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No fluff, no hand waving. Congratulations on having a great business idea. Extra congratulations if you’ve started the company and gotten some traction. Good job, you! Now all you need is some money to bring your startup vision to life. So…you start writing a pitch. MORE
Bottom line: there's no time for frou-frou and fluff in a 10- or 12-minute speech. MORE
If you think a story can only be told through words, and images are superfluous or " fluff ," check this out. I watched the movie "The Kingdom" the other day, and while the movie was average, the opening sequence was one of the most captivating I've ever seen. MORE
It can’t just be about facts and it can’t just be about fluff, it has to be a balance of both.” ~ Alex Swire-Clark. Have you been struggling to get your speaking business started while still working your “regular job”? MORE
That was likely not the usual morning show fluff Fonda was expecting. What was she thinking? That's what we wonder yet again as we follow the puzzling saga of Megyn Kelly's morning show. For two days too much of the programming was ME ME ME. MORE
Rather than giving points to the tools that have the most of whatever garbage they may offer, I’ll focus more on what is important and not count the fluff or garbage. It was with great joy that last month, I uninstalled Office 2004. MORE
When your audience pleads with you to speed it up, what they might really mean is: We are past that stage – move on You’re speaking fluff – say something more meaningful Your words haven’t challenged me yet – when will you get to something interesting? MORE
Her presentation, Brand It And They Will Come: Build a High-Fee Brand When You Are Not Famous, was short on fluff and long on street-wise detail to help the average $1,000 - $5,000 speaker in the audience stand out from the crowd. Vickie Sullivan is internationally recognized as a top market strategist for experts. Specializing in branding for high-fee professional speaker markets, she has launched thousands of thought leaders since 1987. MORE
Your credibility will take a much bigger hit when you try to side step a question or answer with a bunch of fluff the audience can see through. Participants in my presentation skills workshops typically cite concerns about not being credible to the audience as one of the key contributors to their presentation nervousness and anxiety. This worry gets expressed in a variety of ways: I won't be able to answer a question from the audience. I won't sound like I know what I'm talking about. MORE
Yet these are the same speakers who find that they go over time by wasting time on asides, tell jokes that misfire, or otherwise fill the time allotted with fluff. As a speaker coach, it's my job to keep a lot of tools in my toolbox to help my clients improve their public speaking. MORE
Comments Power presenter says: January 10, 2009 at 9:44 pm I’d rather lick the fluff out from between the keys on my keyboard than sit through a presentation like that. Home About Gary Testimonials FREE MATERIALS! NTU PPT TRAINING FILES The Shy Speaker's Guide to Success on Stage Tips & Strategies to Help You Speak Effectively to Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime Stay updated via RSS Get Gary Now!: MORE
The first two minutes of my talk are painful, and I fill them with fluff until I get comfortable. Do you find yourself running into the same speaking problems again and again? Do you try quick fixes or on-the-fly solutions, without success? MORE
Mostly emotional fluff, but good to charge yourself up occasionally. I''ve always loved reading. I grew up reading Encyclopedia Brown and The Great Brain and then the Robert Heinlein books for youth (and later his more mature material), C.S. MORE
My boss would never go for something he considers "fluff." When I suggest making your presentations more fun , what comes to mind? For example: Pros: The audience will be engaged and pay more attention. The presentation will be memorable and stick in the audience's minds. MORE
Considering how much Hollywood fluff is out there (models > actors, bodies > minds), Cooper's devotion to his craft is inspiring. I just saw the movie Breach last night. It is about Robert Hanssen, the real life story of the most destructive spy against the US government who has ever lived. MORE
He says they're 'fluff.'" Others may call it "fluff," but images and other kinds of visual, auditory, verbal and physical stimulation will keep your audience focused on you and your message, not using your presentation for every child's all-time favorite part of school: nap time. MORE
Stick to it; don’t let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in.&# – Mark Twain Too often I hear intelligent, genuine and committed business people speak like morons. Elizabethkuhnke's Blog Entries (RSS) Comments (RSS) Home About Elizabeth Make a Change – Have Some Fun! MORE
