Oleh:  Monika Sugiarto

Dear Managers,
an other article on public speaking:

Communication Skills for
Public Speakers

The 12 World Class Speaking Competencies

Want to become a World Class Speaking Coach?

1. Storytelling

The most important of all communication Skills: Being able to tell a story and make a point is at the heart of public speaking. World Class Speakers become world class storytellers by mastering the elements of storytelling and including them in every speech.

2. Selling

Every presentation is selling something whether it is an idea, product, service, or simply selling your audience on the benefit of listening to your message. World Class Speakers embrace this and integrate selling tools into every message.

3. Process-driven

Instead of building themselves up, World Class Speakers use the skill of building up the processes (or formulas or systems) that will improve the condition of their audience members.

4. Next Steps

World Class Speakers have a definite next step they want their audiences to take immediately following their presentation. They build their entire speech around getting their audiences to take that specific next step.

5. Anchor-driven

World Class Speakers realize that “what’s loose is lost” and the best way to tighten their presentations is by using various anchors (i.e. stories, analogies, acronyms, activities, videos, etc.) This communication skill is vital to making their points memorable.

6. Begin with a Bang

World Class Speakers understand the importance of the first 30 seconds of any presentation and they constantly open with a bang.

7. Succinct

World Class Speakers realize that squeezing their information in squeezes their audience out. As a result, they never try to fit in too much information into one speech.

8. You-focused

World Class Speakers know that it is never about what they give but always about what the audience gets. Therefore, instead of saying, “I would like to share with you…” they say, “You’re about to receive…” Tis communication skill focuses always on “you” (the audience).

9. Dynamic

World Class Speakers use dynamic delivery skills that keep audiences engaged, energized, and wanting more.

10. Involvement

World Class Speakers constantly get and keep their audiences involved from the beginning to the end of their presentations. They realize that people buy into what they help create and making their audience part of the process helps to sell their message.

11. Staging

World Class Speakers not only use the physical stage to clarify their message but they also use “Virtual Staging” to create the healthiest learning environments online and offline.

12. Research/Assessment driven

World Class Speakers meet their audiences where they are by doing pre-speech research. The other important skill is assessing the energy of the audience throughout the speech. This is how they get and stay connected. Want to become a World Class Speaker?

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Monika Sugiarto
Rabu, 13 Juli, 2011 22:05