away an audience. Virtually anyone
can
learn how to
deliver a great presentation. The bigger issue is will
they? Will they be willing to hang themselves out there,
and dare to blow away the audience?
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Speechworks Launches Offerings for Lawyers.
Coaching Practice to Win and Keep Clients. |
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Speechworks has launched a coaching practice
aimed at helping lawyers learn to win and keep clients. The
launch is led by the availability of Joey Asher’s newest book,
“Selling and Communications Skills for Lawyers: A Fresh
Approach to Marketing Your Practice,“ published by ALM
Publishing, a division of American Lawyer Media.
“As the practice of law becomes more
competitive, lawyers need to sell themselves and their ideas
like never before,” said Mr. Asher, President of Speechworks
and an attorney who left corporate practice in 1999. “Our
programs help lawyers win new clients and communicate more
effectively with existing clients.” |
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