It’s not fluff to add excitement, vision and inspiration to your emails. Though the word “discount” cheapens the value of the your offer ( special pricing or exclusive is so much better), research shows that only 7% of organizations never discount. Do you discount as a “sales strategy” or because you don’t know how to show value proposition distinction? The more you can differentiate your service or product, the less you have to discount. MORE
Sloppy Stories - you may have the perfect story in mind, but your mind has a way of adding fluff and diverting your train of thought mid-sentence if you have sharpened your story in writing. MORE
His concept of "the economy of attention" is premised on the idea that all of the elements that comprise a situation — its business as well as its custard — are in the process of being reorganized by the emerging media and an underlying economy that privileges "fluff" over "stuff." MORE
Its easy to convince yourself that stories are fluff, that your audience just wants the bottom line. skip to main | skip to sidebar What Moves an Audience? Posted by Rich Hopkins, Speaker, Author, Coach on Monday, September 21, 2009 Labels: Storytelling Youre passionate about the topic. MORE
More on PowerPoint here: Images are not fluff One idea, one image Slides are not handouts Is PowerPoint the new black? Download audio here. MORE
Her presentation, Brand It And They Will Come: Build a High-Fee Brand When You Are Not Famous, was short on fluff and long on street-wise detail to help the average $1,000 - $5,000 speaker in the audience stand out from the crowd. Vickie Sullivan is internationally recognized as a top market strategist for experts. Specializing in branding for high-fee professional speaker markets, she has launched thousands of thought leaders since 1987. MORE
Most was filled with the typical fluff and pith: follow your dream, be passionate, don’t be a cynic, we need your talents more than ever, etc. The familiar refrains of “Pomp and Circumstance” have faded. Mortar boards and gowns have been carefully folded and put away. MORE
The presenter wrongly believes that what she wants to say is so important that there is no time for fluff. One of my speech coaching clients in the Heath Care sector told me that she did not tell stories in her presentations because she had so little time to convey tons of information. That is a common remark from my speech coaching clients. And a common trap. The reality is that no one really listens to what you say – until it is interesting to them. MORE
One wonders if the fluff that "Desperate Housewives" is housed on can survive this ugliness? We are being hammered on TV with promos for the next episode of "Desperate Housewives." " The coming attractions show "Criminal Minds" type twisted minds and aberrant behavior. Gone, of course, is the original charm of the show. MORE
Akash promised in his introduction that this book would not waste time on fluff. Speak Like a Winner How to Be Twice the Speaker in Half the Time By Akash Karia This book about public speaking was a fresh approach to a topic that has been written about and spoken about by many. MORE
If you think a story can only be told through words, and images are superfluous or " fluff ," check this out. I watched the movie "The Kingdom" the other day, and while the movie was average, the opening sequence was one of the most captivating I've ever seen. MORE
They bury their points in fluff, veer off message to chase rabbits, and often never even say anything with any more value than the title of their talk! There is a new fear spreading throughout the world. A fear that shuts us down, closes our minds, and can send us running from the room. MORE
These are the words people often remember--no filler or fluff words! Do you need to make a short speech, of say, less than 15 minutes or so? While it sounds simple, it can often be a greater challenge to do this. There are whole workshops that can teach you to do this, since editing your words can be one of the hardest tasks for a speaker. Here are my simple strategies. MORE
I recently took part in a Q&A with World Champion of Public Speaking Randy Harvey up in Toronto, and, in talking about fluff speeches, mentioned they were ''like Chinese food - always leaving you hungry an hour later''. I get questions , every now and again. MORE
It’s more than fluff. Here’s an Observational Humor monologue used at the end of the first day of a Fripp Speakers School. THE SET-UP (What happened and what was said during the workshop, before the monologue was delivered.). Fripp mentioned that a speaker was tall, and had long, pretty hair. An effective phrase as part of a speech opening might be: “In the next few minutes you’ll learn…&#. MORE
Here are some of the things I came up with: Why fill a pillow with DOWN if you’re only going to fluff it UP? UPS and DOWNS of the English Language. I’m a fan of creating my own humor writing exercises. I saw a post online which discussed the crazy English Language. It got me going UP and DOWN the strange contrasts in our colorful language. Why do they say a bank robbery is going DOWN when they’re being held UP? If a balloon goes UP in flames, will it come crashing DOWN? MORE
