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I had a fantastic time training the wonderful, energetic group of participants over the last weekend, at our effective communication skills course. The first day focused on interpersonal skills and the second more on professional skills and public speaking. This was not the first time I had organized a public workshop and then arranged materials to teach for it. I really love training others in these secrets of excellent communication for business or pleasure.
Anyway, unfortunately due to my over-zealousness to try to give the group all of my best information, the afternoon of the second day ended up seeming a bit rushed. I had packed too much information into the course and workbooks, and although they can read it at home as many times as they like to help digest it, it still felt bad to rush material and examples. This was not something I wanted to do nor would recommend.
So it therefore reminds me today of the 75%rule of public speaking and presentations. Only prepare for 75% of the time allotted. That way you have time to slow down, relax, field questions, and even digress a little if necessary. You know story-telling is a natural digression and can dramatically increase audience listening and participation too. Every one likes a good (hopefully relevant) story!
So in closing today’s brief newsletter I am reminded of a great Japanese saying: “Saru mo ki kara otchiru.” What is the translation? “Sometimes even monkeys fall out of trees!” (Hey I fell out of the tree, but I don’t think I broke anything!)
The 80/20 rule in sales organizations dies hard. You’ll need to work diligently and hard to eliminate it and then even harder to keep it from resurfacing.
This is Rule #20 in a series of articles on "21 ways to Increase the Power and Profit of Your Advertising Without Spending an Extra Cent," by Brad Sugars.
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Ric Phillips
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Ric Phillips is a Communication Coach and
Trainer. His company, 3V Communications,
specializes in training individuals and
teams in interpersonal and professional
communication skills by synchronizing your
Verbal, Vocal & Visual communications.
For more information on how you can
communicate with confidence and clarity,
please visit
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Communication Coach - My company, 3V Communications, focuses on interpersonal skill development, professional communications and personal growth. On this blog I will post newsletters, tips for communication, notices of upcoming workshops, and thoughts and resources relevant to the world of communication.
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