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Everyone longs for an approving audience, the standing ovation. Leaders are the audience when: The organization is top down. Three of our grandchildren – 2, 6, and 7 yrs. old – spent the week with us. I kept hearing, “Watch this Poppi.” They are highly respected. Pay and promotions are in their control. They assign [.]. MORE
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I’m spending two days of training with seven credit union professionals. The subject — presentation skills. {a a side issue – I am reminded that I cannot do two things at once. For example, I cannot lead a training session and write a blog post at the same time). Here are a couple of observations from […]. Randy's blog entries MORE
Although this can be very frustrating, it certainly does not mean that you should just stop communicating (as I’ve also heard…) Knowing Your Audience Problem: Most likely, the failure to communicate effectively an indicator that you need to take […]. Over the course of my career many leaders have lamented this: “Little I say seems to be resonating!?!?” MORE
In 1966 Roshi Philip Kapleau, author of the landmark book The Three Pillars of Zen, was invited to give a talk at MIT by Nobel Laureate Salvador Luria. Only six people came. He gave his talk on Zen meditation anyway. One of the six became Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., who had his first encounter [.]. For Executives Meditation MORE
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But, these days, it is more likely that… Read More Time for a New Performer-Audience Compact; Time for a New Speaker-Audience Compact – (With Thanks to Benedict Cumberbatch). Compact An agreement, treaty, or contract. The term compact is most often applied to agreements among states or between nations on matters in which they have a common concern. ——————– Subtle shifts bring consequences. MORE
The post Presentations: It’s All About The Audience! In any given moment, there are thousands of people giving presentations. Around 30 million presentations are estimated to take place across the world in any given day. MORE
You should speak to your audience. [.]. (First, a confession. I’m not much of a fan of Powerpoint. I seldom use it (actually, I prefer Keynote), and when I do, it is mostly images, and mostly to introduce my speech/presentation. So, take this as criticism from one who is not a fan). Here is the deal. Randy's blog entries PowerPoint presentation skills public speaking TED MORE
Being effective in engaging audiences requires one additional element: an understanding of what audiences are capable of, and ways to break through the barriers and connect powerfully with an audience. An audience's first impression is visual. Before the speaker even opens his or her mouth, the audience is making judgments. And once the speaker begins, the visual drives an audience's attention. Audiences need the executive to gesture. MORE
While traditional marketing is a highly destination-centric communications channel, social media marketing is a very audience-centric communications channel. It’s impossible to know where a consumer will find it once that message has been shared across social Web connections and audiences. MORE
Every speech (briefing; presentation) is an interaction between a speaker (someone with something valuable to say) and an audience (folks who think, “remind me; teach me; inspire me; persuade me.”) In essence, the audience says to the speaker, “I have some questions I want you to answer.” MORE
This article is an excerpt from the book “No Cape Needed: The Simplest, Smartest, Fastest Steps to Improve How You Communicate by Leaps and Bounds.” Want more? Get your copy today. DON’T. COMMUNICATE FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE. MORE
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That’s when I think he lost the audience. As the meeting went on, I looked around, and a few members of the audience were doing their best to maintain forced Joker-like ear to ear smiles, in order to please the executive. Again, he judged and placed blame on the audience for not giving him the response he was looking for. They are all doing the same thing – blaming the audience for their own inability to connect with them. MORE
But the speaker who can put that information into context and reveal why it matters vitally to the audience—well, that speaker will likely be both more memorable and successful. Connecting with Your Audience is Critical to Effective Communication Skills To achieve such effective communication, you need to pay particular attention to the planning stage of your speech. How, in other words, will you get your audience on board immediately, and keep them there? MORE
It’s important when you’re speaking to an audience to know who makes up the audience. I forgot my audience. My audience. Here’s an elementary public speaking principle: Know your audience. MORE
There is something about an audience. We have power but WE can’t do it all on our own… Subscribe to ReThinkHR.org. What We Teach, How We Learn A collection of thoughts and ideas to approach your development efforts. Speaking Topics & Information. MORE
She knocks on the door to my office and waits until I motion her in. Politely she asks with expectant eyes if I''d like to visit her "gum store." For once making the right choice (trying to remember. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]. MORE
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If you have something to share, and an audience to share it with, you need to improve your presentation skills. You’ve been assigned a new project at work, or perhaps you volunteer for a local not-for-profit organization. MORE
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You need passion, but such passion can blind you from reading an audience. “If you don’t connect, you don’t persuade.” ” You need to speak the language of the listener, and this requires that you learn something about them as well as tailor your argument to meet their needs. MORE
