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And then, when you come across a great public speaking or presentation skills idea, write it down on a note card. Try out the idea during your next presentation.
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Showing posts with label communication skills. Show all posts
Persuasion Skills Principle
Here's a valuable Persuasion Skills Principle: Do someone a favor before you ask for a favor. The Law of Reciprocation states that people are likely to return favors, so first do something for your prospect before you ask him/her to do something for you.
- Give something away for free to your clients. They'll remember you for it. They'll like you. They'll do more business with you. They'll refer more clients to you.
Presentations & Speeches: They're Not About You
Presentations and Speeches. They're not about you.
Really. No one cares about you.
Unless you're a celebrity.
It's all about what the audience takes away from your message. So, when preparing your presentation or speech, keep this in mind, "How can my message help my listeners?"
If you want to engage, entertain and educate your audience, then try and relate your story and your message to your listeners lives.
Really. No one cares about you.
Unless you're a celebrity.
It's all about what the audience takes away from your message. So, when preparing your presentation or speech, keep this in mind, "How can my message help my listeners?"
If you want to engage, entertain and educate your audience, then try and relate your story and your message to your listeners lives.
The Best Way to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills
Practice.
Get feedback.
Improve.
Practice.
Get feedback.
Improve.
Get feedback.
Improve.
Practice.
Get feedback.
Improve.
How to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills
Video Tape & Review Your Presentations!
Do you video tape your presentations? No?
Why not?
If other people have to sit there and listen to you, why should you be spared?
Reviewing your performance is a great way to improve your public speaking. It's painful to watch yourself. Very painful. But it's a great way to gain some feedback.
Critique yourself. But be nice to yourself.
Write down at least one point of improvement.
Make a commitment improve on your next performance.
Repeat, repeat, repeat.
FREE Communication Skills Tips, Tricks and Techniques: http://bit.ly/ipNMxm
Do you video tape your presentations? No?
Why not?
If other people have to sit there and listen to you, why should you be spared?
Reviewing your performance is a great way to improve your public speaking. It's painful to watch yourself. Very painful. But it's a great way to gain some feedback.
Critique yourself. But be nice to yourself.
Write down at least one point of improvement.
Make a commitment improve on your next performance.
Repeat, repeat, repeat.
FREE Communication Skills Tips, Tricks and Techniques: http://bit.ly/ipNMxm
Story about Someone Like You
Tell a Story about Someone Like Them
Tell your prospects a story. Tell them a success story. If you're trying to sell someone an idea or a product, then tell them a short story about someone like them. Someone who experienced great success because of using your product/idea. People make sense of the world with stories, so use a story to persuade.
Tell your prospects a story. Tell them a success story. If you're trying to sell someone an idea or a product, then tell them a short story about someone like them. Someone who experienced great success because of using your product/idea. People make sense of the world with stories, so use a story to persuade.
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"You're Wrong"
Trying to Prove the Other Person Wrong Never Works!
Trying to prove the other person wrong never works. When you try and prove people wrong, they begin defending their views. When people begin defending their views, they grow attached to them...and your persuasion attempts are doomed to fail.
For example, how would you feel if someone told you that you were wrong? And desperately tried to prove it to you?
That's right. You would probably try to prove that you are right!
Trying to prove the other person wrong never works. When you try and prove people wrong, they begin defending their views. When people begin defending their views, they grow attached to them...and your persuasion attempts are doomed to fail.
For example, how would you feel if someone told you that you were wrong? And desperately tried to prove it to you?
That's right. You would probably try to prove that you are right!
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Use the Power of Authority to Persuade
Quote Experts & Authorities to Increase Your Credibility
When you use a quote or a testimonial from someone people admire (during your presentations/ speeches/ conversations), then you gain a boost of credibility. Quoting figures that people admire increases your Persuasion Power.
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When you use a quote or a testimonial from someone people admire (during your presentations/ speeches/ conversations), then you gain a boost of credibility. Quoting figures that people admire increases your Persuasion Power.
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How to Persuade People with a Tricky Strategy
Father: "Let's go. We have to go now! Time's up"
Son: "No! I want to stay here longer! Please, please, plea-aaseee?"
And so the argument continues...
However, the father could have used a "False Choice" to convince the child to leave without having gone through this argument. This is how the false choice works:
Father: "Son, we only have 5 minutes. Would you like to play on the swings or on the slide?"
Son *considering his options*: "Swings"
Here, while considering the false choice, the son has agreed to the condition that they will be leaving in 5 minutes. Clever, huh? And also quite tricky =)
The false option is likely (although not guaranteed) to work because:
1) the speaker acts on the assumption that the child is ready to leave
2) it gives the other person a sense of choice, which is important because people hate being forced to do something
Here is another example of a false choice:
"Would you like to go to sleep now, or in 5 minutes?
Asking a girl/guy out on a date:
"We should go out sometime. Do you want to have dinner on Thursday or Friday?"
Book List: Which of these have You Read?
