I don’t think that most presenters define their purpose clearly even to themselves. As part of being a NO ZZZZZs presenter you must ask yourself: Why am I here? What do I want to accomplish? Am I here to sell something? Am I here to motivate? Am I here to persuade? Am I here to [...]
If you are not familiar with your intended audience, you might ask in your pre-program research, or questionnaire How diverse is your group?
What are some of the characteristics of the members from each of the countries represented? The answers to these questions will help you plan your strategy for connecting with a particular [...]
Audience members assimilate information in three different ways. Some people hear the information, some see the information, and some feel the information. Although most individuals switch their emphasis frequently, one style usually predominates for a given individual. The styles of information transfer are called respectively auditory, visual, and kinesthetic.
For you to connect with the [...]
If you plan on making any comments to specific people in the audience or about the location of the presentation, now is the time to do it. Anything you say at this point should be personalized and/or localized and broadly understood.
One of the things I enthusiastically and sincerely say somewhere in the beginning of [...]
