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One of the things that I come across is people's reluctance (they would say inability) to vary their voice.
It seems unnatural to speak louder than I am, speak more slowly for emphasis, or even pause to allow people to absorb what I've just said, so I don't do it, say delegates.
I then ask them. "Have you ever been angry about something?"
Have you ever been in a noisy pub or restaurant where you wanted to communicate something special to the group?
This usually gets them to think, especially when I suggest that in a moment of anger, they still say, in a quiet, calm voice, "What you did on the motorway could have killed us all. It's the last time I ever get in a car with you."
The idea that you could convey that thought to someone who put your life in jeopardy calmly is implausible, so why can't we simply imitate that in our presentations?
The answer is that we don't 'live' our presentations; we simply carry them out as a routine exercise rather than as an enjoyable opportunity to present something we genuinely have an interest in.
If you want to sound interesting and get attention, you must come alive at that moment.
What if you're not enthusiastic about your presentation? Now that is for another blog.
Richard Johnson
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