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The Latest from Matt Eventoff
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
I was perusing the latest edition of Men’s Journal when I came across an interview with Anderson Cooper. I enjoy Anderson’s speaking style – he appears confident, is conversational and has great control and is masterful in his use of paralanguage while reporting. . MJ: Have you tried conquering other fears that way?
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Monday, August 9, 2010
This is a great example of how to handle a tough interview. Ted Olson, former Solicitor General under President Bush, appeared this weekend on Fox News Sunday, hosted by Chris Wallace. The topic was Proposition 8 in California, and a recent victory by Mr. Olson’s legal team in Federal Court. In terms of handling a difficult interview, Mr.
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Not only does everything you do send a message – that message is received, and usually remembered – often for a long, long time. Recently, my wife and I made a large purchase. I happened to show up directly after working out, so I was in gym attire. One problem – I know her boss. also know a number of her regular clients.
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
. There are two communication “killer apps” that I witness plague startups with frightening frequency. These danger zones are lethal to a startup, especially one seeking funding. . . If you are pursuing venture capital funding, read this prior to presenting. You will be glad that you did. . Killer App # 1 – No Central Message. .
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Monday, October 19, 2009
Breaking news….If you are a startup pursuing funding, you have more in common with a politician or athlete caught behaving badly then you might think. . So what does this have to do with entrepreneurs pursuing VC funding? Everything! Entrepreneurs often face the same situation every day while trying to raise capital. So what is a startup to do?
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Tuesday, August 24, 2010
I was perusing the latest edition of Men’s Journal when I came across an interview with Anderson Cooper. I enjoy Anderson’s speaking style – he appears confident, is conversational and has great control and is masterful in his use of paralanguage while reporting. . MJ: Have you tried conquering other fears that way?
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
Today marks the opening of one of the most anticipated 3D movies of the year, The Clash of the Titans. The story line is self-explanatory. For background, please check out articles covering all sides of this debate here , here and here. So what does any of this have to do with public speaking and messaging? Everything! Always. Tweet This Post.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
In Pt. of this series I went over a number of tips and tactics to deal with the fear of public speaking. One of the tactics was breathing, which sounds so simple, and is often anything but the night before, or the hour before, you are to give a speech or presentation. Three Deep Belly Breaths – Sounds like what it is. Repeat three times.
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The Latest from the Speaking Pro Central Community
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Friday, September 3, 2010
Ellen Finkelstein has organized a series of webinar presentations with a great line up of presenters. And not only will you not have any travel and accommodation costs, the webinars themselves are free! To sign up for the webinars go to this webpage: Outstanding Presentations Workshop. Here’s the schedule for the webinars. Speaker. Times.
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Friday, September 3, 2010
Enthusiasm is a necessary qualification for effective speaking. When you show enthusiasm it is contagious. The enjoyment and knowledge that is demonstrated for your subject will result in increased listener enjoyment and your speech being more convincing. The feeling of excitement must come through as you deliver. Have an active interest in people.
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
My congratulations to Mike Folie (a speechwriting seminar alum) and Tim Becker, who announced that their spec screenplay, THEY SHOOT WEDDINGS, DON’T THEY?, is one of 35 finalists in the Final Draft Big Break Scriptwriting Contest. This is quite an honor … more than 3,500 entries were submitted from around the world.Go
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Monday, May 11, 2009
TED has earned a lot of attention over the years for many reasons, including the nature and quality of its short-form conference presentations. All presenters lucky enough to be asked to speak at TED are given 18-minute slots maximum (some are for even less time such as 3- and 6-minute slots). Ben Saunders ). Thou Shalt Tell a Story. Although Dr.
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Monday, September 7, 2009
Exposing ourselves to traditional Japanese aesthetic ideas — notions that may seem quite foreign to most of us — is a good exercise in lateral thinking, a term coined by Edward de Bono in 1967. Lateral Thinking is for changing concepts and perception," says de Bono. Seven principles for changing your perception Kanso (??) Fukinsei (???) Shizen (??)
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Most people do not really think about design and designers, let alone think of themselves as designers. But what, if anything, can regular people — teachers, students, business people of all types — learn from designers and from thinking like a designer? And what of more specialized professions? believe there is. 1) Embrace constraints.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Presenting while people are tweeting is challenging – but also adds a new dimension to the presentation experience for your audience. Gradually tools are being developed to make it easier for you as the presenter to manage the backchannel. would love to see more tools available which work within the most common slideware – PowerPoint and Keynote.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
At last, we have some scientifically rigorous evidence to show that slides full of bullet-points don’t work. The research is the work of Chris Atherton , a cognitive psychologist. Chris recently delivered a presentation at the Technical Communication UK Conference and has put up her slides on slideshare. The research. Sparse slides.
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