I've heard people say, "Oh, it's a small audience at that workshop. I've found that large audiences encourage more discussion because audience members are less conspicuous; they can hide in the forest. People will be very talkative." Not in my experience. Say something in a small group and you may as well be on stage. Large groups are less inhibited. They are ready to rock and roll. They're away from the office drinking coffee, checking out one another, and planning lunch. MORE
During a break at the board meeting for a community group. someone talked about using the mysterious device shown above. The younger people didn't know what he was talking about. They knew, of course, the item in the background MORE
The first is that the presenter loses the audience. Your presentation should arrive at a question the exact moment that question arrives in the audience's mind. In any presentation, be ready to speak the phrase "You're probably wondering," because it tells the audience that their logic is explicitly tracking with the presenter. As long as you've identified a reasonable question and run with that , the flow will make total sense and the audience will still track with you. MORE
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In an age when practically everyone has a source of endless distractions (the smart phone) at their fingertips, it’s easier than ever to lose your audience in two minutes or less. If I was writing an open letter to anyone who has to present (which I guess I am actually), here are three things I would beg them to avoid if they don’t want to lose me and the rest of the audience: Click headline to continue. MORE
Several years ago, I ran into our head usher on a Monday morning. I asked him a simple question: How did you feel about yesterday? He gave me a completely blank look. He didn’t have an answer for me. In fact, I’m not even sure that he understood what I was saying. MORE
I’ve been reading a new book, Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard. In this book, the Heaths talk about the elements of change. We can try to change things from the outside in, starting with the environment, but lasting change won’t happen until we hook the heart. Once the heart is engaged, [.]. Change Communication Leadership Ministry change Influence public speaking MORE
As the digital publishing world evolves and becomes more sophisticated, advertisers want to capture the minds of online audiences as well. Engagement is driven by a commitment to identifying who your audience is and giving them what they want, when they want it. MORE
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The post 26 Ways to Engage Your Target Audience appeared first on Engaging Leader. Ever feel that leading in the 21st century is like herding cats? Knowledge workers in particular remind me of our two cats, Maple and Jack. The other evening, I saw Maple walking by and felt the rare (for me) desire to pet her. I called her to me, but her attention was focused elsewhere. Switching […]. Aspendale Blog Presenting MORE
Somewhere between point 1 and 6, you lost the audience…again. You know the feeling. You are just about to break into your most important point, and it suddenly dawns on you – nobody is listening. The guy is row six is actually nodding off. It is the goal of every speaker to make a real [.]. Communication Leadership Ministry communication speaking MORE
So, have you learned this yet? Everything you say, anywhere, might end up on youtube or quoted or replayed on some web site – from some “gossip” web site, to a much more reputable web site. And, here’s the bad news – if it lands on some obscure blog or some “gossip” web site, that […]. Randy''s blog entries MORE
To many audiences – to many different kinds of audiences. And I am ready to divide the world into two kinds of audience members. #1 Call this a sort of rant, and a reminder… I speak a lot! 1 – Those who want to hear me speak. #2 2 – Those who don’t. Now, this has nothing […]. Randy''s blog entries MORE
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MAY 1, 2013
She knocks on the door to my office and waits until I motion her in. Politely she asks with expectant eyes if I''d like to visit her "gum store." For once making the right choice (trying to remember. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]].
Women on Business
FEBRUARY 15, 2016
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Nathan Magnuson
AUGUST 19, 2013
Communication Influence Leadership Personal Effectiveness Public Speaking action audience benefit communication Dale Carnegie evidence incident influence Magic Formula presentation speaking I was standing in front of a roomful of corporate employees about to launch into my training session. I knew the course content had the potential to make a strong impact in their communication and relationships and I had some specific learning goals for the group.
Joseph Lalonde
APRIL 27, 2015
I haven’t met a blogger who hasn’t wanted to have a larger audience. However, so many bloggers don’t put in any effort to bring in new audience members. They could be a great way to grow your audience. Question: How do you build your blogging audience?
Linked 2 Leadership
APRIL 28, 2016
Although this can be very frustrating, it certainly does not mean that you should just stop communicating (as I’ve also heard…) Knowing Your Audience Problem: Most likely, the failure to communicate effectively an indicator that you need to take […]. Over the course of my career many leaders have lamented this: “Little I say seems to be resonating!?!?”
Strategy Driven
AUGUST 18, 2016
As the digital publishing world evolves and becomes more sophisticated, advertisers want to capture the minds of online audiences as well. Engagement is driven by a commitment to identifying who your audience is and giving them what they want, when they want it.
