Public Speaking & Seminars Made Quick & Easy
Public Speaking & Seminars Made Quick & Easy:
When it comes to public speaking and seminars, people have a number of concerns or even outright fears.
Over the years that I've been teaching workshops on public speaking and presentation skills, one of the hot topics people always ask about is how to prepare a good speech or presentation, and how to do it quickly and painlessly.
Luckily, they're asking the right person!
Here's a simple and easy way to prepare a very good speech or presentation even if you have little or no time to prepare: use a blueprint I call "Problem > Solution".
Just like it sounds, you start out by outlining and detailing the problem. If you're a financial planner, you might talk about the problem of people not properly planning for retirement. If you're a real estate agent, you might talk about the problem of people overpaying for a house. If you're an insurance agent you might talk about the problem of people thinking they have the right insurance plan but they really have poor coverage.
Got the idea?
No matter what line of business you're in, you solve problems. Restaurant owners solve the problem of having to purchase and prepare meals. Plumbers solve the problem of clogged toilets and leaky sinks. Landscapers solve the problem of having to pull weeds and maintain foliage properly.
Every business solves some kind of problem with their product or service... What kind of problems does your business, product or service solve?
Write out a complete list of all the kinds of problems you solve. Don't judge the list, just free-associate and write down as many things as you can think of.
Do that today, and I'll see you tomorrow!
David
When it comes to public speaking and seminars, people have a number of concerns or even outright fears.
Over the years that I've been teaching workshops on public speaking and presentation skills, one of the hot topics people always ask about is how to prepare a good speech or presentation, and how to do it quickly and painlessly.
Luckily, they're asking the right person!
Here's a simple and easy way to prepare a very good speech or presentation even if you have little or no time to prepare: use a blueprint I call "Problem > Solution".
Just like it sounds, you start out by outlining and detailing the problem. If you're a financial planner, you might talk about the problem of people not properly planning for retirement. If you're a real estate agent, you might talk about the problem of people overpaying for a house. If you're an insurance agent you might talk about the problem of people thinking they have the right insurance plan but they really have poor coverage.
Got the idea?
No matter what line of business you're in, you solve problems. Restaurant owners solve the problem of having to purchase and prepare meals. Plumbers solve the problem of clogged toilets and leaky sinks. Landscapers solve the problem of having to pull weeds and maintain foliage properly.
Every business solves some kind of problem with their product or service... What kind of problems does your business, product or service solve?
Write out a complete list of all the kinds of problems you solve. Don't judge the list, just free-associate and write down as many things as you can think of.
Do that today, and I'll see you tomorrow!
David
posted by David Portney at
11:30 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home