They fear that audience engagement activities will be perceived as "not serious," or presentation slides with images will be perceived as "fluff." MORE
Her presentation, Brand It And They Will Come: Build a High-Fee Brand When You Are Not Famous, was short on fluff and long on street-wise detail to help the average $1,000 - $5,000 speaker in the audience stand out from the crowd. Vickie Sullivan is internationally recognized as a top market strategist for experts. Specializing in branding for high-fee professional speaker markets, she has launched thousands of thought leaders since 1987. MORE
When your audience pleads with you to speed it up, what they might really mean is: We are past that stage – move on You’re speaking fluff – say something more meaningful Your words haven’t challenged me yet – when will you get to something interesting? What does that really mean? Imagine that you are speaking to a group. You are speaking slowly because you want to be understood. You are using pauses because you learned that that is an effective way to create drama in your presentation. MORE
More on PowerPoint here: Images are not fluff One idea, one image Slides are not handouts Is PowerPoint the new black? MORE
I wondered what percentage of pitch to content there would be, and I wondered if the content would be worth my drive, or if it was going to be a lot of fluff to fill the time in between pitches. I went out of town to attend a two-day workshop over the weekend. MORE
Fluff Related Topics Speak Schmeak
MARCH 20, 2009
He says they're 'fluff.'" Others may call it "fluff," but images and other kinds of visual, auditory, verbal and physical stimulation will keep your audience focused on you and your message, not using your presentation for every child's all-time favorite part of school: nap time.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
That was likely not the usual morning show fluff Fonda was expecting. What was she thinking? That's what we wonder yet again as we follow the puzzling saga of Megyn Kelly's morning show. For two days too much of the programming was ME ME ME.
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Kuhnke Communication
OCTOBER 20, 2010
Stick to it; don’t let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in.&# – Mark Twain Too often I hear intelligent, genuine and committed business people speak like morons. Elizabethkuhnke's Blog Entries (RSS) Comments (RSS) Home About Elizabeth Make a Change – Have Some Fun!
Speak Schmeak
FEBRUARY 22, 2013
They fear that audience engagement activities will be perceived as "not serious," or presentation slides with images will be perceived as "fluff."
Speak Schmeak
MARCH 18, 2009
My boss would never go for something he considers "fluff." When I suggest making your presentations more fun , what comes to mind? For example: Pros: The audience will be engaged and pay more attention. The presentation will be memorable and stick in the audience's minds.
Speaker Launcher
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
It can’t just be about facts and it can’t just be about fluff, it has to be a balance of both.” ~ Alex Swire-Clark. Have you been struggling to get your speaking business started while still working your “regular job”?
Speak Schmeak
JULY 6, 2009
If you think a story can only be told through words, and images are superfluous or " fluff ," check this out. I watched the movie "The Kingdom" the other day, and while the movie was average, the opening sequence was one of the most captivating I've ever seen.
Jane Genova: Speechwriter - Ghostwriter
MAY 7, 2010
One wonders if the fluff that "Desperate Housewives" is housed on can survive this ugliness? We are being hammered on TV with promos for the next episode of "Desperate Housewives." " The coming attractions show "Criminal Minds" type twisted minds and aberrant behavior. Gone, of course, is the original charm of the show.
SpeakerSue Says...
JANUARY 18, 2019
It’s not fluff to add excitement, vision and inspiration to your emails. Though the word “discount” cheapens the value of the your offer ( special pricing or exclusive is so much better), research shows that only 7% of organizations never discount. Do you discount as a “sales strategy” or because you don’t know how to show value proposition distinction? The more you can differentiate your service or product, the less you have to discount.
Duarte Blog
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
No fluff, no hand waving. Congratulations on having a great business idea. Extra congratulations if you’ve started the company and gotten some traction. Good job, you! Now all you need is some money to bring your startup vision to life. So…you start writing a pitch.
Speak Schmeak
FEBRUARY 5, 2008
Bottom line: there's no time for frou-frou and fluff in a 10- or 12-minute speech.
