The Real Shark - How to Be a Professional Presenter with Guest Brian Burkhart
The Real Shark - How to Be a Professional Presenter with Guest Brian Burkhart
Dec 09, 2019•30 min•Ep. 108
Fearless Presentations
Want to eliminate public speaking fear and become a more poised and confident presenter and speaker? Fearless Presentations is the answer. This podcast is based on our famous two-day presentation skills class offered in cities all over the world. Each week, we offer free public speaking tips that help you develop the skill to present with poise when you deliver presentations. This is the fastest, easiest way to eliminate public speaking fear.
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How to Train a Trainer Using the Train the Trainer Model
Once you have a great course designed, now you will want to spend time actually training your trainers. Step one is to help them develop good public speaking skills. Public Speaking is a Skill Remember that being a great public speaker is not a natural gift. It is a skill. This skill takes time to develop. When help companies create or revitalize a train-the-trainer process, we almost always start here. If the Subject Matter Experts are confident and if they communicate well, the programs are al...
Dec 02, 2019•20 min•Ep. 107
Train-the-Trainer Model. How to Create a Train-the-Trainer Course
The Train-the-Trainer Model is very common in the business world. However, many Train-the-Trainer programs have big flaws. A good analogy of what happens during this process is the old “telephone game.” Put ten people in a room. Whisper a phrase with more than 10 words into the ear of the first person. The second person then relays the message to the third person. This process continues over and over until the phrase reaches the final person. When you compare the first message with the last mess...
Nov 25, 2019•25 min•Ep. 106
How to Collect Feedback on a Presentation
How, exactly do we collect feedback on a presentation? Are there ways to solicit feedback that will help us grow as speakers? The answer is, absolutely, YES! However, the way that you typically ask for feedback may not be the best way to gain confidence as a speaker. In fact, many traditional feedback techniques can actually make you more nervous. In addition, speakers will sometimes make adjustments to their delivery based on anecdotal issues. This can start a snowball effect that leads to terr...
Nov 18, 2019•27 min•Ep. 105
101 Public Speaking Tips - Part 4: Places to Practice Your Presentations
This is part 4 of a five-part series of 101 Public Speaking Tips. In this episode, we cover 15 places that you can practice your presentation skills. Many of these venues are ones where organizers are constantly looking for presenters. They are also pretty low pressure. (most people who deliver in these venues are not that good. So, if you are, even just an okay speaker, these audiences will likely love you. SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/101-public-speaking-tips/...
Nov 11, 2019•26 min•Ep. 104
101 Public Speaking Tips - Part 3: Add Showmanship and Organize a Presentation Better
This is part 3 of a five-part series of 101 Public Speaking Tips. In this episode, we cover ways to add showmanship to your presentation. We also give a few tips about organizing your presentations better. We finish with a bunch of PowerPoint Tips. So, if you have to create or deliver PowerPoint presentations, this episode will be great for you. SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/101-public-speaking-tips/...
Nov 04, 2019•28 min•Ep. 103
101 Public Speaking Tips – Part 2: Add More Impact and Pizazz
This is part 2 of a five-part series offering 101 Public Speaking Tips. In this episode, we cover a number of tips that will help you add content and impact to a presentation. The first few tips cover how to be a better storyteller when you speak. We also cover a number of ways to get your audience to participate in your presentation. We end with some of Doug’s favorite Impact Ideas for presentations. SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/101-public-speaking-tips/...
Oct 28, 2019•32 min•Ep. 102
101 Public Speaking Tips – Part 1 Reduce Nervousness and Add Energy
In honor of our 101st episode, we have decided to violate a few public speaking rules and cover 101 Public Speaking Tips. This is part one of a five-part episode where we give 101 public speaking tips. Each of the five episodes is divided into sections. In part one, we cover four ways to create a great presentation outline. In addition, this episode has nine ways to reduce public speaking nervousness. We end with a number of ways to increase enthusiasm and energy. SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearles...
Oct 21, 2019•28 min•Ep. 101
A Revolutionary New Way to Absolutely Eliminate Public Speaking Fear
This is episode 100, A Revolutionary Way to Eliminate Public Speaking Fear. This is our centennial podcast, and for those of you who have been listening for a while, you’ll know that I have been promoting this episode for a while. Today, we are going to reveal our new process that is going to revolutionize the way that people reduce public speaking fear. We have been working on this content for the better part of an entire year. It started with the redesign of the 2-Day Fearless Presentations ® ...
Oct 14, 2019•41 min•Ep. 100
Body Language in Public Speaking
Body language in public speaking is the nonverbal queues that your movements make during communication. Presenters often focus on what they are going to say and their visual aids. However, we often overlook an important part of the speech -- body language. In public speaking, if you look poised and confident, your audience will believe you are poised and confident. In this session, we'll cover a few simple public speaking ideas that will help you stand and move better. First, we show how importa...
