ARE YOU A

CONVERSATIONAL SPEAKER?

F I N D O U T N O W !

50-80%A 2006 study revealed that the average worker spends 50-80% of the day conversing. As a presenter, your audiences may expect you to hold a metaphorical MBA in communicat ion. Ask yoursel f these quest ions to determine whether you are a conversat ionalpresenter…or not .

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1.To prepare for your presentat ion, you need to spend t ime doing the research. Read art ic les that both support and disagree with your presentat ion message.

1. DO YOUREAD MANY & VARIED WORKS?

2.A good conversat ional ist breaks eye contact with theiraudience rather than holding a steady gaze.

2. DO YOU BREAKEYE CONTACT OCCASIONALLYDURING CONVERSATION?

3.Quest ions that require more substant ia l responses than a s imple “yes” or “no” wi l l improve your reputat ion as a conversat ional presenter.

3. WHEN ENGAGED IN ADISCUSSION, DO YOU ASK OPEN-ENDED QUESTIONS?

4.The presenter who doubles as a conversat ional ist wi l l insertbreaks for quest ions and comments f rom the audience and replywith thoughtful responses.

4. ARE YOU ANATTENTIVE LISTENER?

5.Document exper iences that wi l l improve your presentat ionnarrat ives. I f you are an avid note-taker, consider yoursel f wel lon your way to being a master of conversat ion.

5. DO YOU CARRY ANOTEPAD OR NOTE-TAKINGDEVICE WITH YOU 24/7?

6.A conversat ional presenter a lways has a v isual andtextual metaphor to t ranslate their presentat ion message into a more digest ib le format for their audience.

6. WHEN DESCRIBINGAN ISSUE OR EXPERIENCE,DO YOU UTILIZE METAPHORS?

THE MORE YOU ANSWERED

YES

NO’s

TO THESE QUESTIONS, THE MORE

CONVERSATIONAL OF A PRESENTER YOU

LIKELY ARE. IF YOU RESPONDED WITH A LOT OF

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT!

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