When I am in the audience for a presentation I am often struck by how reliant the speaker is on words.
Sounds a little weird I expect - after all, what else is a speaker to rely on but their words?
However, concentrating on content rather than desired outcome; making the presentation about the words rather than the message, makes for a less memorable experience for the audience, and a less successful result for the speaker.
People remember your message if it's delivered with power, integrity and ownership. They will remember few, if any, of the words used to deliver that message.
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Friday, 28 October 2011
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
What X-Factor?
The one thing that most contestants on the X-Factor seem to share is a profound lack of the X-Factor!
Call it what you will: charisma, gravitas, magnetic personality...it's the indefinable something that a select few carry with them, and which makes heads turn.
People who really do have that extra something are often in the public eye: actors, high-profile business personalities, politicians..
But ask yourself - do they have charisma because they are wealthy or powerful, or are they wealthy and powerful because they have charisma?
Whichever way round it goes, the fact is that many charismatic and engaging people are very successful.
So...if you could learn to be charismatic - learn what it is that makes some people shine out when they enter a room - would you be interested?
At Profile Training we teach people to be better presenters. Over the years we've been doing this the training has changed and grown along with our own understanding of what makes a great presentation,and a great presenter. Nowadays something like 80% of a workshop deals with giving people the tools to be the presentation.
If you have ever seen a truly wonderful presenter - or a fantastic stand-up - or a great salesperson at work, then I guarantee that much of what made that person memorable is that special something...charisma, presence, X-Factor.
So if you want to take the next step up in your business or personal life, you might want to think about acquiring some of the skills of the rich and powerful, and if you're planning on auditioning for the X-Factor...talk to me first - please!
Call it what you will: charisma, gravitas, magnetic personality...it's the indefinable something that a select few carry with them, and which makes heads turn.
People who really do have that extra something are often in the public eye: actors, high-profile business personalities, politicians..
But ask yourself - do they have charisma because they are wealthy or powerful, or are they wealthy and powerful because they have charisma?
Whichever way round it goes, the fact is that many charismatic and engaging people are very successful.
So...if you could learn to be charismatic - learn what it is that makes some people shine out when they enter a room - would you be interested?
At Profile Training we teach people to be better presenters. Over the years we've been doing this the training has changed and grown along with our own understanding of what makes a great presentation,and a great presenter. Nowadays something like 80% of a workshop deals with giving people the tools to be the presentation.
If you have ever seen a truly wonderful presenter - or a fantastic stand-up - or a great salesperson at work, then I guarantee that much of what made that person memorable is that special something...charisma, presence, X-Factor.
So if you want to take the next step up in your business or personal life, you might want to think about acquiring some of the skills of the rich and powerful, and if you're planning on auditioning for the X-Factor...talk to me first - please!
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