Speak Up
Lesley was honoured to be asked to represent the UK and deliver a keynote presentation at the recent Global Speakers Summit held in Amsterdam this month. It is quite an event bringing together 200 speakers from around the world with a wealth of cultures and languages being represented, and having the best and worst of audiences who are all professional speakers themselves!
One of our key tips when coaching presentational brand, is to "know your audience". In this case, providing something that professional speakers don't already know was the challenge!
Lesley unveiled a new keynote speech specially for the event. We were pleased to see it was well received on the 'twitterverse'. She used a metaphor relating to a wine label to your Personal Brand, with the audience mulling over how their label would describe them. What would your wine label say? Could it be dry with hidden depths, or sparkling and fruity? The choices are endless and lots of fun!
Our very own label!
Conferences are always useful events to assess why some speakers get their message across well, and others don't. Some useful reminder tips for you:
1. Start with impact - not with formalities
2. Give them your best stuff and not 'nice to haves'. Sharpen your content and make sure you keep it relevant
3. Never over-run your time! No matter how good you are, if you go over allocated time you'll leave a negative impression
4. Don't try and get audience interaction with a large audience - it rarely works well
5. Get personality into your presentations with short stories, anecdotes or analogies.
Need coaching? Contact us lesley@walkingtall.org
If public speaking is something you would like to do and want to know how to get started, join the Global Speakers Federation website or in the UK only the Professional Speakers Association for more details about membership.
