| As an independent consultant, unless you have a ton | | | | from a teleprompter. Without the teleprompter, his |
| of clients, you have to be constantly on the lookout | | | | eloquence is lacking. Forget notes, teleprompters, or |
| for opportunities to increase your business. Getting | | | | anything else that reduces your connection with your |
| your message out in formats you feel comfortable | | | | participants. |
| with is what's necessary. One format that I look for | | | | Always engage your participants. Look regularly from |
| are opportunities to present workshops. This is an | | | | someone with whom you can make eye contact and |
| activity that I find both exhilarating and challenging. | | | | talk as if are talking directly to that individual. Do it |
| And, above all it brings in new clients. | | | | with individuals throughout the audience during the |
| Every workshop presentation puts you in front of a | | | | course of conducting your workshop. Engaging |
| new audience - an audience that has specifically come | | | | someone in the audience works wonders in |
| to hear you and eagerly anticipate learning what you | | | | eliminating any nervousness you may have. |
| have to offer. You cannot let them down. | | | | Encourage questions. At the beginning of the |
| Each audience is different. Even if you have been | | | | workshop, let the participants know that if they have |
| speaking on the topic for years, you have to prepare | | | | a real burning question to feel free to interrupt and |
| each time even if it's no more that updating your | | | | that you will have no problem returning to the topic. |
| information and redesigning your topic to fit the new | | | | With small groups of up to 25 people, this strategy |
| participants attending your workshop. | | | | works quite well. |
| Here's the preparation that's necessary each time | | | | Do not use Power Point. When you use Power Point, |
| you are scheduled to present a workshop: | | | | it appears that you don't know what you are talking |
| Never speak from notes. In all of my speaking | | | | about. It is similar to being a slave to notes or a |
| engagements, I have never spoken from notes. I | | | | teleprompter. If you are passionate and |
| always wing it. Even though winging it has been given | | | | knowledgeable about the subject you are presenting, |
| somewhat of a bad reputation from some self-styled | | | | you will not want to feel locked in by following Power |
| experts, there is no better way to connect with | | | | Point steps. Be ready to stray from the script if it |
| your participants. If you have the teleprompter in | | | | enhances your participants' experience. |
| your brain and not outside of it, you'll be more at | | | | In summary, seek out and maintain connection with |
| ease and effortless in your presentation. President | | | | your participants. Eliminate anything that diminishes |
| Obama is described as being an eloquent speaker. | | | | that connection. |
| However, what he really does is read eloquently | | | | |