www.infinitegrowth.com.au | Powerful communication is a skill that can be learnt. Expert advice and insider tips, to help you become the confident speaker you want to be.

1. 13 INSIDER TIPS
FOR YOUR NEXT SPEAKING EVENT

2. However, it doesn’t
have to be that way.
Powerful communication
Is a skill that can be
learnt.
Giving a speech can
be a daunting experience.

3. Our expert panel shares their
advice and insider tips, to help
you become the confident
speaker you want to be.

4. IT IS NOT YOUR WORDS
BUT YOUR INTENTION
TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
THAT WILL CREATE THE
SYNERGY BETWEENYOU
AND YOUR AUDIENCE.
AUTHENTICITY IS KEY.
Sylvie Stanley

5. AVOID THE THREE MOST COMMON
TRAPS: TOO MUCH, TOO FAST AND
TOO APOLOGETIC.
THINK INSTEAD OF WHAT YOU’LL SAY
AND WHY YOU’RE SAYING IT! THIS
FOCUSES YOU ON THE AUDIENCE.
Cyndi Maxey

6. I LIKE
TO RECORD A
PRACTICE SESSION
OF MY PRESENTATION
WELL IN ADVANCE OF
THE ENGAGEMENT AND
PLAY IT IN THE CAR
WHILE I AM DRIVING.
I REALLY SOAK IT IN.
Dianne Morr

7. USE
THE HUMAN
ELEMENT TO
CONNECT WITH YOUR
AUDIENCE. THAT’S THE
PERFECT FOUNDATION
FOR INSPIRING CHANGE
AND NEW IDEAS.
Emily Hubbell

8. ONLY SPEAK ABOUT
THINGS YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN.
YOUR PASSION AND ENTHUSIASM
WILL COME THROUGH AND
ENGAGE YOUR AUDIENCE,
EVEN IF YOU MESS UP ON SOME OF
THE PUBLIC SPEAKING ‘RULES’.
Linda Williams

9. KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
GOING TO SAY BEFORE
YOU START SPEAKING.
START STRONG,
END STRONG AND
MAKE SURE THE MIDDLE
PART IS REALLY GOOD.
Ric Newell

10. BE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR ON:
1. WHO YOUR AUDIENCE IS
2. WHAT THEY WANT AND/OR
NEED TO HEAR/KNOW/LEARN.
Jeremy Thorn

11. REMEMBER
THAT YOU AND YOUR
MESSAGE ARE A GIFT
FOR THE AUDIENCE. BE
MINDFUL OF YOUR
REASON FOR STANDING IN
FRONT OF YOUR
AUDIENCE.
IT IS ABOUT THEM.
Pauline Duncan-Thrasher

12. ONCE
YOU REALLY
KNOW YOUR
TOPIC AND HAVE
PRACTISED, THEN WHEN
YOU START, CONCENTRATE
ON THE AUDIENCE REACTION
AND
BUILD ON IT WITHIN
YOUR TOPIC.Richard L. Mann

13. ENGAGE YOUR
AUDIENCE EARLY AND OFTEN.
ENGAGEMENT COMES
THROUGH MEANINGFUL STORIES,
ASKING QUESTIONS, POLLING IN
REAL TIME, OR EVEN
BEING FUNNY.
Joyce Gioia

14. BRIEFLY TELL YOUR
AUDIENCE WHAT YOU
ARE GOING TO TELL
THEM, TELL THEM, AND
THEN WRAP IT UP BY
BRIEFLY TELLING THEM
WHAT YOU JUST
TOLD THEM.
Rosanne Van Heertum

15. MINGLE WITH YOUR AUDIENCE
BEFORE YOUR SPEECH.
GET TO KNOW A COUPLE OF NAMES.
YOU THEN HAVE ‘FRIENDS’
WATCHING YOU.
Louise Cahill

16. BE PREPARED
FOR ANYTHING AND
EVEN IF YOU SEND YOUR
PRESENTATION TO THE
EVENT MANAGER BEFORE
THE
EVENT, BRING A COPY
WITH YOU JUST
IN CASE.
Fred Felton

17. It also requires researching your
audience, rehearsing your
presentation and investigating
your venue.
Preparing for a presentation
is not just about writing a
speech.

18. Only then will you be able to
present your topic and
yourself in the best possible
way at your next speaking
event.

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