Oct 07, 2019•23 min•Ep. 99
Three Simple Ways to Create Better PowerPoint Presentations
If you deliver presentations at the office, you'll often look for ways to create better PowerPoint presentations. Let's face it. Most meetings are pretty boring. They are also repetitive. So, if you are a speaker, and you deliver PowerPoint slideshows, they can be a challenge. As the speaker, we want to do something a little different. Also, your audience will want you to do things a little different every once in a while. So, below are a few simple ways to create better PowerPoint presentations...
Sep 30, 2019•31 min•Ep. 98
Present a Bid Proposal- Great Sales Presentation Outline
Here are a few tips to keep in mind when you present a bid proposal. Here is the scenario... You have done your homework. A team at your company painstakingly created the perfect sales proposal. In fact, the potential client was so impressed, that they moved you to their "shortlist." Now, though, they want you to present a bid proposal to the purchasing committee. Your team is one of just six to eight other companies competing for this contract. How do you make sure that the committee picks your...
Sep 23, 2019•28 min•Ep. 97
How to Present a Proposal to Management
You have identified a problem or opportunity for your company. Now you need to get approval. So, how do you present a proposal to management that will get approved? The process is actually pretty simple. In fact, the method of how to present a proposal to management that we use works about 100% of the time. Just follow the simple steps below, and your project will easily get funded. SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearlesspresentations.com/how-to-present-a-proposal-to-management/...
Sep 16, 2019•29 min•Ep. 96
Continuous Improvement Methodologies Improve Success
As we approach the 100th podcast episode, I'm amazed at how my company and training program have changed. I'm actually shocked at how important continuous improvement methodologies have been to this process. By the way, if you are looking for a long series of academic continuous improvement methodologies, this isn't it. However, if you can see what happened to me, The Leader's Institute ®, and Fearless Presentations ® over the last year, I hope you can gather some great tips to improve your own ...
Sep 09, 2019•34 min•Ep. 95
Business Presentation Coaching, Should You Get a Presentation Coach?
Do you need a business presentation coach? Well... It depends... Last week, I gave a number of different reasons why presentation skills are important to business success. Great presentation skills can create opportunities for advancement and increase income. How exactly do you improve your presentation skills, though? In this post, we are going to cover the pros and cons of hiring a business presentation coach. In addition, we'll cover how to choose a good coach. SHOW NOTES: https://www.fearles...
Sep 02, 2019•29 min•Ep. 94
The Importance of Presentation Skills in the Workplace
I was reminded this week about the importance of presentation skills in the workplace. Three participants in my presentation skills class in Detroit taught job placement skills. I noticed a couple of interesting things as the class went on. First, these participants offered tips in their class presentations similar to what I teach. These three class members also developed their presentation skills very quickly. Basically, they had well-developed communication skills that helped them be more succ...
Aug 26, 2019•21 min•Ep. 93
Remember Stories from Your Life for Presentations
Okay, so we know that stories are fantastic pieces of evidence during the formal presentation. In addition, stories are as fantastic as answers to tough questions during question and answer sessions. But when we are under a deadline or currently in front of a tough audience, why are stories hard to remember? Three challenges occur when we are asked a tough question from the audience or we are otherwise put on the spot. First, panic sets in. When we panic, it is very difficult to think clearly. S...
Aug 19, 2019•29 min•Ep. 92
The 5 Steps of Storytelling - How to Tell a Great Story
Great speakers know how to tell a great story. This podcast will give you the five key steps of storytelling that these great speakers know. This is a continuation of the podcast on how inserting stories into your presentations reduces public speaking fear. In that podcast, I mentioned a recent class member who told me that he just wasn't good at storytelling. If you feel the same way, then these steps of storytelling can be very helpful for you. Just between you and me, though... Whether you fo...
Aug 12, 2019•32 min•Ep. 91
Tell a Story in Your Speech and Reduce Public Speaking Fear
Feel nervous about speaking in public? Tell a story in your speech (early), and you can reduce public speaking fear dramatically. One of the first public speaking secrets that we share in our public speaking training classes is that stories are your friend. When you tell a story, you reduce presentation jitters and build rapport with your audience. Don't believe me? Watch any professional motivational speaker on YouTube. You will find that their entire speech is composed of a series of individua...
Aug 05, 2019•18 min•Ep. 90
How To Memorize A Speech In 3 Minutes
Whatever your vocation, you’ll likely find yourself in front of a crowd at some point. And whether you’re a spokesperson, a motivational speaker, an athlete, an entrepreneur, a CEO, or simply a student, you’re a busy person, with more things to do than to sit there and memorize the lines for a speech or presentation. Take heart! The best speeches aren’t memorized line by line, but learned. Most people can tell when you’re reciting a speech from memory, rather than speaking about a subject you kn...
