The 1 Question to Ask Before Any Presentation
What is the 1 question you need to ask yourself before you start preparing your next presentation?
The #1 most important question before any presentation
The 1 question that can make or break your next speech.
I was listening to BlogcastFM episode called Finding Your Inner F-Bomb: How to Develop an Amazing Voice. (It's 90 minutes and if you are a speaker or a writer you should get your bootie over their and listen to it. Amazing insight on finding your authentic voice).
Erika Napoletano of Redhead Writing told a story of preparing a talk for TEDX Boulder. She was struggling with her presentation and went to the TEDX speaking coach who asked her ONE question that gave her direction to make her presentation a success.
“What do you want people to feel when the last word drops out of your mouth on that stage?”
As you begin preparing your next speech think about what you want your audience to feel as you leave the stage.
Empowered.
Uplifted.
Motivated.
Positive.
Informed.
Answering this question focuses you on the audience and fosters connection with those who are listening to your message.
Watch the Erika's TEDX talk. How did you feel after she finished? Let me know in the comments section.
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Thanks Michelle – that’s a fantastic question to ask. So often, presenters completely ignore the emotional aspect of speaking, so they stupefy their audience!
(Do you have an updated link to the video? Currently it says it was removed due to a ToS violation. When I get a chance, I’m also looking forward to listening to the podcast.)
Here’s another good question to answer, but this time it’s the audience who’s asking:
http://remotepossibilities.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/answer-peoples-key-question-first-framework-part-1a/
That’s a bummer that they took down Erika’s TED talk. It was the one on her site and a quick search revealed no other links. The podcast is fab. I wrote about tuning into to station WIIFM last year. Always be thinking of the audience no matter what. Speakers are there to serve them!