Tony Mayo
MAY 25, 2013
In 1966 Roshi Philip Kapleau, author of the landmark book The Three Pillars of Zen, was invited to give a talk at MIT by Nobel Laureate Salvador Luria. Only six people came. He gave his talk on Zen meditation anyway. One of the six became Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., who had his first encounter [.]. For Executives Meditation
Linked 2 Leadership
MARCH 23, 2013
Although this can be very frustrating, it certainly does not mean that you should just stop communicating (as I’ve also heard…) Knowing Your Audience Problem: Most likely, the failure to communicate effectively an indicator that you need to take [.]. Authentic Leadership Leading & Developing Other Leaders Organizational Health Practical Steps to Influence audience focused communication david grossman effective communication employee communication leadership communication
Great Leadership By Dan
AUGUST 21, 2014
But the speaker who can put that information into context and reveal why it matters vitally to the audience—well, that speaker will likely be both more memorable and successful. Connecting with Your Audience is Critical to Effective Communication Skills To achieve such effective communication, you need to pay particular attention to the planning stage of your speech. How, in other words, will you get your audience on board immediately, and keep them there?
Engaging Leader
MARCH 13, 2014
Once you know what you want to communicate, you need to think about how to engage your audience and keep them engaged for the duration of the event. The post 080: 8 Ways to Engage Your Target Audience appeared first on Engaging Leader. Use an audience-response system.
First Friday Book Synopsis
OCTOBER 14, 2013
Every speech (briefing; presentation) is an interaction between a speaker (someone with something valuable to say) and an audience (folks who think, “remind me; teach me; inspire me; persuade me.”) In essence, the audience says to the speaker, “I have some questions I want you to answer.”
My Own Coach
JUNE 14, 2016
The post Presentations: It’s All About The Audience! In any given moment, there are thousands of people giving presentations. Around 30 million presentations are estimated to take place across the world in any given day.
Ron Edmondson
NOVEMBER 16, 2012
It’s important when you’re speaking to an audience to know who makes up the audience. I forgot my audience. My audience. Here’s an elementary public speaking principle: Know your audience.
Engaging Leader
JULY 26, 2013
The post 26 Ways to Engage Your Target Audience appeared first on Engaging Leader. Ever feel that leading in the 21st century is like herding cats? Knowledge workers in particular remind me of our two cats, Maple and Jack. The other evening, I saw Maple walking by and felt the rare (for me) desire to pet her. I called her to me, but her attention was focused elsewhere. Switching […]. Aspendale Blog Presenting
Great Leadership By Dan
OCTOBER 7, 2013
That’s when I think he lost the audience. As the meeting went on, I looked around, and a few members of the audience were doing their best to maintain forced Joker-like ear to ear smiles, in order to please the executive. Again, he judged and placed blame on the audience for not giving him the response he was looking for. They are all doing the same thing – blaming the audience for their own inability to connect with them.
Deep Imprints
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
Somewhere between point 1 and 6, you lost the audience…again. You know the feeling. You are just about to break into your most important point, and it suddenly dawns on you – nobody is listening. The guy is row six is actually nodding off. It is the goal of every speaker to make a real [.]. Communication Leadership Ministry communication speaking
First Friday Book Synopsis
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
Let’s try this again… Do not assume your audience – your audience when you speak; your readers when you write – know what you know. Here’s… Read More Your Audience Probably Does not Know What you Know – Translate, Translate, Translate. Do not assume that they understand your words the way you understand them when you write or speak them. Do not assume that they have your same background knowledge.
Execupundit
JUNE 9, 2011
I've heard people say, "Oh, it's a small audience at that workshop. I've found that large audiences encourage more discussion because audience members are less conspicuous; they can hide in the forest. People will be very talkative." Not in my experience. Say something in a small group and you may as well be on stage. Large groups are less inhibited. They are ready to rock and roll. They're away from the office drinking coffee, checking out one another, and planning lunch.
Leadership Freak
JUNE 9, 2012
Everyone longs for an approving audience, the standing ovation. Leaders are the audience when: The organization is top down. Three of our grandchildren – 2, 6, and 7 yrs. old – spent the week with us. I kept hearing, “Watch this Poppi.” They are highly respected. Pay and promotions are in their control. They assign [.].
Great Results Team Building
MARCH 17, 2012
Republish it and share our team leadership ideas with your audience! you would like to share any of the insightful articles or content from Great Results Teambuilding with your audience, you may republish or quote it without charge.
Deep Imprints
SEPTEMBER 20, 2012
I’ve been reading a new book, Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard. In this book, the Heaths talk about the elements of change. We can try to change things from the outside in, starting with the environment, but lasting change won’t happen until we hook the heart. Once the heart is engaged, [.]. Change Communication Leadership Ministry change Influence public speaking
First Friday Book Synopsis
MARCH 20, 2014
To many audiences – to many different kinds of audiences. And I am ready to divide the world into two kinds of audience members. #1 Call this a sort of rant, and a reminder… I speak a lot! 1 – Those who want to hear me speak. #2 2 – Those who don’t. Now, this has nothing […]. Randy''s blog entries
N2Growth Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
You need passion, but such passion can blind you from reading an audience. “If you don’t connect, you don’t persuade.” ” You need to speak the language of the listener, and this requires that you learn something about them as well as tailor your argument to meet their needs.
Engaging Leader
MARCH 20, 2014
Once you know what you want to communicate, you need to think about how to engage your audience and keep them engaged for the duration of […]. The post 081: 18 More Ways to Engage Your Target Audience appeared first on Engaging Leader.
Deep Imprints
DECEMBER 13, 2012
Several years ago, I ran into our head usher on a Monday morning. I asked him a simple question: How did you feel about yesterday? He gave me a completely blank look. He didn’t have an answer for me. In fact, I’m not even sure that he understood what I was saying.
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 25, 2012
You should speak to your audience. [.]. (First, a confession. I’m not much of a fan of Powerpoint. I seldom use it (actually, I prefer Keynote), and when I do, it is mostly images, and mostly to introduce my speech/presentation. So, take this as criticism from one who is not a fan). Here is the deal. Randy's blog entries PowerPoint presentation skills public speaking TED
ReThink HR
FEBRUARY 6, 2012
There is something about an audience. We have power but WE can’t do it all on our own… Subscribe to ReThinkHR.org. What We Teach, How We Learn A collection of thoughts and ideas to approach your development efforts. Speaking Topics & Information.
First Friday Book Synopsis
JUNE 11, 2015
I’m spending two days of training with seven credit union professionals. The subject — presentation skills. {a a side issue – I am reminded that I cannot do two things at once. For example, I cannot lead a training session and write a blog post at the same time). Here are a couple of observations from […]. Randy's blog entries
leaderCommunicator
OCTOBER 22, 2015
This article is an excerpt from the book “No Cape Needed: The Simplest, Smartest, Fastest Steps to Improve How You Communicate by Leaps and Bounds.” Want more? Get your copy today. DON’T. COMMUNICATE FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
Execupundit
SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
During a break at the board meeting for a community group. someone talked about using the mysterious device shown above. The younger people didn't know what he was talking about. They knew, of course, the item in the background
Engaging Leader
SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
” It is a simple exercise that you can complete as an individual or group to identify which audience members have a stake in your communication/leadership issue. The post Do You Know Your Target Audience? Video Communication strategy Target audience
Women on Business
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014
We''ve Moved! Update your Reader Now. This feed has moved to: [link] If you haven''t already done so, update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from us. link]. Marketing
Jason Womack
MAY 4, 2015
If you have something to share, and an audience to share it with, you need to improve your presentation skills. You’ve been assigned a new project at work, or perhaps you volunteer for a local not-for-profit organization.
First Friday Book Synopsis
MAY 30, 2014
So, have you learned this yet? Everything you say, anywhere, might end up on youtube or quoted or replayed on some web site – from some “gossip” web site, to a much more reputable web site. And, here’s the bad news – if it lands on some obscure blog or some “gossip” web site, that […]. Randy''s blog entries
Strategy Driven
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
While traditional marketing is a highly destination-centric communications channel, social media marketing is a very audience-centric communications channel. It’s impossible to know where a consumer will find it once that message has been shared across social Web connections and audiences.
leaderCommunicator
MAY 17, 2016
If you fail to get to know anyone in the room before you present, you’ll have a much harder time connecting with the audience and what they need from you DON’T: BE A STRANGER.
Coaching Tip
FEBRUARY 20, 2017
The first is that the presenter loses the audience. Your presentation should arrive at a question the exact moment that question arrives in the audience's mind. In any presentation, be ready to speak the phrase "You're probably wondering," because it tells the audience that their logic is explicitly tracking with the presenter. As long as you've identified a reasonable question and run with that , the flow will make total sense and the audience will still track with you.
First Friday Book Synopsis
AUGUST 12, 2015
But, these days, it is more likely that… Read More Time for a New Performer-Audience Compact; Time for a New Speaker-Audience Compact – (With Thanks to Benedict Cumberbatch). Compact An agreement, treaty, or contract. The term compact is most often applied to agreements among states or between nations on matters in which they have a common concern. ——————– Subtle shifts bring consequences.
Coaching Tip
MAY 9, 2017
Being effective in engaging audiences requires one additional element: an understanding of what audiences are capable of, and ways to break through the barriers and connect powerfully with an audience. An audience's first impression is visual. Before the speaker even opens his or her mouth, the audience is making judgments. And once the speaker begins, the visual drives an audience's attention. Audiences need the executive to gesture.
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