Signpost your presentation
The brain wants meaning before detail. That’s why you need a signpost. When it comes to presentations, speakers often jump straight into the details—and keep adding more details—before properly setting the context. (If, in fact, they ever get around to setting the context.) And for an audience, it is incredibly frustrating because an audience wants […]
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 117) – Conor Neill
“Start strong with a ‘grabber’. A personal story, a quote from an expert or a shocking statistic—something that takes a hold of your audience and gets them hooked and opens their mind to your message. Give the audience a chance to see your personal connection to the topic.” Conor Neill
Quotes for Public Speakers (No. 16) – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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