Jul 29, 2019•26 min•Ep. 60
Elevator Speech Template: How to Create a 30 Second Commercial for Yourself
Looking for an elevator speech template? In this podcast, I'm going to explain how to create a 30-second commercial (elevator pitch) for yourself. (Or for your company.) This elevator speech can be used to introduce yourself to a new contact, help you get an interview, or help you sell an idea to a decision-maker. This type of presentation is critical when you have to grab a person's attention in a positive way and time is short. In this podcast, we will cover a brief history of the concept, an ...
Jul 29, 2019•34 min•Ep. 89
How to Write a Valedictorian Speech
So you did it! You graduated at the top of your class. Now you have to write your Valedictorian Speech. However, since this is the first (and only) time you will ever do it, you may not know exactly how to write a valedictorian speech. You are not alone. Just about every Valedictorian or Salutatorian has gone through this. You work very hard to get to the top, and now you have five minutes to educate, entertain, and inspire your classmates. And, of course, the task is so much easier because your...
Jul 22, 2019•22 min•Ep. 88
How to Write a Graduation Speech (Graduation Speech Examples)
Have you been asked to deliver a commencement speech? Or have you worked your butt off to become valedictorian or salutatorian, and now you have to deliver a graduation speech? In this session, we will cover one of the more challenging types of presentation creation: How to Write a Graduation Speech. (By the way, I have also included a few popular graduation speech examples as a guide for you.)This post is a continuation of our How to Create a Presentation series. We are going to break this sess...
Jul 15, 2019•26 min•Ep. 87
Persuasive Speech: How to Write a Persuasive Speech
Want to learn how to write a persuasive speech? Want to make sure that you persuade your audience without raising resentment? Well, if you use the techniques that you likely learned in school, you will often fail at both of these goals. In high school, you most likely learned that to write a good persuasive speech, you have to do research, list the pros and cons, and then use lots of data to win over your audience. This technique is a terrible way to persuade people. Most often, it actually caus...
Jul 08, 2019•33 min•Ep. 86
Wedding Toast: How to Write a Wedding Toast
Continuing in our series on how to design a presentation, in this episode, we will show you how to write a wedding toast. Over the years, I've had a few people come through our entire presentation training classes just to be able to not be terrified when they give a best man toast or father of the bride toast. Even though this is typically a very short speech, there is always a lot of pressure involved. Anytime we are being honored with an important role in a wedding, we want to do well. This ar...
Jul 01, 2019•27 min•Ep. 85
How to Write a Speech in Just a Few Simple Steps
Looking for how to write a speech in a few simple steps? Over the last 20 years, our instructors have dissected thousands of speeches. In that time, we've been able to identify simple things that can easily make or break a presentation. We've assembled a simple, step-by-step process that explains how to write a speech quickly and easily. Once you understand the concepts below, you can use our Online Speech Creator to organize and print your presentation. A little warning, though, the process is ...
Jun 24, 2019•22 min•Ep. 84
How to Overcome Glossophobia (An Irrational Fear of Public Speaking)
Want to know how to overcome glossophobia? Does stage fright sometimes make you pass up opportunities in your career? Do you feel like you have an irrational fear of public speaking? You are not alone! Glossophobia or the fear of public speaking is very common. After being in the presentation skill industry for decades, now, though, I've come to realize that the statistics about this fear are really confusing. I've seen public speaking fear statistics as low as 7% of the population and as high a...
Jun 17, 2019•35 min•Ep. 83
Short Anecdotes for Speeches and Parables to Amaze Your Audience
Short anecdotes for speeches are a fantastic way to end a presentation with a bang. These stories can be fiction, actual incidents from history, or even just funny stories from your own personal life. When you deliver them well, though, they have a lasting impact. I often use these short anecdotes for speeches where I am training to teach something meaningful to the audience. So, in most instances, these stories are used in training sessions or motivational speeches. The anecdotes themselves are...
May 27, 2019•25 min•Ep. 82
How To Memorize Your Speech In 60 Minutes
Looking for a quick and easy way to memorize an entire presentation quickly? Well, the solution to how to memorize a speech in minutes will likely surprise you. In this article, we will cover a few important points. First, we will cover the big mistakes that most people make when they design a presentation that makes memorizing the presentation much harder. Next, we cover a few memory techniques that are common among professional speakers. (These tips are fantastic, and they work really well.) H...
May 20, 2019•27 min•Ep. 81
How to Gain Enthusiastic Cooperation from Your Audience
One of the most important aspects of many speeches is the ability to be persuasive. There is an art to creating a persuasive speech, but there is also a lot of communication skills that are important to the process as well. In this session, we will help you develop and strengthen communication skills that will help you use your words to gain enthusiastic cooperation from your audience.This is part five of our series on Improving Communication Skills. In part one, we talked about how a great comm...
May 13, 2019•21 min•Ep. 80
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