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Point Taken Spring Newsletter: Issue 19 |
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Out with the old, in with the newI am sure you have already noticed the new format of the Point Taken spring newsletter, but there is also a brand spankin’ new look and feel to www.PointTaken.net. Check it out! We wanted to make our new website useful to you. That’s why there are many tools that you can use to make your next presentation even more effective, or help you determine which workshop might be right for you. Take a look at our “Ask a Trainer” tool, the Tips and Techniques page, and the video clip tips that are scattered throughout the site. Who knows, you may see your favorite Point Taken trainer in action. Meeting Pointers: From good to greatAs with any presentation, this project took a lot of preparation. So in keeping with that theme, this newsletter and the website’s Tips and Techniques page are dedicated to prepping for the talk. For many presenters this means getting a handle on your nerves. According to researchers more than 75% of presenters are nervous before they get up to talk. Aside from relaxation techniques, managing and organizing your content effectively is one of the best ways to control your nerves. All presentations should have well defined “meta messages.” These are the most important pieces of information you want the audience to take away from your talk. Define your “meta messages” before you even start to put your presentation together. The hard work of preparation is to distill your content to meet the needs of your audience. Got any points you want taken?Send us an email at askatrainer@PointTaken.net |
Her Point Exactly:
As a team, we do a lot of coaching with our participants, helping them develop the skills needed to become great presenters or effective facilitators. But we know that content mastery, and the ability to distill a message to its core elements, is equally important. Having the skill to present without content knowledge is, as my father used to say, “All hat and no cattle”. Most of the time, presenters leap into writing their PowerPoint slides before they have identified the essence of their message. It happens because we are all busy and looking for a way to move quickly, but lack of focus can derail a presentation even when the presenter has outstanding delivery skills. It’s worth the time to plan, as well as practice, in order to get your message across clearly. ~Beth Rogers 
Glossophobia is the fear of public speaking. The word glossophobia comes from the Greek work gloss, meaning tongue, and phobos meaning fear or dread. Both Dusty Springfield and Barbara Streisand suffer from severe stage fright or performance anxiety. Studies have shown that kids who learn to speak in public effectively early in life do better in school as early as first or second grade. 
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