Speak Schmeak
FEBRUARY 5, 2010
More on PowerPoint here: Images are not fluff One idea, one image Slides are not handouts Is PowerPoint the new black? Download audio here.
Speak Schmeak
FEBRUARY 5, 2010
More on PowerPoint here: Images are not fluff One idea, one image Slides are not handouts Is PowerPoint the new black?
Humor Power
JULY 19, 2014
Here are some of the things I came up with: Why fill a pillow with DOWN if you’re only going to fluff it UP? UPS and DOWNS of the English Language. I’m a fan of creating my own humor writing exercises. I saw a post online which discussed the crazy English Language. It got me going UP and DOWN the strange contrasts in our colorful language. Why do they say a bank robbery is going DOWN when they’re being held UP? If a balloon goes UP in flames, will it come crashing DOWN?
Speak Schmeak
JULY 25, 2012
I wondered what percentage of pitch to content there would be, and I wondered if the content would be worth my drive, or if it was going to be a lot of fluff to fill the time in between pitches. I went out of town to attend a two-day workshop over the weekend.
Speak and Deliver
MAY 22, 2012
Sloppy Stories - you may have the perfect story in mind, but your mind has a way of adding fluff and diverting your train of thought mid-sentence if you have sharpened your story in writing.
The Eloquent Woman
AUGUST 25, 2016
Yet these are the same speakers who find that they go over time by wasting time on asides, tell jokes that misfire, or otherwise fill the time allotted with fluff. As a speaker coach, it's my job to keep a lot of tools in my toolbox to help my clients improve their public speaking.
Speak and Deliver
OCTOBER 27, 2011
They bury their points in fluff, veer off message to chase rabbits, and often never even say anything with any more value than the title of their talk! There is a new fear spreading throughout the world. A fear that shuts us down, closes our minds, and can send us running from the room.
Professionally Speaking...
JULY 23, 2009
Your credibility will take a much bigger hit when you try to side step a question or answer with a bunch of fluff the audience can see through. Participants in my presentation skills workshops typically cite concerns about not being credible to the audience as one of the key contributors to their presentation nervousness and anxiety. This worry gets expressed in a variety of ways: I won't be able to answer a question from the audience. I won't sound like I know what I'm talking about.
Executive Speech Coach
MARCH 9, 2015
When your audience pleads with you to speed it up, what they might really mean is: We are past that stage – move on You’re speaking fluff – say something more meaningful Your words haven’t challenged me yet – when will you get to something interesting?
The Arrowood Curve
DECEMBER 6, 2007
Considering how much Hollywood fluff is out there (models > actors, bodies > minds), Cooper's devotion to his craft is inspiring. I just saw the movie Breach last night. It is about Robert Hanssen, the real life story of the most destructive spy against the US government who has ever lived.
Speaking Of...
APRIL 16, 2011
These are the words people often remember--no filler or fluff words! Do you need to make a short speech, of say, less than 15 minutes or so? While it sounds simple, it can often be a greater challenge to do this. There are whole workshops that can teach you to do this, since editing your words can be one of the hardest tasks for a speaker. Here are my simple strategies.
Executive Speech Coach
MARCH 15, 2013
Akash promised in his introduction that this book would not waste time on fluff. Speak Like a Winner How to Be Twice the Speaker in Half the Time By Akash Karia This book about public speaking was a fresh approach to a topic that has been written about and spoken about by many.
Speak and Deliver
DECEMBER 17, 2013
I recently took part in a Q&A with World Champion of Public Speaking Randy Harvey up in Toronto, and, in talking about fluff speeches, mentioned they were ''like Chinese food - always leaving you hungry an hour later''. I get questions , every now and again.
Thoughts On Presenting And Design
AUGUST 30, 2009
Rather than giving points to the tools that have the most of whatever garbage they may offer, I’ll focus more on what is important and not count the fluff or garbage. It was with great joy that last month, I uninstalled Office 2004.
Speak and Deliver
JANUARY 1, 2014
Mostly emotional fluff, but good to charge yourself up occasionally. I''ve always loved reading. I grew up reading Encyclopedia Brown and The Great Brain and then the Robert Heinlein books for youth (and later his more mature material), C.S.
