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Resources
Presentation Preparation Worksheet (.pdf form)
Man’s Heart Stops As Speaker Asks Audience To Turn To Person Next To Them (The Onion)
Amy Cuddy: Power Poses
Examples of 3-minute presentations that use stories and emotion:
What do teachers make?
I ask my group coaching and corporate training clients to create and deliver three-minute presentations, because three minutes is just long enough not to be intimidating, and just short enough to say exactly what needs to be said. Here’s someone who says exactly what needs to be said in just over three minutes. Concise, clear, emotional, persuasive, informative, engaging… What more do you need in a presentation?
VistaPrint commercial, “The Postcard,” that got a lot of buzz:
Full-length version and article
1-minute version:
General info:
3 posts about hecklers and difficult audience members
Speaking from a script doesn’t have to sound scripted and the follow-up post
Three steps for adding analogies to your presentation
Rule of three:
The Rule of Three: A humor technique from the world of comedy
Relaxation/grounding posts:
Blog post: How can Olympic athletes help you become a better speaker?(includes links to several related blog posts)
Blog post: Visualization is for the body as well as the mind
Recommended Reading:
Visit the Speak Schmeak Blog
Videos to watch:
Hans Rosling: 2009 2006 2007 (If you watch no other videos on this page, watch Hans Rosling. He’s brilliant at making statistics fascinating and fun. All his videos are listed on this page.)
Sir Ken Robinson on schools killing creativity
Astronaut Chris Hadfield on space toilets
Simon Wardley explains cloud computing
Inspirational speech about riding a bike
Fred Rogers testifying before Congress
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~ Lisa Braithwaite, M.A.
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