A client of mine, Dave Kinney who is the founder of Madison Street Partners, recently read my book, The Power of Personal Branding: The Secret to Positioning Yourself as The Person to See™ and surprised me with a summary of what were to him the key points. The summary is divided into seven sections.
Over the next seven days I will publish the totality of Dave's summary section by section.
The first category is public speaking. Here's what Dave perceived to be the salient points...
To be a star at personal speaking, I must excel in:
-Selecting a compelling topic
-Writing a great speech
-Delivering an inspiring speech
-Using my space (e.g. the stage) to its fullest
-Cleverly using props in my presentation
-Using drama to enhance my speech
-Usefully involving the audience
-Enhancing my storytelling capabilities
-Improving my use of humor
-Shocking, inspiring and helping my audience feel empathy
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