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Use english - Indians have a bias towards English

Always tell stories, most visual stories are the best, and simple

How to speak​

  • Start with a Promise (At the end of this hour you will learn about x)

  • Samples

    • Cycle (Say important thing atleast thrice over the course)
    • Build Fence (How is your idea different from others)
    • Verbal punctuation
    • Asking questions (7 sec wait for answers)

  • Time & Place

    • 11 AM
    • Well lit
    • Cased
    • Populated

  • There's always too many words and too many slides in a presentation

  • 40 / 50 font size

  • We have only one language processor, so we can only use that to either read stuff or listen to speaker

  • End - Final Slides (Contributions), Final words (finish with a joke, salute, don't say thankyou)

  • Engage your audience

  • Preparation before presentation

  • Don't be a Conversation narcissistic (is someone who constantly turns the conversation to themselves and is otherwise disengaged in what's being said)

Imprompto​

PREP​

  • P - Point
  • R - Reason
  • E - Example
  • P - Point
  • Pros vs Cons - Wrapping up with points

Impromptu Speaking: How to Get Better at Speaking on the Spot - YouTube

Great speeches​

Infinite Vision: The Story of Aravind Eye Hospital

English Speeches

Treasury Leadership Forum 2023 - Deepak Bagla - YouTube

Body Languages​

Body Language Expert Explains How to Show Confidence | WIRED

  • Don't point finger show with your whole hand
  • No with deep voice and wide hands
  • Confidence
  • Don't be in hurry, take your time, executive presence

Tools​

Presentation Tools​

Presentation Templates​

How to build a presentation​

  • 1st research and write outline
  • Fill in the outline and speaker notes in blank basic presentation
  • Find great presentation template and add data in that presentation
  • Add images wherever required

Examples​

Thanks​

  • Ask for feedbacks
  • Link to LinkedIn profile and website
  • Connect over LinkedIn
  • Ask for endorsements on LinkedIn profile on skills

Courses​

https://nebula.app/persuasive-communication - Wendover production

Shadé Zahrai (Linkedin) - https://wikifamouspeople.com/shade-zahrai

Diplomatic interruption / Diplomacy​

  • I really like that idea, Drew. We could even extend it by...
  • Excuse me, Rory. That was a great discussion but before we continue, I'd like to add...
  • Cold war era manouvre - what is mine is mine, what is yours is negotiable

Icebreakers​

  • What was your first job?
  • Who's someone you really admire?
  • Anything you decided to binge watch recently?
  • What's your earliest memory?

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/6-things-great-speakers-always-do-a-tedx-organizer-shares-the-secrets-of-becoming-a-tedx-speaker

Master the art of public speaking with TED Masterclass

The Interactional 'Nudge' - Talking About Talk

  • Do you want some more cake, rather than any more cake
  • Something vs anything
  • Anything is mostly followed with No, something is followed by I can have some by other party

Stories / Story / Storytelling​

The best arguments in the world won't change a single person's mind. The only thing that can do that is a good story.

It's hard to compute, but it's how the world works.

Seven storytelling techniques​

  1. Have an Enemy and a Hero
  2. Use Conflict
  3. Omit any Irrelevant Detail
  4. Tell the Story Like You Talk
  5. Make It Visual
  6. Make It Personal & Easy to Relate To
  7. Add Surprise

7 Storytelling Techniques and How To Apply Them - Practical Ecommerce

The Power Of Storytelling - Full Session

STORYWORTHY by Matthew Dicks | Core Message

https://firstround.com/review/good-leaders-are-great-storytellers-our-6-tips-for-telling-stories-that-resonate

7 Deadly Sins of Speaking (Why Nobody Wants to Listen to You)​

All of us speak. BUT very few are really heard closely and carefully.

Here are seven deadly sins of speaking - the reasons why nobody wants to listen to you:

  1. Gossip - The person gossiping about someone behind their back will very certainly gossip about us when we’re not around.
  2. Judging - It’s hard to keep a conversation with someone who’s judgmental. You don’t know her/him, you just know a very small part of her/his story.
  3. Negativity - Someone who brings negative perspective to every facet of life, they are the real energy-suckers, making everyone just as sad and cynic as they are.
  4. Complaining - Complaining is viral misery. It does not spread sunshine and lightness in the world. It’s a way of handing our control to others and fate.
  5. Excuses - Some people have a blame-thrower. They just pass it on to everybody else, and never take responsibility for their action. It’s hard to listen to such people.
  6. Lying - NOBODY wants to listen to people who are lying.
  7. Dogmatism - The confusion of facts and opinions. People who bombard others with their opinions as if they were facts, it’s difficult to keep up with such individuals.

If you want people to listen to you carefully when you speak, it’s essential that you eliminate these sins from your communication.

Be honest in what you say. Show your authenticity. Have integrity in your words. And, of course, make sure what you’re saying reflects love and care.

Words are very powerful. They can start a war. They can break hearts. They can bring hope.

When speaking (or writing), use them to spread positivity and joy with others. Use them to make others feel good and interested and happy. This is the simplest way to really make a difference in the world.

7 Deadly Sins of Speaking (Why Nobody Wants to Listen to You)

How to speak so that people want to listen | Julian Treasure

  • H - honesty, be clear and straight
  • A - authenticity, be yourself
  • I - integrity, be your word, trustworthy
  • L - love, wish people well

Intonation​

  • Humans prefer voices, that are low(coming from chest), rich, warm, smooth. YOU can train to get there (coach, posture, breathing, exercises).
  • Change tones, to communicate meanings. Dont use wrong tonality and make it reflect what you are trying to communicate.
  • Pace
  • Silence
  • Pitch - how high
  • Volume - from loud to quiet
  • Register
  • Timber
  • Prosody

Exercises​

  • 2X arms up, deep breath in - breath out as arms go down
  • warm up lips "ba, ba, ba..." 8:14
  • lips coming alive "brrrr" like kids
  • tongue exaggerated "la, la, la, la"
  • "rrrrrrrrr" like champagne for the tongue
  • siren high to low 2x "oooweeeeaaaw" copied comment , used for reminder purposes