Terry Starbucker

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Why It’s Good To Step Out Of Your Comfort Zone

Terry Starbucker

So to be free of that box, and free to explore new avenues, and then talk out loud about what you’ve learned in front of an audience – well, it was awesome. Plus, when the audience connected with that enthusiasm, and it cycled back to me, it only made the experience more enjoyable and enriching.

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The Empathy Architect: Nancy Duarte Connects The Power of Storytelling To Great Leadership

Terry Starbucker

She is the author of Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations as well as Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences. Nancy speaks around the world, seeking to improve the power of public presentations.

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How A Public Embarrassment Can Lead to Riches

Terry Starbucker

It was quickly pulled together, and almost right up to the time of the meeting I was not anticipating being one of the people presenting in front what promised to be, to put it gingerly, a quite interesting audience. The next lesson: Never put yourself in a “no-win” speaking situation with an audience.

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Beyond Words: 4 Great Tips For More Effective Speaking

Terry Starbucker

The answer is to look beyond the words themselves, and remember 4 important things as you prepare to present them to your audience: Inflection – If words are delivered in a monotone, without inflection, or even better, passion, it really doesn’t matter what you are saying. They will fall flat. Say more with less.

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7 Things You Can Do Right Now To Be a Better Leader

Terry Starbucker

But if you go too slow, you’ll lose the audience. Word pace – Recall all the great leaders you admire – I bet there’s not a fast talker in the bunch. Talk too fast, and the message gets buried. Think of the metronome you used when you took piano lessons, and work on a steady rhythm. Tick, tock. Tick, tock….

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Would You Buy a Membership From This Man? 3 Big Lessons From One Big Pitch

Terry Starbucker

There was going to be over 300 people in the audience, assembled at a local theatre for an event called “Demo Day” presented by Oregon Story Board (OSB), the startup accelerator that we had been a part of for the 3 previous months. I then took a look at the audience. Just breathe, deeply, a couple of times.

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The Quickest Path To Building Trust – In Just 6 (Big) Steps

Terry Starbucker

The audience will be with you inside what I call a “ fortress of credibility “, fending off any attempts to knock it down by any lingering disbelievers. If you can take this path to building trust using these 6 big steps, then the next time you deliver your goals and objectives, the vibe will be far different.