toxicYourspeech is

Flickr: Strep72 by Chiara Ojeda

human trait.

universal

is aCommunication

Flickr: Elsie esq.

Everyone communicates.Flickr: ohhector

Verbally

VerballyFlickr: Tayrawr Fortune

non-verbally

Flickr: Shandi-lee

Visually

Flickr: qthomasbower

MusicallyFlickr: oldschoolrocker

Gustatorily

Flickr: star5112

Kinesthetically

Flickr: andriux-uk

Yup. we’ve communicated...

Pretty much since the dawn of time. Flickr: The Adventurous Eye

Yet, communication is

human traits.

also one of the most poorly cultivated

Flickr: tanakawho

The singlein communication...biggest problem

Flickr: j / f / photos

it has taken place. (George Bernard Shaw)

...is the illusion that

Flickr: Joaquin Villaverde Photography

Everyone says,

“I am a great communicator!”

Flickr: Stefan

But, take it

most of us from me. are not*.

Flickr: ~Oryctes~

are actually

Flickr: ~Oryctes~

*Note: Unlike the average presenter, clowns

great communicators!

They engage & move others.

Flickr: YOGURINHA BOROVA

They are audience-centered.

Flickr: YOGURINHA BOROVA

They are risk-takers. Flickr: Tati Fontes

Nancy Duarte,

strong communication

86.1 of executives surveyed

believe that

directly impacts their success.

According to

%

Flickr: the|G|™

for a “high-stakes” presentation. Flickr: the|G|™

Yet, only 25.2% practice for more than

2 hours

Flickr: foshydog

We have created aCommunicationdrought.

great How do we

Communication?

cultivate

Photo © 2011 J. Ronald Lee

ALLcommunication is “high stakes”.

(Nancy Duarte, slide:ology)

Flickr: mike r baker

First, learn that

Communicate as if every

Conversation

Presentation

Meeting

is high stakes.Class

Sterling College

kevin dooley

jurvetson

Susan NYC

Five tips for

communication growth`

1. Understand your audience

tphets

open hardware summit

Wonderlane

BenjaminThompson

adapt to audience feedback.

tphets

open hardware summit

Wonderlane

BenjaminThompson

emotion moves audiences to action.

tphets

open hardware summit

Wonderlane

BenjaminThompson

without an audience, there is no resonance.

tphets

open hardware summit

Wonderlane

BenjaminThompson

Be selfless, not selfish.

tphets

open hardware summit

Wonderlane

BenjaminThompson

2. Vision trumps all other senses

Flickr: Hryck.

Flickr: Angelo González

bullets kill.(So do clip art, Comic Sans, and the fire animation.)

Flickr: Hryck.

Pair one image with one clear idea.

Help your audience retain more information longer.

Flickr: Angelo González

Compfight and Flickr Are your friends.

Choose Creative Commons; show attribution.

Flickr: JD Hancock

3. prepare and practice

anyone's ghostBrandon Christopher Warren

Devote sufficient time to communication.

Flickr: Brandon Christopher Warren

36-90 hours for a

(Nancy Duarte, Slide:ology)1 hour presentation with 30 slides.

analyze audience

generate ideas &

researchstoryboard

ideasDesign visuals

Andrea Collet WA State LibraryDonnay Anant N S

Don’t wing your speech.

EVER! Flickr: anyone's ghost

(Being unprepared leads to presentation anxiety)

Practice like TEDsters do.

The shorter the talk, the longer the rehearsal time. (Nancy Duarte, Duarte Blog)

jurvetson

4. Empathize with your audience.

Flickr: Juliana Coutinho Flickr: Verano y mil tormentas.

Flickr: Pink Sherbet Photography Flickr: Sebastiaan ter Burg Flickr: cinnamon_girL

Flickr: Verano y mil tormentas.

Your audience is a friend, not a rival.

Flickr: Juliana Coutinho

[W]e must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world

Flickr: Verano y mil tormentas.

and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others. (Tony Robbins)

Flickr: Verano y mil tormentas.

Focus on making a difference for others.

Flickr: Pink Sherbet Photography

One empathetic talk = 13.4 million viewers

Sir Ken Robinson, “Schools Kill Creativity”

Flickr: Sebastiaan ter Burg

Wouldn’t want to sit

Don’t give a presentation you

through.

Flickr: cinnamon_girL

(Nancy Duarte, Slide:ology)

5. continuously grow your skills.

Flickr: Zach Klein

read subscribe follow

katerha

Note: this is only a small sampling of resources!

Johan Larsson pamhule

readA new way to present

readContent & Delivery

readVisual design

subscribePhil Presents & Ethos3 Blog

subscribeSix Minutes & Creating Communication

read

FollowEmpowered Presentations & Slides that Rock

read

FollowJesseDee & Emiland

read

FollowDavid Crandall & Mars Dorian

Flickr: zachstern

It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent

but the one most responsive to change.

Flickr: zachstern

(Charles Darwin)

Tweak your

change the world.speech &

Flickr: JD Hancock

chiara.ojeda@gmail.com@The_Bombadier on Twitterhttp://tweakyourslides.wordpress.com