{"id":28376,"date":"2017-05-08T10:22:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-08T08:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/?p=28376\/"},"modified":"2024-06-15T15:39:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T13:39:36","slug":"tips-for-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/en\/blog\/tips-for-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tips for speakers<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>As a seasoned speaker, I get many questions from aspiring speakers. I decided to write down the tips and &#8216;do&#8217;s &amp; don&#8217;ts&#8217; I give most when I coach other speakers. All of these come from my experience in more than 1000 keynotes and 2 TEDx speeches in over 25 years as a professional speaker. Hope they help you to get more confident and find your own voice on stage.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element fusion-image-align-center in-legacy-container\" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=3790347919103&amp;set=a.1772469393401.103241.1289251155&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Esther Jacobs \u2013 the NO EXCUSES LADY: speaker, author, book writing coach, digital nomad\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" alt=\"Esther Jacobs \u2013 the NO EXCUSES LADY: speaker, author, book writing coach, digital nomad\" src=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/577685_3790347919103_864673260_n.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-35148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/577685_3790347919103_864673260_n-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/577685_3790347919103_864673260_n-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/577685_3790347919103_864673260_n-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/estherjacobs.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/577685_3790347919103_864673260_n.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><ul style=\"--awb-size:13px;--awb-line-height:22.1px;--awb-icon-width:22.1px;--awb-icon-height:22.1px;--awb-icon-margin:9.1px;--awb-content-margin:31.2px;--awb-circlecolor:#027582;--awb-circle-yes-font-size:11.44px;\" class=\"fusion-checklist fusion-checklist-1 fusion-checklist-default type-icons\"><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Don&#8217;t think about YOU when you&#8217;re on stage. Think about your audience and how you can serve them with your knowledge.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Be in the moment: don&#8217;t memorize your entire speech, but develop a structure, a spine that holds it up, while on stage you add th<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">e flesh: the examples, details and stories.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Make sure to connect: add more details when your audience needs more time to understand your point and move faster when you feel they can follow you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Make sure you have a good opening line. Somethings that links to the previous speaker, the theme of the event, a joke, a question; anything that immediately connects and draws the attention.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>At the end of your speech, deliver an impressive last line: a question, an invitation, a statement; any thing that makes it clear that this is your last line and invites the audience to applaud. A &#8216;natural&#8217; end like this is better than &#8216;and&#8230;. eh&#8230; that is what I wanted to say..&#8217;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Practice, practice, practice. You need to do many presentations in different circumstances to develop your speech, feel confident, be able to improvise when needed and be prepared for professional events. Start small: offer to speak at Rotary and other Service Club events, schools, universities etc.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Record videos of your speeches. Even if they&#8217;re just Iphone footage: this will give you the opportunity to watch your speech afterwards and see what went well and what could go better next time. Also, there might be some really good shots or quotes or reactions from the audience that you can use on your website or in a demo video.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><li class=\"fusion-li-item\" style=\"\"><span class=\"icon-wrapper circle-yes\"><i class=\"fusion-li-icon awb-icon-check\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><div class=\"fusion-li-item-content\">\n<p>Do NOT: complain about travel delays, explain that you did not have much preparation time, read your slides out loud or think your speech is about you.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h3><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">See you on stage one day? <span class=\"_47e3 _5mfr\" title=\"smile emoticon\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/images\/emoji.php\/v8\/f4c\/1\/16\/1f642.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>Check out this &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/20121024124448-258444-10-things-you-should-never-say-during-presentations?_mSplash=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">do&#8217;s and don&#8217;ts for speakers<\/a>&#8216; post I found on LinkedIn.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Facebook showed me the picture below as a memory of 5 years ago, I decided to share some tips and &#8216;do&#8217;s &#038; don&#8217;ts&#8217; for aspiring speakers. 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