People talk. It’s natural, part of being human. Talking one-on-one or in small groups seldom bothers us, so what's the magic number? How many listeners does it take before having a conversation becomes that dreaded occasion called "public speaking"?
The answer is, "None." There is no magic number. No matter how many people we are speaking to, no matter what the venue or medium, every time we speak, we should speak as though we are speaking to one person, and one person only. Once you get that into your head, the rest is so much easier.
Whatever your politics, consider for a moment the speeches that were made by President Ronald Reagan. Yes, they were speeches, yet they never felt like speeches. It felt like he was in our living room having a private conversation with us. That is the goal of the perfect presentation; to realize that the number of people listening is irrelevant, you are simply having a one-on-one conversation with a lot of people at once.
This may sound impossible, but the trick is simple. First, you must know, intimately and in great detail, how people behave during one-on-one conversations. (Reagan spent years training and working as an actor, remember?) Next, you must learn techniques that will replicate that same impression. While it may take years to research and understand all of the intricacies of human communication behavior, once understood, learning the replication techniques are easy.
That's what this book, "There's No Such Thing as Public Speaking" is all about. Authors Jeanette and Roy Henderson have over ninety years of combined experience in studying, teaching and practicing the art of presentation. The book, written in a very easy-to-read style, describes in light-hearted and amusing detail just how people behave during one-on-one conversations. It then goes on to show you exactly how to apply simple techniques of replicating those behaviors in a way that's extraordinarily easy to learn and apply in every presentation situation.
Forget all those crazy old wives' tales about imagining your audience naked, starting with a joke, and dressing just like your audience. Get the REAL story of what makes the perfect presentation. You'll discover more eureka moments in the first ten pages of "There's No Such Thing as Public Speaking" than in a hundred pages of any other book on the subject, guaranteed! You will be able to use what you read immediately and you will remember them for the rest of your life. We promise that after you’ve read this book, you will never be able to give (or watch) a presentation in the same way again!
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