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    The document provides tips for being an inspiring speaker. It recommends having a unique point of view and finding a story to tell that makes a difference. The most important part of any presentation is knowing what the audience needs and answering the question "What is in it for me?". To become an inspiring speaker, one should know their topic, own their talk, practice extensively, and get inspired by great examples. Things to avoid include imitation, relying too heavily on slides, forgetting the story, and overembellishing.

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    How To Inspire As A Speaker.: Chris1an Heilmann, Speaking Out, London, England, 10/02/2010

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    Howtoinspireasa speaker.

    Chris1anHeilmann,SpeakingOut,London,England,10/02/2010

    LastyearIwasvotedmost inspiringspeakerinthe SlideShareZeitgeist compe11on.

    ThereisonethingthatI havethatmakesthis possible.

    Very dis1nc1ve hair.

    hHp://www.ickr.com/photos/intrana1on/563686526/ hHp://www.ickr.com/photos/tags/thehairofchris1anheilmann/

    Whichiseasytoachieve...

    Seriously,though, mysecretisa dierentone havingadierent pointofview.

    Findthestorytotellthat makesthedierence.

    Speaker
    Informa1on
    Audience

    Audience

    Informa1on
    Me

    Knowingwhatyour audienceneedsisthemost importantpartofany presenta1on.

    Themainthingtoanswer toanypersoninyour audienceis:

    What is in it for me?

    Havingtheright mindsetasa presenterisalso veryimportant.

    hHp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vB0V3v[Q

    Howcanyougettothis stage?
    1) 2) 3) 4) 5) Knowyourstu Ownyourtalk Prac1ce Prac1cesomemore... Youknowwherethisisgoing...

    Howcanyouprac1ce?

    Loudreadingindierent voicesisgreattraining.

    Listeningtoaudiobooksis greattraining.

    Listeningtoyourselfisvery goodtraining.

    hHp://audacity.sourceforge.net/

    PowerpointKaraokeisa goodidea.
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    Lightningtalksareagreat idea.

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    Getinspiredbygreat examples.

    hHp://www.ted.com/

    hHp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OHVGgk1Qg0

    Thingsyoushouldavoidat allcosts.
    1) 2) 3) 4) Imita1on. Readingyourslides. Forgedngthestory. Blingingitup.

    Onelastquick1pabout overcomingthefearofa largeaudience.

    Theaudienceisasafraidof youasyouareofthem. Thedierenceishowthey dealwithit.

    Insteadofseeingacrowd oraseaoffaces,picka newpersontotalktowith everypartofyourstory.

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    Thanks!

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