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| "Never judge a book by it's price!" - Chloe Sha |
I've kept a track of all the books that I've read in the last year, because I'm a book-aholic. I find it very difficult to walk into a book-store and walk out without a new book under my arms. I find it even more difficult to stay out of book-stores!
After reading an article by Rory Vaden (here), I decided to share the list of books that I've read over the past year. I have underlined the most influential books that I've read this year:
1. Secrets of Superstar Speakers - Lily Walters
2. Say it like Obama and Win - Shel Leanne
3. Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln - James C. Humes
4. Confessions of a Public Speaker - Scott Berkun
5. Speak for a Living - Anne Bruce
6. Writing Comedy - John Byrne
7. World Class Speaking - Craig Valentine
8. The Craft of Comedy Writing - Sol Saks
9. YES - 50 Scientifically Proven Strategies for Persuasion - Dr.Cialdini
10. So What? - How to Communicate What Really Matters to Your Audience
11. Life is a Series of Presentations: 8 Ways to Punch Up Your People Skills at Work, at Home, Anytime, Anywhere - Tony Jeary
12. The Success Principles - Jack Canfield
13. FISH - Stephen C. Lundin
14. Who Moved My Cheese? - Ken Blanchard
15. Presenting to Win: The Art of Telling Your Story - Jerry Weissman
16. Upselling Techniques: (That Really Work!) - Stephan Schiffman
17. Getting to YES
18. Presentations that Persuade and Motivate - HBS Press
19. Stand and Deliver: The Fine Art of Presentation - Ralph Kliem
20. DAMN! Why Didn't I Write That? - Marc McCutcheeon
21. The Speed Reading Book - Tony Buzan
22. The 7 Principles of Public Speaking - Richard Zeoli
23. Present Like A Pro - Cyndi Maxey, CSP
24. What I Wish I Knew When I Was 20 - Tina Seelig
25. The Reagan Persuasion - James C Humes
26. Present Your Way to the Top - David J Dempsey
27. Give Your Speech, Change the World - Nick Morgan
28. What the Dog Saw - Malcolm Gladwell
29. Mitch Murray's One Liners for Business
30. The Black Swan - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
31. Made to Stick - Chip and Dan Heath
32. Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely
33. Sway: The Irresistable Pull of Irrational Behavior - Ori & Rom Brafman
34. The Happiness Hypothesis - Johnathan Haidt
35. One Week Job - Sean Aiken
36. Enchantment - Guy Kawasaki
37. Click - Ori and Ron Brafman
38. For One More Day - Mitch Albom
39. Have a Little Faith - Mitch Albom
40. Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom
42. Switch: How to Change Things when Change is Hard - Chip and Dan Heath
43. The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom
44. Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki
45. Influence: Science and Practice - Dr. Cialdini
46. Blink - Malcolm Gladwell
47. Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
48. How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
49. The Definitive Book of Body Language - Allan & Barbara Pease
50. Nudge - Thaler & Sunstein
51. Getting Things Done - David Allen
52. Psycho-Cybernetics - Maxwell Maltz, M.D.
53. Stumbling on Happiness - Daniel Gilbert
50. Nudge - Thaler & Sunstein
51. Getting Things Done - David Allen
52. Psycho-Cybernetics - Maxwell Maltz, M.D.
53. Stumbling on Happiness - Daniel Gilbert
54. My Point is - and I Do Have One - Ellen DeGeneres
55. Leading with My Chin - Jay Leno
56. Life's Golden Ticket - Brendon Burchard
57. Mindset - Carol S. Dweck, PhD
58. The Heart of Buddha's Teaching - Thich Nhat Hanh
59. Million Dollar Speaking - Alan Weiss
60. The Zen of Social Media Marketing - Shama Kabani
61. Covert Persuasion - Kevin Hogan
62. The King's Speech - Mark Logue
63. Purple Cow - Seth Godin
64. The Dip - Seth Godin
65. Change Your Life in 7 Days - Paul McKenna
66. Instant Influence - Michale Pantalon
67. Instant Confidence - Paul McKenna
68. Millionaire Messenger - Brendon Burchard
62. The King's Speech - Mark Logue
63. Purple Cow - Seth Godin
64. The Dip - Seth Godin
65. Change Your Life in 7 Days - Paul McKenna
66. Instant Influence - Michale Pantalon
67. Instant Confidence - Paul McKenna
68. Millionaire Messenger - Brendon Burchard
Currently Reading:
69. Make Your Life Great - Richard Bandler
70. Telling to Win - Peter Guber
71. Social Intelligence - Daniel Goleman
72. The Monk who Sold his Ferrari - Robin Sharma
73. Difficult Conversations - Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen
70. Telling to Win - Peter Guber
71. Social Intelligence - Daniel Goleman
72. The Monk who Sold his Ferrari - Robin Sharma
73. Difficult Conversations - Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, Sheila Heen
Which of these have you read? Any other recommendations? Drop me an email on akash.speaker@gmail.com
365 Friends Project: How to CLICK with Anyone
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- Why is it that we Click with some people, and not with others?
- Why is that we like one person, and not another?
- What is it about some people that causes us to immediately feel comfortable with them?
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