![]() ![]() change your intonation to convey different meanings and most important enthusiasm pause at regular intervals rather than mumbling “ums” and “ers” (normal in conversations) pausing brakes the information in parts, can create dramatic impact and helps to clarify meaning keep the audience engaged by asking questions or making jokes maintain eye contact without discriminating some part of the audience looking above or below their heads won´t work The author offers some pieces of useful advice, and while some of the advice is common sense, we might miss it during stressful presentations. My main takeaways are to keep it simple and prepare, prepare and prepare. With expert advice that will appeal to everyone from experienced CEOs to those writing that all-important wedding speech, this is destined to be the definitive text in this area.ĭrawing on his extensive experience with political speeches, Max Atkinson managed to convey on paper the best advice for delivering engaging presentations. Using extensive research based on empirical evidence, Max has developed a new and provocative way of looking at speech making, providing the reader with practical and simple guidelines, exercises and tips to improve performance, including:-advice on the use of classical rhetoric-how to write a speech when in a rush-the myths surrounding visual aids -the use of body language. ![]() In Lend Me Your Ears, Max Atkinson - a highly experienced speaker and trainer, having been involved in speech writing for business, politics and the arts for 30 years - uses the findings of recent scientific research combined with the rules of classical rhetoric to highlight the secrets of successful persuasion. Yet research has shown that audiences are deeply dissatisfied with this mode of public speaking. The past twenty years has seen the emergence of an industry standard model of presentation - the slide show. ![]()
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