Posts Tagged ‘public speaking’
The Week in Tweets May 4 2012 no responses
Every week, I share a recap of some of the best things I’ve seen on Twitter. This week, I’m highlighting tweets and links on how to build your confidence, whether trustworthiness can be taught, and tips for improving your public speaking, among others.
6 Leadership Communication Lessons from Martin Luther King Jr. January 16 2012 4 responses
On this Martin Luther King Day, I’m going into The Next Level Blog archives for this post on what we can learn from the speaking virtuosity of this great leader.
Several years ago I was given the gift of the recordings of the sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. The sermon set is called “A Knock at Midnight,” and the speeches set is titled “A Call to Conscience.” There are companion books of the same title for each set. Over the course of a couple of weeks, I listened to every sermon and speech in the recordings. I learned a lot about King from that experience and came to some conclusions about what made him an effective speaker.
As we take today to recognize King’s life and its impact on the world, I thought I’d share six qualities in his speaking that I think all leaders should emulate. If you’re pressed for time as you read this, you can skip ahead to the list. If you have a few minutes more, watch the You Tube clip of King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech. Most of the six qualities that I identified in listening to his recordings are illustrated in this clip.
Here’s a quick synopsis of some of the qualities that King had as a speaker along with some questions to get you thinking about your own opportunities to be a more effective communicator.
10 Resolutions That Will Improve Your Presentations This Year January 5 2012 18 responses
A senior executive friend of mine spends a lot of time listening to presentations. A few weeks ago, he sent me an e-mail from a two-day conference he was attending. After 10 or 12 hours of bad presentations, he began to take out his frustration by using his iPad to write a set of rules for presenters. He then sent it to me for a sanity check.
The good news is he’s totally sane. His rules make a lot of sense and can serve as a list of resolutions for presenters who want to improve their craft in 2012 (or any year for that matter).
I asked him if he wanted to byline a guest post on this blog, but he concluded that probably wasn’t his best career move right now. He was OK, however, with me sharing his plaintive pleas for presenters.
Here’s the list:
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