MASTERING THE ART OF SPEAKING AND PRESENTING


in the workplace, in social situations

TIPS FROM ERIK

Short videos to help you be more impressive

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You can see Erik’s entire presentation at:

ATD Core4 New Orleans

Erik Palmer, Public Speaking Coach, Public Speaking Tips, Speaking Coach

THE IMPORTANCE OF SPEAKING WELL


  • A top skill employers want? Strong verbal communication.
  • The resume gets you in the door, but how you speak at the interview gets you the job.
  • What makes training sessions memorable and impactful? Trainers who speaks well.
  • Staff meetings: how much more effective would they be if managers and staff had exceptional oral communication skill?
  • Wedding toasts, eulogies, retirement dinners, awards banquets, and other social events are part of all of our lives. Prepare yourself to be impressive.

INSIDE THE BOOK


Becoming the speaker you want to be

CREATING A TALK

Don’t speak unless you have something worth saying. The five keys to creating powerful messages.

IN PERSON

Whether face-to-face with one person, a small group, or a large audience, ideas about how to impress.

PERFORMING A TALK

Don’t let a poor performance diminish a great message. The six keys to impressive delivery.

IN THE WORKPLACE

Training? Managing? Interviewing? Teaching? Selling? Working with customers and clients? Strategies to be successful in all of those situations and more.

DIGITAL COMMUNICATION

Whether speaking via video, Skype, Face Time, Flipgrid, podcast, screencast, or other digital tools, ways to avoid common mistakes.

IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS

Toast? Retirement dinner? Eulogy? Coaching? Parenting? Special occasion? Tips for becoming comfortable and impressive in all of those situations and more.

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TESTIMONIALS


Erik Palmer - World's Best Public Speaking Coach - Master Public Speaking - Own Any Occasion

MEET ERIK PALMER


In Erik’s first career, he managed a commodity trading firm for a major Chicago brokerage firm and was their national sales leader.  He was also a floor trader on a Chicago commodity exchange.

When his sons were born, Erik moved into his second career, teaching.  He spent twenty years in the classroom. Erik was the teacher of the year in one of the nation’s most prestigious school districts.

Now in his third career, Erik brings his unique experiences to his work as a consultant, speaker, and author. He shows people in all walks of life how to become confident, competent oral communicators in all situations. Erik is a frequent presenter at conferences, and he has given keynotes and led trainings for many organizations including Fortune 500 companies. His work has taken him across the United States and around the world.

Erik is the author of Well Spoken (Stenhouse Publishers, 2011), Digitally Speaking (Stenhouse Publishers, 2012), Teaching the Core Skills of Listening & Speaking (ASCD, 2013), Researching in a Digital World (ASCD, 2014), Good Thinking (Stenhouse Publishers, 2016), and Own Any Occasion (ATD, 2017).

Erik grew up in Detroit, Michigan.  His educational background includes Southern Methodist University, Oberlin College, the University of Denver College of Law, and the University of Colorado. He lives in Aurora, Colorado.

The Importance of Presentation Skills


Tips for Public Speaking

Speaking in front of people:
One of the biggest fears for most adults.

Yet life provides many occasions where we must do exactly that: speak in front of people, sometimes one-to-one, sometimes small group, sometimes large group; sometimes in person and now, sometimes digitally (webinars, video conferences, podcasts).  How can we prepare for these oral communication challenges?

I wish teachers spent less time on Shakespeare and more time teaching speaking skills.  I know that is a bold statement, but no one has ever asked me to do
iambic pentameter yet I have often been called upon to speak in public.

At an early age, I decided to work on becoming a good speaker and I believe that my focus on effective oral communication has been worth more to me professionally and socially than anything else I have done.

Now, I show others how to be effective communicators.

It can be done: everyone can become more competent and more comfortable as a speaker.  It doesn’t take studying the 39,000 books at Amazon on “public speaking.”  All it takes is understanding the eleven pieces of all effective oral communication.

 

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