In our world-famous public speaking course, we run through a number of speaking models for you. Creating a winning mindset is arguably your top priority.
Yes, it's wonderful to have a great rapport with the audience.
Yes, it's great to feel valued by the audience.
Yes, there is no better job than when you deliver great value to fellow human beings.
But you have to do this for them.
Our audience is hoping for an experience to learn new strategies and insights into getting improved results. The speech or presentation is for the audience's needs and not the speaker's needs.
If they get the impression that your delivery is conditional on something other than the respect, sincerity, humility, and empathy you've shown them, they will feel uncomfortable.
There are some wonderful derivative benefits of being a good speaker; a higher salary, more staff, bigger projects, more responsibility, and travel options. But you do not get these things until you learn to connect with the audience. If you appear needy, this will serve as client/colleague repellent. Doing a great job is your reward.
When I worked in IT, I used to deliver 5-day classes. In 5 days you get to know people well. You can create a great personal and professional rapport. After five days in class, they would say nice things followed by goodbyes. As they all left, I could feel my adrenaline plummeting. That fantastic energy that was unique to that group had just departed. It was my job then to tidy the room, gather my belongings and complete the happy sheet. I felt alone in those moments and wished that my students would return. That was my job to send them home happy after a solid learning experience. Much as I thoroughly enjoyed their company, I had to let them go knowing that I would soon be forgotten. And that was fine because my giving was unconditional. I neither wanted nor expected anything in return.
If you're looking to enhance your professional skill set or want to help a colleague on the road to success, enrol in our Public Speaking Classes This executive public speaking course helps you to polish your skills so you can present comfortably to the board and other industry professionals.
