How to inspire as a speaker

How to inspire as a  speaker. Chris1an Heilmann, Speaking Out, London, England, 10/02/2010

Last year I was voted most  inspiring speaker in the  SlideShare Zeitgeist  compe11on.

There is one thing that I  have that makes this  possible.

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Which is easy to achieve...

Seriously, though,  my secret is a  diﬀerent one ‐  having a diﬀerent  point of view.

Find the story to tell that  makes the diﬀerence.

Speaker Informa1on Audience

Audience Informa1on Me

Knowing what your  audience needs is the most  important part of any  presenta1on.

The main thing to answer  to any person in your  audience is: What is in it for me?

Having the right  mindset as a  presenter is also  very important. hHp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB0Vﬁ3v[Q

How can you get to this  stage? 1) Know your stuﬀ 2) Own your talk 3) Prac1ce 4) Prac1ce some more... 5) You know where this is going...

How can you prac1ce?

Loud reading in diﬀerent  voices is great training.

Listening to audio books is  great training.

Listening to yourself is very  good training. hHp://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Powerpoint Karaoke is a  good idea. •Karaoke •Karaoke •Karaoke •Karaoke

Lightning talks are a great  idea. 5 × 5 × 5

Get inspired by great  examples.

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Things you should avoid at  all costs. 1) Imita1on. 2) Reading your slides. 3) Forgedng the story. 4) Blinging it up.

One last quick 1p about  overcoming the fear of a  large audience.

The audience is as afraid of  you as you are of them.  The diﬀerence is how they  deal with it.

Instead of seeing a crowd  or a sea of faces, pick a  new person to talk to with  every part of your story.

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by Christian Heilmann on Feb 10, 2010