Your Speaking Power

Recently, I attended an informal meeting of internet marketers. During that meeting, several people suggested that I offer a course on webinars.

“But aren’t there already lots of people doing that?”

The reply: “I don’t know who’s teaching them, but I turn them off because I can’t stand listening. No matter how good the content is, if their voice disturbs me, I turn them off!”

One of the biggest problems of communicating (see previous post) is our own unawareness. Because it’s difficult to see and hear ourselves, we usually have no idea how we really look and sound. (If you doubt that, think of your reaction when you hear yourself recorded.)

When I work with participants in live seminars, I’m able to tailor my comments and suggestions specifically for them. Working live, it’s easy for me to see what people need. Then I can comment on voice, timing or organization of material.

One of the difficulties of writing for an unseen audience is knowing what they are most interested in, learning more about what they need. Until a few years ago, most of my presentations were off-line. Now it’s more reasonable (cost-wise) and easier for people if they can also learn online.

Here are some of the programs possibilities:

1. A 3-week course on How to Develop a Memorable Presentation.

2. A four-week course on How to Deliver a Dynamic Presentation.

3. A 3-week course on How to Have a More Engaging Voice

4. A 3-week program of Webinars that Work

5. Others? Are you interested, as one man was, in how to do better self-introductions at meetings? Or would you prefer information on your communication style, and how it affects others?

Maybe your questions are of a more personal nature. Whatever your challenges, you can be sure others have them too.

Each course would be limited to 16 people so you would receive personal attention and coaching– plus have an opportunity to get invaluable group feedback.

I’m very excited about hearing from you and learning who you, what you do, and what would do you the most good. You can let me know what would do you the most good by leaving a message under “Comments.”