Comments on: Learn to give a speech without a podium, without a script, without a teleprompter.

By: Speech and presentation advice | Creativity_Unbound

Speech and presentation advice | Creativity_Unbound — Mon, 10 May 2010 11:36:52 +0000

[...] comes a time when every one of us has to stand up in front of an audience and deliver a speech or make a presentation. Some people love being on stage, under the spotlight. Others dread it. [...]

By: Kelly Brown

Kelly Brown — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:22:48 +0000

Hi, gr8 post thanks for posting. Information is useful!

By: edward boches

edward boches — Mon, 25 May 2009 01:30:37 +0000

Toni:
Great synopsis of how to give a speech. Took me an entire post. Your have it reduced to three words. Hope everyone reads your comments. Thanks for the thought.

By: Toni Louw

Toni Louw — Mon, 25 May 2009 01:21:28 +0000

Edward,

Leo shared his post of your incredibly spot on comments regarding Mr. Powell.

After 30 years of teaching public speaking of all kinds, even with current “remote” presenting of work – the client has already seen – it seems to still come down to those wonderful basics.

Care
Share
Dare

Care more for your audience than you do for yourself

Share don’t pitch

Dare to suggest a difference that will make one for the audience.

Toni

By: edward boches

edward boches — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:43:47 +0000

Good comments all. Though we can't all be famous or powerful in the way of Colin Powell. But we can all be good speakers if we practice some of the techniques we see from the masters. Another good source is Ted.com. You learn who's good and who's bad. Just because you're brilliant at something doesn't make you a good speaker and vice versa. Take a look at Sir Ken Robinson on Ted.com. Another really good one. Why? Story telling.

By: Vince Stevenson

Vince Stevenson — Sat, 23 May 2009 12:34:26 +0000

This is all great advice and when you see a really famous, experienced and talented speaker in action, it’s so memorable. Being famous and having famous friends, or being involved in fascinating world events certainly adds to their value as a speaker. Good luck to Colin Powell.

By: Joe Waters

Joe Waters — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:02:31 +0000

Great post, Edward. All the things you point to are about a speaker not making excuses for real worth.

Not hiding behind a PowerPoint.

Not hiding behind a podium or a script.

Not hiding behind abstract words that someone else wrote.

Not relying on language that is self-important and self-centered.

What you witnessed was a speaker who was comfortable in his own skin, and whose powerplant didn’t radiate from the projector but from within.

As Emerson said of a man. of power: he needs no books, no colleges, no friends, no religion. He IS power. That’s the speaker you want to bring to the front of the of the hall.

By: edward boches

edward boches — Thu, 21 May 2009 23:47:41 +0000

Leo,
Great comment. And thanks for turning me onto Toni Louw. I can say that I learned something new today. Thanks.

By: Leo Bottary

Leo Bottary — Thu, 21 May 2009 22:45:35 +0000

All six of your points speak to the fact that Powell actually wants to communicate with his audience. Toni Louw reminds us that once we get used to being looked at and begin to care more about the audience than ourselves, we are free to engage at an entirely new level. Leo Bottary’s last blog post..Communication Planning And Bridging The Gap

By: Mariano

Mariano — Thu, 21 May 2009 14:21:03 +0000

Edward, As a person who's just getting into public speaking more and more, this is a great post with some fantastic insight. I found myself saying either, "awesome, I do that," or "what a great idea, I should do that" to all of your points. I don't command the $100,000/hr rate that General Colin Powell does, but hopefully someday people may think about paying something to hear me speak! Looking forward to your next post. Mariano’s last blog post..Disaster Recovery and Your Online Presence: Why you Need a Plan