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credibility

Robbery at Bullet-Point

October 2, 2008

This is a guest post from Tony Burns, my life-partner and co-trainer at Effective Speaking.

Every so often an audacious robbery occurs in full view – yet nobody notices.
Late last year, Dublin Police launched a new crime prevention program called Freeflow. On the very same day a lone man drove a truck into Dublin’s Guinness brewery, [...]

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How to establish your credibility without bragging

September 23, 2008

It’s hard to pull-off establishing your credentials without sounding like you’re bragging. The public speaking blogosphere is alive with stories of presenters who didn’t quite hit the right note. Lisa Braithwaite says in her blog post on establishing your credentials, they haven’t come to the presentation to hear all about you. Dave Paradi also warns [...]

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How to multiply the power of a single anecdote

July 19, 2008

Anecdotes and examples engage people – but a discerning audience may object that they don’t prove anything. Combining the engagement of an anecdote with the credibility of numbers will multiply the effectiveness of both.
Watch this video produced by The Girl Effect to see the power of this:

Dan Heath has “deconstructed” the video on the Made [...]

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