Dispelling the myths and facts

From our Canary Wharf training room, we share some tips for more successful outcomes when pitching for business, networking, introducing yourself or your business and other speaking situations. Both the spoken and non-spoken aspects of presentations are shared.

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• Prepare your presentation so that you have three to five key messages.

• You can have a similar number of subheads. In this way not only
  is your audience likely to recall the main points of your presentation, they will find it easier to remember details associated with each key message.

• Do not force your audience to recall a long list of points – you are guaranteed to lose them along the way.

Public Speaking myths and facts

Myth: You are born with the talent to be a public speaker, you cannot learn to become one.
FACT: People can be trained to become great, indeed exceptional, public speakers.

Myth: Frequent use of ‘Ahms’ or ‘Ahs’ when speaking shows you are intelligent.
FACT: At best, use of ‘Ahms’ or ‘Ahs’ in speech shows that you have not clearly thought out
your response. At worst, it irritates listeners.


More useful tips in '77 Key Tips for Public Speaking', 'Speaking with Confidence' and in the quarterly newsletter 'Winning by Speaking'