2. THE E.A.S.E. FRAMEWORK
Connect with your audience with E.A.S.E.!
A framework to create a great speech in a short period of time
Contains four (4) main elements
Energy
Ask
Story
Explain
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4. ENERGY
Emit your energy to your audience as soon as you walk into the room
Let these questions guide you
What emotion do you want to bring?
What energy do you want reflected from your audience?
What does the topic require?
What experience do you want the audience to have?
5.
6. ASK
Ask your audience an opening question to connect with them
Ask about something which concerns them
Ask about something they care about
“How many of you are happy to be here?”
This is a weak opening question
Ask a question which causes them to dig into their bank of experiences.
7.
8. STORY
Your audience wants to hear from you, your expertise and how you
experience life
Help your audience create a mental picture
Draw them into your movie
Share a personal story that connects to the discussion
Help them create/visualize an experience
9.
10. EXPLAIN
Time to wrap things up!
Explain what’s your point
Why did you tell your audience this and how can they apply it?
What was broken?
How does your story give a solution?
Share how they can use the example you’ve given to gain deeper
perspective, increase hope, or create an action plan.