executive speaker training tips (red sky summit)

GO GET Confidence Jessica Flynn | JessicaFlynn@RedSkyPR.com Justin Nyquist | JustinNyquist@RedSkyPR.com

WHO WE ARE

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Storyteller | Seed Sower | Paranoid Pragmatist

Jessica Flynn  CEO (and go getter)  

WHO WE ARE

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Competitor | Learner | Enthusiast

Justin Nyquist  Account Executive (and go getter)  

Our Time Together

> Physicality of Presenting

> Content

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Two Rules

>  Speaker is the hardest working person in the room

>  Common sense trumps everything you learn

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“There are only two kinds of speakers…

1 – The nervous 2 - Liars.”

Mark Twain

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In fact, Psychology Today says people fear public speaking more than death!

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Those Nerves – Harness Them

>  Nervousness = energy >  Exercise = serotonin >  Memorize your start…

and end >  Dialogue over

monologue >  Build in breaks >  Permission not to be

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Physicality: Big Enough for the Room

>  Stand up if possible >  Balance your stance >  Hands go to “home

base” when not using them

>  Beware the death grip >  Use your hands to

describe, punctuate and emphasize

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Physicality Overview

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•  We all know the “what”…

•  Tell us the “why” •  Let the

audience see you and not just hear a figurehead

•  Emotional connection

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Content: Resume vs. Eulogy

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Content Organization Approaches

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Approach: The Elevator Pitch

Based on belief that… >  There is a (new)

opportunity around every corner

>  Every interaction is a business opportunity

>  You should be able to sell/tell your story, your company, yourself on the spot

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Approach: Wow, How, Now

>  WOW: Something intriguing, puzzling

>  HOW: Answer the stated or unspoken question

>  NOW: Shift to storytelling mode. “Now, for example…”

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Approach: Don’t Be Closing

>  Establish credibility >  Brag (when it’s legit) >  Be adaptable >  Introduce, don’t close >  Best response?

“Tell me more!”

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Approach: Stories & Velvet

>  Start with story/humor >  Emotional benefit >  Quantify success >  Velvet rope close –  Accessibility and

appreciation are only for a few

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Stand  &  Deliver  

“You can have brilliant ideas,

but if you can’t get them across, your brains won’t

get you anywhere.” Lee Iacocca

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