Pivotal Presentations

1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic by 0 people | Log in to rate

Ranked #45,135 in How-To, #465,686 overall

Why Pivotal Presentations?

Public speaking is a challenge.

Love it or hate it, you have to do and be your best when you speak.

So here are some ideas on how you can present your speech - with impact.

Recommended Books on Presenting 

Some great ideas you can use in your own presentations

Every speaker has their own ideas and their own slant on how to present successfully. Most write from experience. so whatevery your particular challenge you will find some ideas to help you be the best you can be.

Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery

Amazon Price: $23.09 (as of 12/25/2009) Buy Now

Set Your Voice Free: How To Get The Singing Or Speaking Voice You Want

Amazon Price: $11.55 (as of 12/25/2009) Buy Now

Public Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach (6th Edition)

Amazon Price: $73.01 (as of 12/25/2009) Buy Now

Speak to Win: How to Present with Power in Any Situation

Amazon Price: $13.57 (as of 12/25/2009) Buy Now

Presentation Tips 

Unless your speech if absolutely fascinating, any "pause fillers" you add repetitiously, like um, or y'know, or OK will start to stand out. They will capture the audience above your speech. Start by listening to others - sports commentators, interviewees on television, anyone speaking publicly. Listen for their fillers then you will learn to listen for your

Blog posts 

from the Pivotal Public Speaking blog

Loading Fetching RSS feed... please stand by

How to Create a Speech from Scratch 

Even if you're not a professional speaker, you will often have to present a speech for a client, a civic group, a trade association, or a social club. By a "speech" I don't mean a report or a facilitation of a meeting. I mean that you're responsible for delivering information to a group of people for at least 30 minutes or more in an engaging and positive manner.

Piece of cake.

Here are the basic components of a first-rate presentation:

"We learn what we have said from those who listen to our speaking."

-Kenneth Pattons

by bronwynr

Loving Squidoo and talking to you.

(more)

Explore related pages

Create a Lens!