Robbery at Bullet-Point
October 2, 2008
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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, hitched it to a trailer and drove out the security gates with 450 kegs of beer.
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 against talking about yourself too much.
It’s like we have a braggart alarm bell. We’ve learnt not to trust people who speak too well of themselves. So how can you avoid setting off the braggart alarm bells of your audience while still establishing your authority to speak on the topic?
The secret is to make it look as if it’s not you doing the bragging. [Read more]
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:
