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[On] Point to Ponder: When you’re Crafting the Message

UncategorizedBy Cindy SkalickyMay 12, 2016

In the two previous posts, we’ve looked at tips for “When you’re the speaker” and “When you’re the audience”. Today we explore the 3rd and final component of the rhetorical (persuasive) triangle – the message.  A great speech has a lot in common with a great symphony. The words on the page to a speaker…

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[On Point] to Ponder: When You’re the Audience

UncategorizedBy Cindy SkalickyMay 12, 2016

  [This is a companion to an earlier post, “When You’re the Speaker.”] Usually, when I sit in the audience and listen to a presentation, there’s a lot going on among audience members. This week was an exception. On Wednesday, I attended the CSU Collegiate Challenge (think mini Shark Tank). The speakers had a nice…

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[On] Point to Ponder: When You’re the Speaker

Speaking Tips and TricksBy OTMApril 21, 2016

Remember giving speeches in high school? How you hated standing at the podium in front of your friends? How you were sure they’d laugh at you, point out all your weaknesses, or just plain ignore you? You’d think these experiences of fear, dread, and severe nervousness would be a thing of the past for speakers…

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[On] Point to Ponder: “Do Stories belong in my Slide Deck?”

Speaking Tips and TricksBy OTMApril 12, 2016

When you tell a story during a presentation, which slide is on the screen as you tell it? The truth is, I have a love-hate relationship with slide presentations. Microsoft launched Power Point in 1990, almost 26 years ago. The business world has changed dramatically as a result of this tool, for better and for…

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[On] Point to Ponder: Why do Speakers Ramble?

Speaking Tips and TricksBy OTMApril 5, 2016

Last week I took questions at the end of a talk on Storytelling in Business. One woman raised her hand and asked, “Why do so many speakers ramble? Why do they sometimes go on and on … and on?” She had obviously been held captive – on numerous occasions – by speakers who have committed…

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