It is possible to deliver a world-class speech - if you know what the pro's do. Learn 9 simple hacks that can transform a boring presentation into brilliant. For example, learn the 35/50/15 formula to nail your timing, how to use fewer slides with the 2/4/8 template, where to find great stories, and how to use social proof to get a standing ovation. Even if you are a nervous beginner these 9 techniques will make you better on stage, get your audience leaning in, and make it seem like you have been speaking to audiences for years. Each one of these hacks has been tested with the most difficult audiences (including doctors, prison guards, CEO's, sales people, and engineers.) The theme to this SlideShare is to deliver less content, better. Using these skills, every lesson will be more powerful, every story more memorable, and every speech more valuable.

1. Nine Hacks Guaranteed
to make your next
SPEECHWORLD CLASS

2. Congratulations!
You’ve been asked to
speak on the main
stage.

3. Now fear sets in.

4. “What if no one
cares what I have
to say?”

5. “What if I bomb?”

6. “But I’m not funny!”

7. “Aaaaarg!”

8. Here’s the good news…

9. To deliver a world class speech, you
don’t have to be famous, brilliant
(or even funny).

10. But you do have to be good.

11. Here are 9 ways
to make your
next speech
world class.

12. #1 Nail the Timing

13. Avoid the mistake of
starting too slow and
ending too fast.

14. - story (get their attention, build
rapport),
- problem (what are you here to
solve?),
- promise (what can they
expect?)
35% for the opening
Use this timing formula:

15. - deliver 3-5 solutions with
a story for each one.
50% for content
Use this timing formula:

16. - summary, call-to-action,
closing story
15% for the close
Use this timing formula:

17. #2 Start with a Story

18. Skip the I’m-so-glad-to-be-here
self-serving babble and jump right
into a story.

19. A well-told story will always
knock the socks off a
poorly told story about, say
winning an Olympic medal.

20. #3 Use Fewer Slides

21. Your slides are NOT the
message - they should ADD
to your message
(not make it worse)

22. • no more than 1 slide every 2 minutes
• no more than 4 bullets per slide
• no more than 8 words per bullet*
My formula is 2/4/8:
*just like this slide

23. #4 Do the Boogie

24. Every 10-12 minutes get your
audience moving.

25. They will learn more,
remember more
(and recommend you more)

26. #5 Be Funny

27. Question: “Do you
have to be funny in
your speech?”

28. Answer: “Only if
you want to get
invited back.”
Question: “Do you
have to be funny in
your speech?”

29. Instead of trying to
be funny, watch for
funny or surprising
moments (kids,
dog, neighbours, or
shopping) in
everyday life.

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32. #6 Get Social Proof

33. Here’s a secret to getting
booked to speak more:
Get audience feedback
during your speech.

34. About halfway, I always ask:
“Are you enjoying this and is it valuable?”

35. The applause
I get is called
Social Proof
(now they ALL agree
this is world class)

36. #7 Connect with the Audience

37. People learn from people
they connect with.

38. This is true in management,
sales, love and your next
presentation.

39. 4 ways to connect with your audience:
• wear clothes similar but slightly better than your audience,
• use words they understand (don’t try to impress),
• stay on stage until they’re warmed up to you,
• share some faults (it makes you human).

40. #8 Deliver less Content, Better

41. Avoid doing a ‘brain dump’ on
your audience—you’ll look like
an amateur and they’ll forget it.

42. Instead, deliver less content, better:
• remove content that doesn’t reinforce your main points,
• anchor every lesson to a story,
• repeat the best parts,
• summarize

43. #9 End with a Bang

44. It simple, if you want to be memorable,
close with an emotional story.
If you want to be memorable, close
with an emotional story.

45. 3 types of closing story (instead of: Oprah, Rosa
Park, Mother Teresa, or Michael Jordan, use your own):
1. how these lessons changed your life,
2. how these lessons changed someone else’s life,
3. the ending to the story you opened with.

46. Nine Hacks Guaranteed to Make
Your Next Speech World Class
#1 Nail the Timing
#2 Start with a Story
#3 Use Fewer Slides
#4 Do the Boogie
#5 Be Funny
#6 Get Social Proof
#7 Connect with the Audience
#8 Deliver less Content, Better
#9 End with a Bang

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