Daves Notes
Public Speaking
Why Speakers Score Below Average
- No commitment to improve skills
- No investment in training to improve
- No honest assessment of skills
- No expert feedback on skills
- No system to develop productive habits
- No time set aside to practice
Average to Awesome
- Attention
- Capture attention in the first 90 seconds
- Keep it
- Work
- Discipline yourself
- Audience obsession
- Signature
- Your energy signature
- Your signature story
Storytelling
- Convey information
- Remember the details
- Connect with the audience
Building your stories
- Make list of your stories
- Document each story
- What problem was, what you did to solve it, what the result was
- Practice telling your stories
- Ask your feedback
- Use stories to make a point
- Deliver with conviction
- Be vulnerable
- Be concise
Ten Frequent Mistakes
- Weak opening
- Ineffective transitions
- No storyline to follow
- Message not tailored to audience
- Flat and low energy delivery
- Not owning your content
- Unconscious distractions
- Lack of confidence
- No inspiration or experience
- Weak close
Power Speaking Tips
- Be authentic
- Be open and honest
- Be thorough
- Be relevant
- Be clear and grounded
- Be a problem solver
- Be proactive
- Be organised
- Be skilled