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SPEAKING Acronym
Use this acronym as your guide to better presentations.
S--Situation: time and space
P--Participants: who, why, how many
E--Ends; the purpose of your presentation
A--Act sequence: what is the order of the content, the "acts"?
K--Key, as in music. What is the tone?
I--Instrumentalities: What channels are used? Face-to-face?
N--Norms, rules of interaction
G--Genre: type of speech event (formal, casual, etc.)
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Susan Bouton: Winner of Last Month's "Piano" Riddle 
In May, I challenged you to not only solve a riddle, but show me how you would use it as a presentation HOOK!
I was amazed at the number and quality of responses. Susan Bouton, of AVI BioPharma, wins a $20 Starbucks card with her response:
"The answer is 'a piano.'
If I were talking about leadership skills I would use it to relate to how many people can just sit down at a piano and play a song? Then talk about how one gets better by listening to someone else play and with instruction and practice. Same as with being a leader - learn by reading, observing, and practicing."
Anne Burns, Valerie Baxter, Tiffany Read, and Jennifer Thompson also submitted outstanding ideas. Thank you!
Take another look at the Piano riddle so you, too, can use it to engage people in your training session immediately. |
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