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(U) Speak Easy : Game Day
FROM:
Meadeators Club
Run Date: 09/07/2005
(U) Here's the finale of the "Speak Easy" public-speaking column.
The entire text is unclassified.
Okay, so you've written your monologue and distilled it down.
You've listed the salient points on a single sheet and printed
enough copies to give one to each expected attendee. You've worn
your best business attire. Now it's time to deliver.
Arrive at the location early - there will be things to do. You might
have to get a key to open the room. The room might have been
double booked (yes, this does happen!) and if so, you might have
to post a note directing your customers to another room. You
might realize that you forgot something and have to go back to
your office for it.
Make sure all needed equipment is there, and working. For
example, if you're showing PowerPoint slides, click through the
entire sequence and check to see that they are readable on the
projector screen.
Place your notes in the most convenient place. If there is no
lectern available, then a table will do. This is why you printed them
in
SERIES:
(U) Speak Easy
1.
Speak Easy :
Creating Notes
2.
Speak Easy : Dress
Rehearsal
3.
Speak Easy : Take-
Away Documentation
4. Speak Easy : Game
Day
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Wait for folks to arrive. Invariably a few will be late, so wait a few
minutes after the scheduled start time to begin speaking. This
might be a good time to distribute the take-away documentation in
order to make sure people get it and to give them something to
read while they're waiting.
It has been said that public speaking is the thing Americans fear
most. So it's likely that the most difficult thing about giving your
presentation will be nervousness. No advice will stop this. You will
become less jittery after you've done this several times, but that
first talk (and probably the next few) will make you wish the room
had a beer fridge.
You could open with a joke in order to ease the tension. The
problem is that not everyone has the same sense of humor. You
will know you're joking, but will everyone else? It might be better
to simply introduce yourself. The audience wants to know who you
are and what your function is. So tell them. This is the one part of
your presentation that you definitely won't need any notes for.
When you need your notes, just briefly glance at them; each bullet
point should trigger your memory so that you'll be able to look up
and speak at least a sentence without having to refer back to
them.
Ask if there are any questions at the end. If it's a very large room
or auditorium, repeat each question so everyone can hear it before
answering it.
When there are no more questions, be sure to thank everyone for
listening, and remind them to contact you if they have any more
questions.
Congratulations! You're now a professional speaker!
(U) Editor's comment: Thanks to
for contributing this series!
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