Imagine that you’re carefully explaining something — to your boss, or a client, or a colleague, or someone who reports to you — and their eyes start to glaze over. This can be a sign that they’re getting too much information. None of us wants to bore our listeners, so here’s how to avoid over-explaining. Use the Instant Read More
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Public Speaking Tip 60: When You Practice Instant Speeches, Say Inconsequential Things
Most of my public speaking clients don’t like to open their mouths unless they have something important to say. And while I generally agree that the world doesn’t need more blather, there is one time when saying inconsequential things will build your ability to ultimately say what matters: To Master the Instant Speech, Say Inconsequential Things The Instant Speech Read More
Public Speaking Tip 25: Use a Simple Key Message to Make Your Most Important Point
Why Does a Simple Key Message Matter? In Public Speaking Tip 19: Master the Instant Speech (It’s Easy!), you learned about a quick and easy-to-use format that makes any opinion or argument sound more polished. That format, the Instant Speech, begins and ends with a one-sentence statement called your key message. Your key message is an Read More
Public Speaking Tip 19: Master the Instant Speech (It’s Easy!)
Throughout these Public Speaking Tips, you’ll find glowing — sometimes gushing — references to Instant Speeches. The Instant Speech is an easy-to-use format that makes you sound poised and professional, even when you’re speaking off the cuff (for example, at a job interview or during a Q&A). Instant speeches spark public speaking joy for me, Read More