Speaker's Briefing

How to master Q-and-A’s ... making the ‘Spanish Inquisition’ of public speaking work for you!
What is it about Q-and-A sessions? Many polished public speakers who never have butterflies before a formal presentation still turn to jelly when faced with a Q-and-A session. Is it fear of the unknown? A lack of comfort in a spontaneous situation? Who knows?

Catching up on ‘Geek Speak’ ...
Wonder what some of the junior staffers are talking about? Baffled by everyday references on the Internet that are Greek — or Geek — to you?

Make your points clearly and forcefully with the PREP Formula ...
Sometimes the easy part of a presentation is putting together the facts and figures. The hard part is taking all that raw material and turning it into a polished presentation that scores points. In his new book, Speak to Win, communications pro Brian Tracy offers a simple system for taking that raw material and making it work for you. He calls it the “PREP Formula.”

Cut down on wasted words ... shorter ways of saying the right thing
With audience attention spans constantly shrinking, speakers face two great challenges: giving as much information as possible without exceeding your audience’s ability to absorb it, and doing so with as few words per point as possible.