Encore: Secrets of Public Speaking and Oral Communication from Renowned Speaking Coach
Jun 12, 2024
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Renowned speaking coach, Michael Balaoing, discusses the importance of audience engagement, seeking feedback, and storytelling in public speaking. He emphasizes the keys to virtual communication and shares tips on adapting talks for different audiences.
Craft an emotional script to evoke positive audience reactions.
View yourself as a team captain, pilot, and game show host to engage effectively.
Deep dives
Focusing on Emotional Impact
Prioritize evoking positive emotions like confidence and motivation in your audience to improve your oral communication. Crafting an emotional script can guide successful communication, emphasizing how you want your audience to feel.
The Importance of Audience Connection
View yourself as a team captain, a pilot of a plane, and a game show host to engage your audience effectively. Encourage active participation and create a sense of teamwork, ensuring that the audience feels connected and involved.
Effective Presentation Preparation
Reframe your role as a speaker to reduce pressure and responsibility. By embracing the roles of team captain, pilot of a plane, and game show host, you can enhance audience engagement and interaction, leading to more impactful presentations.
Enhancing Audience Engagement
Utilize the principles of 'solve and surprise' to improve audience engagement in your presentations or meetings. Encourage audience involvement through gamified questions and unexpected elements, ensuring curiosity, memorability, and active participation from your listeners.
Michael Balaoing, founder of Candlelion, joins Village Global co-founder and partner Ben Casnocha on this episode to discuss:
- The importance of the acronym WTF (what’s the feeling?) when you’re giving a presentation.
- The four roles that you take on as a speaker: captain, pilot, guide, and game show host.
- The five questions to ask when seeking feedback on a presentation.
- How to keep the audience engaged throughout a talk, not just during the Q&A at the end.
- How to bake stories into your presentations and remix your talks for different audiences.
- The keys to virtual communication.
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