Speakers Talk Too Much! January 13, 2012 by Jeff Hurt You talk too much! Yes, that’s right. You talk too much! Talk, Talk, Talk I remember growing up that my sister and father never stopped talking. They seemed to be in an endless competition to see who could talk more. They never shut up. They even talked when other people weren’t listening. My father would … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , presentation best practices, presenter, speaker, speaker tips
We Need Facilitators Of Learning Not Speakers Of Stats December 19, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Presenting in my opinion is vastly over-rated. I am not interested in instructing another person to know what he or she should think. I cannot control another person’s mind. As much as I wish I could, I cannot make others know specific information or skills through a speech. They have to learn the information which … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , adult learning, adult learning principles, adult learning strategies, presentation best practices, speaker tips
Three Conference Speaker Processes That Will Alarm You [Free Speaker Report] December 15, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Who has the final decision making power to hire a professional speaker for an organization? The answer may surprise you. And it may cause you to drop your jaw, raise your eyebrows and shout, “Huh?” Recently, Velvet Chainsaw partnered with Tagoras, Inc., a leading continuing education company, to survey conference professionals about their use of … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education, Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , association trends, conference education, conference tips, conferences, industry speaker, meeting industry trends, speaker
Preparing To Present? Eight Learning Principles To Master December 14, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Most of us think we know how to present. Actually, we know how to talk! And talk, talk, talk, is what we do. Yet, few of us really know how to learn. Changing Attitudes And Behaviors Or Killing Time If your goal is for your audience to hear what you have to say, keep on … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , adult learning, adult learning principles, adult learning strategies, presentation best practices, speaker tips
Resurrect Lifeless Lectures: Tips For Turning Listeners Into Learners December 8, 2011 by Jeff Hurt You want me to do what? Include audience engagement and participation in my presentation? You’ve got to be joking. I’ve got too much content to cover! We’ve all heard that excuse from presenters. They fear if they don’t cover all the content, the listener won’t get all of the information. We love to explain things, … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , active learning, active participation, adult learning, adult learning principles, adult learning strategies, lecture, presentation best practices
You Need To Be Relentless To Make Your Digital Presentation Interesting December 7, 2011 by Jeff Hurt If you don’t keep you virtual presentation engaging, it will be forgotten! The greatest challenge for those presenting content virtually, is keeping their presentation more interesting than the distractions. Virtual Presentations And Distractions Abound The amount of free or low cost Webinars and electronic presentations is multiplying daily. Our in-boxes are flooded with invitations to … [Read more…] Filed Under: Hybrid & Virtual, Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , digital presentations, digital strategies, presentation best practices, virtual attendee, virtual meetings, webinars
Learning Is Not Easy When Speakers Make It So Hard November 30, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Speakers talk. Audiences listen. Let me rephrase it another way. Trainers talk. Learners listen. This is one of the most powerful learning beliefs in our culture today. We embrace it as truth. We create education programming based on this conviction. We pay for professional development grounded in this certainty. Our belief in this idea creates … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , adult learning, adult learning strategies, conference best practices, conferences, learning, presentation best practices
Fostering Hot And Spicy Audiences November 18, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Imagine for a moment that you’re preparing for a presentation for an upcoming conference. Close your eyes and visualize that your audience appears to be actually sizzling in their seats with enthusiasm. They are on fire for your words. Creating Audience Combustible Motivation Now imagine you have that same experience every time you present. This … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , conferences, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, presenter, professional speakers, speaker, Speaker Emerging Practices, speaker tips
Eight Ways To Spook Your Remote Audience October 28, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Presenting to a face-to-face audience is difficult, even scary. Presenting to a remote audience in a webinar, teleseminar or virtual event is difficult squared. It can be frightening and unsettling. Eight Ways To Haunt Your Remote Audience Here are eight non-tips and tricks that horror movies avoid. These are guaranteed to create dread and fear … [Read more…] Filed Under: Hybrid & Virtual, Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , digital events, digital presentations, hybrid event, hybrid meetings, virtual attendee, virtual event, virtual meetings
Why Audiences Detest Presenters That Abuse PowerPoint October 25, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Presentations are the business currency of today. PowerPoint is often the legal tender of those presentations. We trade and share PowerPoint presentations like baseball cards, stamps and money. Viewing a presentation without PowerPoint (Keynote or Prezi) is like listening to a TV show over the radio. We expect and want the visual to help keep … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , conferences, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, speaker tips
