Tips on Communication & Presentation Skills

Some of the key important tips are :

• The most important skill in the world is Communication.

• Always try to communicate. Being silent does not help.

• It has been said that it requires 600 hours of efforts to develop 1 hour of presentation.

• If you are the first to communicate, you would be the first to be heard.

• It’s not about the content what you say but the methodology how you say.

• The best way to learn is to get feedback, that is quality feedback and not the feedback from your mother.

• Every single public speaking is a learning for the next. Never stop learning.

• When doing a presentation, keep ready at least 3 times the content.

• The energy should go high and low. It should not be a straight line.

• The high and low frequency should depend on the audience.

• The more senior the audience, the high and low movement should be less.

• Lower your voice. The more money you can ask for a workshop.

• Always keep your mouth closed when you are not speaking.

• Always keep your elbows bend when you are speaking to someone or communicating to the crowd.

• Freeze your elbows when you pause.

• Making the audience say yes is a powerful tool of anchoring.

• The problem is not ideas, it is about focus on them.

• DVP – Differentiating Value Proposition is the key to success in business.

• Your story of how you failed & bounced back would steal the limelight.

• We get paid for what we think. What we think translates to what we do

• Entrepreneur comes with 65000 new ideas. That’s why he is an entrepreneur.

How does one communicate?

An average Communicator : Informs

A good communicator : Persuades

A great Communicator : Inspires

An Excellent Communicator : Transforms

An Outstanding Story teller : Transcends

One of the key points in communication is to say “Let me show you something” instead of “Let me tell you something”. It makes a huge impact.

The content during our presentation inspires 20% to 30% against the Methodology which inspire a massive 70% to 80%.

Earlier the attention span for an audience was about 7 to 9 seconds to get engaged which has come down now to 3 seconds.

The levels of a motivational speaker :

1. Inspiration speaker

2. Expert

3. Thought Leader

4. Authority

Following are the Channels for Speakers :

1. Corporate Leader.

2. Thought Leader & Consultant.

3. Professional speaker.

4. Business Entrepreneur.

5. Expert Authority.

5 stages of Communication :

1. Understanding and identifying the outcome or benefits.

2. Make the conversation interesting and humorous.

3. Connects with each listener and takes them on a memorable journey.

4. Captivating and develops a sense of anticipation through verbal & non-verbal.

5. Masters the science to the art and brings about an emotional effectiveness.

6 ways of communication that will ensure you lose the audience

1. Incessant (Fast) talker who does not breathe.

2. Crazy eyes & hyper hands.

3. Very slow, drags and pauses all the time.

4. Awkward movement of hand dropping.

5. Chin insecurity

6. The pointing teacher.

Non verbal ways of engaging the audience while communicating :

Facial expression : Eyes, Facial muscles

Voice Patterns : Tonality, Intonation

Gestures : Arms, fingers, elbows

Body Language : Waist Down Diaphragm