Like it or not, no man is an island. We are surrounded by other human beings. And this makes it imperative to communicate with them.
While the term ‘communication’ may have become a loose noun for almost every verbal discourse, there is still a necessity to use it in the right context.
Every day while we are communicating with others, we are doing one of two things. We are either selling something to someone or being sold something by the other party.
I know how many of us hate to be ‘sold’. It could be an idea, policy or viewpoint.
When people succeed in selling something to us, they succeed simply not because they are smarter. Instead, it boils down to this key ingredient – presentation skills.
We are presenting all the time. And we are presenting because we want to win.
When a couple quarrels, the guy or girl wants to present his or her point of view.
Boy: “Sigh, you don’t see my point of view...”
Girl: “Really? But you don’t understand how you feel…”
When a student speaks in front of his tutorial group, he is presenting his final year project report.
“I’m happy to share with you interesting insights from my final year project report. As xxx has always been my passion, I decided to do a project that allowed me to combine my passion and add in a social responsibility element as well.”
When a salesperson extols the benefits of the latest gadget, he is presenting a case for us to open our wallets.
“This helps you to save time and effort in ….By simply pressing this button, you can immediately capture the information and then send it to the cloud storage. Only one touch and everything is done.”
As you can see, never underestimate the importance of presentation skills training. It is a vital skill to master so as to survive in today’s ever-changing world.
Interestingly, the number one fear cited most often by people is the fear of public speaking. This does come as a surprise because just imagine – the person delivering the eulogy is actually ranked higher in terms of fear than the person lying in the coffin!
But it will be a totally different scenario if you allow us to help you master presentation skills. The training in Singapore is conducted either one-on-one or in small mastermind groups. This is to ensure you are able to follow my proven techniques for presentation skills.
Let me just share with you one quick technique that you can immediately use in your next presentation to up your presentation skills.
In this information age where we are bombarded with information overload, do not try to squeeze as much information into your presentation as you will lose everyone. Instead, just mention three salient points you want to cover. You can elaborate them in detail later or share with the audience post-presentation.
You may ask – why three? Well, from time immemorial, we have been gunning for either gold, silver or bronze. Notice how society doesn’t even have a name for the metal after bronze? Because nobody wants it!
Similarly, since our schooling days, we aspire to get first, second or third in any race, academic or ranking. Fourth sounds like a really lousy prize to end up with.
Or how about the three blind mice or three little pigs?
Say what you want but the numeral “three” really does wonder.
Having trained students and undergraduates from over 80 educational institutions, I know the importance of this gift. If you are happy to receive it, click here to sign up for presentation skills training today. And I would love to hear from you your thoughts if you have used my ‘three’ tip!
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