Ian Griffin - Professionally Speaking
MARCH 6, 2010
Her presentation, Brand It And They Will Come: Build a High-Fee Brand When You Are Not Famous, was short on fluff and long on street-wise detail to help the average $1,000 - $5,000 speaker in the audience stand out from the crowd. Vickie Sullivan is internationally recognized as a top market strategist for experts. Specializing in branding for high-fee professional speaker markets, she has launched thousands of thought leaders since 1987.
OnSpeechwriting
JUNE 1, 2011
Most was filled with the typical fluff and pith: follow your dream, be passionate, don’t be a cynic, we need your talents more than ever, etc. The familiar refrains of “Pomp and Circumstance” have faded. Mortar boards and gowns have been carefully folded and put away.
Ian Griffin - Professionally Speaking
MARCH 6, 2010
Her presentation, Brand It And They Will Come: Build a High-Fee Brand When You Are Not Famous, was short on fluff and long on street-wise detail to help the average $1,000 - $5,000 speaker in the audience stand out from the crowd. Vickie Sullivan is internationally recognized as a top market strategist for experts. Specializing in branding for high-fee professional speaker markets, she has launched thousands of thought leaders since 1987.
Ian Griffin - Professionally Speaking
MARCH 6, 2010
Her presentation, Brand It And They Will Come: Build a High-Fee Brand When You Are Not Famous, was short on fluff and long on street-wise detail to help the average $1,000 - $5,000 speaker in the audience stand out from the crowd. Vickie Sullivan is internationally recognized as a top market strategist for experts. Specializing in branding for high-fee professional speaker markets, she has launched thousands of thought leaders since 1987.
Executive Speech Coach
JANUARY 18, 2012
When your audience pleads with you to speed it up, what they might really mean is: We are past that stage – move on You’re speaking fluff – say something more meaningful Your words haven’t challenged me yet – when will you get to something interesting? What does that really mean? Imagine that you are speaking to a group. You are speaking slowly because you want to be understood. You are using pauses because you learned that that is an effective way to create drama in your presentation.
http://delicious.com/akarrer/prospeaker
JUNE 23, 2009
His concept of "the economy of attention" is premised on the idea that all of the elements that comprise a situation — its business as well as its custard — are in the process of being reorganized by the emerging media and an underlying economy that privileges "fluff" over "stuff."
Executive Speech Coach
DECEMBER 19, 2006
The presenter wrongly believes that what she wants to say is so important that there is no time for fluff. One of my speech coaching clients in the Heath Care sector told me that she did not tell stories in her presentations because she had so little time to convey tons of information. That is a common remark from my speech coaching clients. And a common trap. The reality is that no one really listens to what you say – until it is interesting to them.
The Shy Speaker's Guide to Succes on Stage
JANUARY 10, 2009
Comments Power presenter says: January 10, 2009 at 9:44 pm I’d rather lick the fluff out from between the keys on my keyboard than sit through a presentation like that. Home About Gary Testimonials FREE MATERIALS! NTU PPT TRAINING FILES The Shy Speaker's Guide to Success on Stage Tips & Strategies to Help You Speak Effectively to Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime Stay updated via RSS Get Gary Now!:
Humor Power
NOVEMBER 20, 2009
It’s more than fluff. Here’s an Observational Humor monologue used at the end of the first day of a Fripp Speakers School. THE SET-UP (What happened and what was said during the workshop, before the monologue was delivered.). Fripp mentioned that a speaker was tall, and had long, pretty hair. An effective phrase as part of a speech opening might be: “In the next few minutes you’ll learn…&#.
The Eloquent Woman
NOVEMBER 27, 2009
The first two minutes of my talk are painful, and I fill them with fluff until I get comfortable. Do you find yourself running into the same speaking problems again and again? Do you try quick fixes or on-the-fly solutions, without success?
Speak and Deliver
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
Its easy to convince yourself that stories are fluff, that your audience just wants the bottom line. skip to main | skip to sidebar What Moves an Audience? Posted by Rich Hopkins, Speaker, Author, Coach on Monday, September 21, 2009 Labels: Storytelling Youre passionate about the topic.
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