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
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
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
Conference Organizers Top 15 Professional Speaker Pet Peeves November 17, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Recently, Velvet Chainsaw partnered with Tagoras, Inc., a leading continuing education company, to survey conference professionals about their use of speakers. One question asked respondents to share their biggest pet peeves regarding professional speakers. 15 Guaranteed Ways Speakers Destroy Their Marketing Strategy Here are their top 15 most disliked pet peeves about professional speakers. 1. … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , conferences, presenter, professional speakers, speaker, Speaker Emerging Practices, speaker tips
Education Myths That Shape Conferences November 3, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Conventional wisdom regarding traditional conference education is well-intentioned and misguided. Our accepted beliefs about what does and doesn’t work in conference sessions are universal. We’ve always done it this way and no one has complained so it must be working. Today, cognitive neuroscience has created a new standard of proof. Most of what we thought … [Read more…] Filed Under: Conference Education Tagged With: , conference best practices, conference education, learning myths, presentation best practices, presentation myths, speaker tips
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
Creating Sizzling Audiences: From Essential Sparks To Combustible Motivation October 10, 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. Now imagine you have that same experience every time you present. Creating Audience Combustible Motivation This … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , brain-friendly conferences, brain-friendly meetings, engagement, presentation best practices, presentation strategies, speaker, speaker tips
Helping Your Audience On The Hero’s Journey September 23, 2011 by Jeff Hurt Let’s take a trip back to your junior high days. If you’re like me, immediately your palms begin to sweat. Your throat tightens. Your heart starts racing and your mouth gets dry as you remember those trying teen years. Imagine that today is that day! It’s the big day when you have to deliver your … [Read more…] Filed Under: Speaker Coaching Tagged With: , presentation best practices, presentation strategies, speaker, speaker tips
We Need A New Conference Drug September 19, 2011 by Jeff Hurt I want a new drug One that won’t make me sick One that won’t make me crash my car Or make me feel three feet thick I want a new drug One that will stop the flow Of conference information indigestion So that I can grow (With apologies to Huey Lewis And The News) Needed: … [Read more…] Filed Under: Event Planning Tagged With: , conference best practices, conferences, meeting planning best practices, meeting professional, speaker tips
