The document explores six renowned speakers, including Scott Harrison, Steve Jobs, Ellen Degeneres, Tony Robbins, Martin Luther King Jr., and Gary Vaynerchuk, highlighting their unique presentation styles and key takeaways. Each presenter exemplifies essential techniques such as storytelling, simplification of complex concepts, humor, actionable content, challenging ideologies, and authenticity. The document emphasizes that these skills can be refined through practice to enhance audience engagement.

1. Six Secrets
OF MASTER PRESENTERS

2. What do famous public figures like Ellen Degeneres,
Gary Vaynerchuk, and Tony Robbins have in common?

3. Besides being insanely successful in their fields,
they’re also world-renowned presenters.

4. After watching hundreds of presenters online and in person, we’ve
decided to highlight six - past and present - that really stick out to us.

5. Scott Harrison
FOUNDER OF CHARITY: WATER

6. Harrison combats the general apathy toward
giving by communicating the great need
by connecting with his audience on an
emotional level through storytelling.

7. KEY TAKEAWAY : TELL STORIES THAT RESONATE.
“This woman, Helen, actually told us she felt
beautiful for the first time because she now had
enough water to wash her face and her clothes.”
-Scott Harrison

8. Steve Jobs
FOUNDER OF APPLE

9. On stage, Jobs was articulate, nimble, and-
steadfast. But his most overlooked quality
was his ability to make even the most
technical jargon sound simple.

10. For example, when introducing
the iPod in 2001, Jobs chose
to present the iPod as “1000
songs in your pocket.”

11. Jobs understood that when your message is
relevant to your audience, it resonates
more effectively.

12. KEY TAKEAWAY : SIMPLIFY THE COMPLEX.
“This is a quantum leap because for most people
(1,000 songs) is their entire music library.You can take
your whole music library with you right in your pocket.”
-Steve Jobs

13. Ellen Degeneres
HOST OF THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW

14. Who says serious can’t be fun? DeGeneres
has a knack for unveiling beautiful stories
of humanity, and is unafraid to couple
her words of wisdom with
a bit of humor.

15. KEY TAKEAWAY: USE HUMOR TO LIVEN UP YOUR AUDIENCE
“Follow your passion, stay true to yourself, never follow someone
else’s path, unless you’re in the woods and you’re lost and you see
a path, then by all means you should follow that.”
-Ellen DeGeneres

16. Tony Robbins
LIFE COACH,AUTHOR,AND PEAK
PERFORMANCE STRATEGIST

17. People love motivational speeches, but
Robbins will be the first to tell you
he hates that term.
People love motivational speeches, but
Robbins will be the first to tell
you he hates that term.
People love motivational speeches, but
Robbins will be the first to tell
you he hates that term.

18. He drills to the heart of issues, exciting crowds
by laying out practical steps to guide people
toward their peak performance.

19. KEY TAKEAWAY: PROVIDE ACTIONABLE, PRACTICAL CONTENT.
“Activity without a high level of purpose is the drain of your fortune.”
-Tony Robbins

20. Martin Luther
King Jr.
CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST

21. One of the greatest activists to ever live,
King Jr. spoke against injustice without
being blinded by the social norms
and expectations of his time.

22. His speeches were all the more powerful
because of the plain truths he spoke in
the face of huge challenges.

23. KEY TAKEAWAY: CHALLENGE DESTRUCTIVE
IDEOLOGIES AND PRESENT TRUTH
“Our lives began to end the day we become
silent about things that matter.”
-Martin Luther King Jr.

24. Gary
Vaynerchuk
ENTREPRENEUR

25. Sometimes people need a speaker to
give them a proverbial slap in the face.
Not caring what people think is one of
Vaynerchuk’s specialties—he calls
people out and tells it like it is.

26. His success as an entrepreneur and public
speaker stem from his willingness to
say whatever it takes to get
his point across.

27. KEY TAKEAWAY: DON’T BE AFRAID TO BE REAL
“If you are using tragic events or other things of that nature to
build up your top line following number, let me just
give you a news alert: You’re a piece of shit.”
-Gary Vaynerchuk

28. Six presenters, each with their own unique takeaway
you can use to captivate and motivate our audiences.

29. Keep in mind that these tricks of the trade are refined through
practice, so apply them to your presentations immediately.

30. Visit BigFishPresentations.com for more
helpful presentations tips and tricks.