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They say “practice makes perfect.” It means spending hours in pursuit of perfection, putting in the 10,000 hours that Malcolm Gladwell speaks about in his book, The Outliers .   The only way to improve your competence at something as important as public speaking is to practice. But here’s the real secret: it isn’t enough And in fact, repeating an action over and over again is the single biggest factor in acquiring skill. The wisdom is to practice the right skills in the right way so that what you learn is truly of value.

Use Stories    Examples and stories are the absolute best way to help your audience remember what you say and see the applicability for their circumstances. Be sure to practice your stories so they are crisp and support the point(s) you are making. When you are speaking, reference or link to something one of the other panelists said to emphasize or contrast your point. I recently attended my local ASTD chapter meeting ( www.dcastd.org ) where a panel of CLOs talked about the role of global learning in tough economic times. I'm not usually a fan of panels, because they

Twittering snide, insulting remarks about your fellow committee members while they speak and marking it with #ala09 hash tag to ensure that the widest possible audience sees your comment: REALLY VERY NOT GOOD 8220;I would resent greatly an imposed set of best practices for this tool.” Most of these were more concerned with practical than moral issues The latest academic research on Twitter and conferences addresses the issue of “snarky tweets” during presentations. What should be the guidelines of what is acceptable and what is not?

Meaningful best practices for presenting in this medium will to emerge, too. ‘Cause The picture below speaks for itself (that’s a real Facebook exchange with an old classmate from Hattiesburg, MS–the home of Tiger Wood’s recovery program). Last year was our first year for making predictions: [link] . I’m

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You could speak directly to the tweets. Look for a subsequent post on best practices for how presenters can become comfortable with this tool. With the explosion in popularity of microblogging tools like Twitter , presenters are now faced with the possibility, or even likelihood, that some members of their audience will be tweeting (posting on Twitter) during the presentation. Initially, that idea is off-putting to many presenters.

ebook written by "Speaking About Presenting" blogger Olivia Mitchell. PS - Be sure to follow Olivia Mitchell on Twitter @OliviaMitchell -- she's the engaging lady in New Zealand who frequently shares great ideas about presentation and speaking best practices. ...Tags: The Twitter backchannel is changing the way speakers deliver presentations. Twitter is also changing the way conference planners promote and manage events.