Practice Tips: Inspiration and Reminders to help you become a Great Speaker

Monday, June 22, 2009

TRUE FRIENDS

"With true friends we can be ourselves."

Guess what!

YOUR AUDIENCES
ARE YOUR TRUE FRIENDS.

They have come to have an experience with you.
They are hoping for you to have a pleasurable time. They are willing to go on your trip with you. They trust you with their time and energy.

Though the adrenaline rush can make us
feel anxious and separate from them, defensive, fearful and judged, the fact is all they want is for us to feel free to be OURSELVES!

So take a deep breath.

ENJOY THEM!


To learn more about working with audiences, contact Connie 206-283-7111


Monday, June 1, 2009

ALIVE!


Once again on the Greenlake trail. . . . This time we spotted a group of bluegrass musicians playing a luscious waltz on the green lawn by the blue water on one of the first lovely hot Seattle spring days in May.

Their ONE-two-three, lilting tune woke up something deep inside me. Joy!
Surely this is one of those opportunities to respond to the moment. I reached for my walking partner and we waltzed around and around on the walking path, ONE-two-three, ONE-two-three, swirling and twirling to the music and the birds and the water, and the sun and the day and the moment.

There is nothing so precious as the spirit responding in the moment. When you are making a presentation, and those unexpected moments arise – strong feelings, memories, insights, new ideas – rise to the occasion, ONE-two-three, let yourself be carried away!

For if you miss this moment, rushing through it in haste or fear, you will deprive your audience of a transformative experience.

But If you can allow yourself to linger and feel the opportunity in that moment your audience will be carried along with you, and their energetic response will magnify the delight, the revelation, the insight, the inspiration, and they’ll take that spark with them out into the world.

ONE-two-three . . . .


Want to learn how to do this for your next presentation? A couple of hours of 1-1 coaching will have you on your way - connie@pivotalpresentations.com or 206-283-7111