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Lawrence Gross, Jess Presutti & Alexis Sanders
Public Speaking 101
Presented: February 18th, 2015
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What is Toastmasters?
Communication• Daily client contact including
status calls, ad hoc requests and everything in between
• Formal presentations including quarterly business reviews and sales pitches
Leadership• Whether you are an AGD or a
Specialist the best teams have solid leaders and contributors from the bottom-up
Toastmasters Envisioned Future• To be the first-choice provider of dynamic, high-value, experiential communication and
leadership skills development• The world leader in communication and leadership development
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Are You Ready?
• Preparation Best Practices? You are the judge– Organize your thoughts
• To script, or not to script, that is the question• Stay calm, cool and collected with an introduction, body and conclusion• Close efficiently
• Successfully interacting with a crowd– Engage your audience and provide something they can do
• Moving effectively– “Don’t give a speech. Create an experience.”
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Razzle Dazzle Them!
• Thinking on your feet– Can you confidently say “I Don’t Know?”
• Incorporate humor – When appropriate!
• Listen to the audience– Effective speaking due to active listening
• Remove verbal graffiti– Um/Err, Like, So, Double Speak, etc.
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Creating a picture with your words.
“In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check.”“When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir.”“America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."“But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.”
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Everybody makes mistakes.
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Physiological
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Flawless Timing
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Cadence
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Cadence
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Cadence: I Have a Dream
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TL; DPA (Too Long, Didn’t Pay Attention)
• Takeaways– Step out of your comfort zone!
– Practice! Practice! Practice!
– Have fun!
– Each conversation is a new way to test your speaking skills!
– Step out of your comfort zone!
– Visit Pittsburgh IMPAQT Toastmasters!
– Be confident!
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Lawrence Gross, Associate Search [email protected]
Jessica Presutti, Search [email protected]
Alexis Sanders, Associate Search [email protected]