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Bad at Public Speaking? the Trick is to Distill Your Message to These 15 Words, Says Speech Trainer

posted by Fnord666 on Monday March 29 2021, @01:06PM   Printer-friendly

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Bad at public speaking? The trick is to distill your message to these 15 words, says speech trainer:

Very few of us are naturally eloquent. But in an age of disconnection — working from home, connecting with the world through a laptop camera — the ability to communicate clearly and effectively has never been more important.

My journey in public speaking started in 2010, after I discovered that 74% of Americans suffer from speech anxiety. My research led me to the Ancient Greeks, who invented speech training, to the present day, when I joined Toastmasters, the world's largest organization devoted to teaching the art of public speaking.

What did I learn? Being a great public speaker has nothing to do with your personality, with overcoming shyness or learning to act confident. It's a technical skill that nearly anyone can acquire, just like cooking.

[...] Then, it's time to distill your message. An effective method is to use this simple, 15-word sentence: As a result of my [talk], they will understand [this], and respond by [doing that].

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 29 2021, @02:04PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 29 2021, @02:04PM (#1130740)

    to bring an automatic weapon to use on the audience

    And if one such person's name is Donald Trump, the audience will cheer thunderously as he sprays bullets at them. Trump Supporter: "When the lib'rul media reports about this rally, you just know all them dead people is gonna be the only thing they concentrate on!"

  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by DannyB on Monday March 29 2021, @02:20PM (3 children)

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Monday March 29 2021, @02:20PM (#1130746) Journal

    There are rules. One of the most unfair things that was done to Donald Trump by the media was to viciously repeat his own lies words.

    If you can refute your opponent's own words by merely repeating what they said, then how are they able to respond? It seems so unfair!

    So let me repeat a few things you hear from sources such as fox and fiends. Because to state it is to refute it:

    • Democrats are Satan worshiping cannibal pedophile sex traffickers who drink the blood of babies for their rejuvenating powers.
    • California wild fires caused by Secret Jewish Space Lasers
    • "Coronavirus is a cover-up for… child sex trafficking - a major issue in this world and nobody wants to report about it,"
    • I'll make Mexico pay for it
    • The Flat Earth
    • The election was stolen by a vast secret conspiracy that cannot be proven
    • Hugo Chavez manipulated and reprogrammed the Dominion voting machines from beyond the grave to give Biden the victory.
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    Every performance optimization is a grate wait lifted from my shoulders.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 29 2021, @03:57PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 29 2021, @03:57PM (#1130785)

      Well, now that that failed *only just* the R-team is rushing through laws to bias future elections. Meanwhile we still haven't solved the crisis of Mr. Potato Head,

    • (Score: 2) by krishnoid on Monday March 29 2021, @06:03PM

      by krishnoid (1156) on Monday March 29 2021, @06:03PM (#1130865)

      If you can refute your opponent's own words by merely repeating what they said, then how are they able to respond? It seems so unfair!

      If they can get you to repeat their words, they can quote you as having said them also! Gaslighting protip.

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by HammeredGlass on Tuesday March 30 2021, @12:16AM

      by HammeredGlass (12241) on Tuesday March 30 2021, @12:16AM (#1131003)

      Too much bullshit to take seriously. Do you work for the MSM? Your ability to mischaracterize and misquote, while claiming to be accurate and forthright, is remarkably disgusting.