Harmful advice for speakers ( PublicSpeaking)
Not only do I read books, but I also sometimes go to conferences and mitapas. And so after one of the Mitaps a few years ago, I wrote a Facebook post that I was reminded of today by facebook, and I decided to bring it here. A visit to one of the last mitaps inspired me to write advice to the speaker when preparing the report. (in the style of Gregory Oster and his "harmful advice")
- When choosing the topic of the report, do not take into account the stated topic of the entire event. It is clear that people who came to Mitap already know the general topic well, so it is better to please them with something new. If you are a football fan, start talking about bikes.
- The topic must be morally obsolete. For example, if you decide to talk about your bike, be sure to tell him what he already has.10 Years ago, and the original owner threw it in the trash, but your mechanics picked it up and decided that with it you could get to success.
- When you talk about your chosen topic, talk about the pros. Disadvantages listeners will find out later, when they buy the same bike – together it is more fun ... to come up with how to fix the crumbling means of transportation.
- Give a practical example that everyone understands, which applies not only to your custom bike, but also to modern ones.
For example, to show the practicality of your approach, find an old example when other cyclists switched from one modern brand of bicycle to another. Next, tell us how your approach could solve the problem that had to change the transport. Again, consider everything one-sidedly - do not confuse the immature mind of those listening to the consideration of the problem from all sides.
If you follow all the above tips, listeners will remember your performance, but perhaps not from the side from which you originally assumed:)
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