Comments on: In Public Speaking, Less is More http://e2ecoaching.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/in-public-speaking-less-is-more/ By Mitchell York Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:16:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: simo http://e2ecoaching.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/in-public-speaking-less-is-more/#comment-194 simo Sun, 11 May 2008 17:28:39 +0000 http://e2ecoaching.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-194 hello, first of,i’de like to say that we owe a huge thank-you to the writer of this helpfull piece of information.second,as a public speaker coach,i highly recammand join Toastmasters so as to master this skill and get red of that feeling of fear of being the focus of the crowd. hello,

first of,i’de like to say that we owe a huge thank-you to the writer of this helpfull piece of information.second,as a public speaker coach,i highly recammand join Toastmasters so as to master this skill and get red of that feeling of fear of being the focus of the crowd.

]]> By: mark @mytropicalescape.com http://e2ecoaching.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/in-public-speaking-less-is-more/#comment-23 mark @mytropicalescape.com Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:22:29 +0000 http://e2ecoaching.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-23 Hi Mitchell - This should probably go without saying but a good presenter MUST take control of the audience. There is nothing worse than sitting through a presentation by someone who fumbles through and does not display confidence. Hi Mitchell – This should probably go without saying but a good presenter MUST take control of the audience.

There is nothing worse than sitting through a presentation by someone who fumbles through and does not display confidence.

]]> By: Jill http://e2ecoaching.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/in-public-speaking-less-is-more/#comment-22 Jill Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:58:29 +0000 http://e2ecoaching.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-22 You bet - and those rules align perfectly with your less is more approach. The first time I used Seth's advice was for an after-dinner keynote panel and I really wanted to keep the audience awake and interested! The visuals of the PPT that required them to listen in order to understand and think worked perfectly (of course you have to have the right visuals and all my teen kept saying was, what does that row of mail boxes with snow on them MEAN? and I'd say - if you hear my presentation, you will know!). You bet – and those rules align perfectly with your less is more approach. The first time I used Seth’s advice was for an after-dinner keynote panel and I really wanted to keep the audience awake and interested! The visuals of the PPT that required them to listen in order to understand and think worked perfectly (of course you have to have the right visuals and all my teen kept saying was, what does that row of mail boxes with snow on them MEAN? and I’d say – if you hear my presentation, you will know!).

]]> By: Mitchell York http://e2ecoaching.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/in-public-speaking-less-is-more/#comment-21 Mitchell York Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:28:43 +0000 http://e2ecoaching.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-21 Jill, great suggestion. I read Seth's piece a long time ago and it's a classic. I guess the message is that to use PPT well, you need to be adhere to some solid rules. Thanks! Jill, great suggestion. I read Seth’s piece a long time ago and it’s a classic. I guess the message is that to use PPT well, you need to be adhere to some solid rules. Thanks!

]]> By: Jill http://e2ecoaching.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/in-public-speaking-less-is-more/#comment-20 Jill Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:17:32 +0000 http://e2ecoaching.wordpress.com/?p=24#comment-20 I'd like to add, as a compliment to the avoid Powerpoint item, that Seth Godin's suggestions about Powerpoint could be a very complimentary approach to the approach you've outlined here. My tech savvy teen was shocked when I told him I was following Godin's no more than six words rule, but my presentation went extremely well when I used that rule and guess who used it next for a school presentation? And did very well. Godin's post is <a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2007/01/really_bad_powe.html" rel="nofollow">here.</a> I’d like to add, as a compliment to the avoid Powerpoint item, that Seth Godin’s suggestions about Powerpoint could be a very complimentary approach to the approach you’ve outlined here. My tech savvy teen was shocked when I told him I was following Godin’s no more than six words rule, but my presentation went extremely well when I used that rule and guess who used it next for a school presentation? And did very well.

Godin’s post is here.

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