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David Ferrabee blogs today about how information and technology is commonly confused with communication. He is spot on. Communication defined involves interchange or transmission of ideas. So often when I talk to folks about what they want to say, they start with something like “I’ll use PowerPoint” or “We’ll create a SharePoint site”. It is very [...] In church this past week, we were leading up to the GATE (Great American Tryptophan Extravaganza, sometimes called Thanksgiving) and singing songs that were a) appropriate to the theme, and b) known to most of the audience. The second option is a trick these days, as an older crowd frequently doesn’t know the songs the [...] Talking with a friend the other day about the importance of an audience liking the presenter. In many cases, there is no context for whether to like the presenter or not (they may not know him until he comes up to speak, for instance). But in so many cases, there is a way for that [...] I love acronyms. They allow shorter typing and talking. I like to make them up (my favorite all-time is my acronym BCS = Big Computer in the Sky, which has nothing to do with college football and can be used to describe any application where data goes into the ether). Sometimes, they [...] Lots of speakers provide handouts. It’s a good idea. It gives the listener a take-away and future reminder of the content — at a minimum they’re faced with the decision of whether to throw the handout away or not. That is more follow-up than a listener who only walks in and walks out. Certainly we [...] Here’s a tip I (re)discovered this week. First, I’m a HUGE fan of video as an unbiased observer to help us get better as speakers. It’s the only true way for us to see ourselves as the audience sees us. So the (repeated) tip: use video early and often. But in reviewing a tape this week, [...] Probably heard it 40 times this week (and maybe every week, but it’s been really prevalent in at least three settings this week, and unfortunately, I heard myself use it once this morning): “I want to say…” and it’s corollary, “I want to tell you…” There’s really nothing wrong with wanting to tell folks something. But [...] Had a comment on last night’s post to just give the tips to getting better. Unfortunately, there are really precious few. The best tip, of course, is Rule #1: It’s not about you, the presenter. It’s about them, the listener/learner/client/audience. Keeping that in mind is the basis for everything else we discuss. Practically, the best way to [...] |
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