86.21 How to speak more confidently and persuasively
Tips
- Visualize yourself speaking in the same room and with complete control of the audience.
- Check pictures or videos.
- Search for any notable people in the audience.
- Ensure it is familiar and novel and it's not been done before.
- Dare to be dull -> Impromptu talk
- Do not strive for perfection by setting a standard and constantly judging your actions.
- Find the answer to the question, and the rest is your presentation.
- I'm excited for the talk
- Feel excited and bring a positive approach when getting a chance to speak.
- Only some get a chance. There are so many people in the audience but less on the stage. You must be excited to have the opportunity.
- Mantra
- We say a lot of negative thoughts to each other.
- Say I am prepared, and I know my stuff.
- Make something personal to reduce negative thoughts.
- It's not about me. It's about my content
- You are not alone; others also go through this.
- All the polished talks you see have gone through a lot of practice.
- Conversation over presentation
- Many people like conversing with the audience or with themselves while speaking.
- For example, I will answer these three questions on the stage today. I will repeat each question and answer them one by one.
- Tell them a story.
- Ask them to read something.
- Double Exhale
- 80% neuron -> Brain ; 20% Brain nuron -> Body
- Breathing reduces anxiety.
- Exhale > Inhale
- Exhalation should be twice as long as inhalation.
- Getting present-oriented
- Do not overthink the future.
- Be mindful.
- Use tongue twisters to be mindful and warm up your voice.
- I slit a sheet, A sheet I slet, and on that sleeted sheet I slet.
- Swear curse before the speech to reduce anxiety/pain.
- Broad advice for speaking on the spot
- Anybody can be better at it.
- We need preparation to be better at impromptu speakers.
- The PREP structure
- P: Point, R: Reason, E: Example, P: Point
- Start with your point.
- Give reasons why you think so
- Back the reason with examples
- Restate the point that you have started with.
- The What? So What? Now What? structure
- What was it about
- Why is it important for me and
- What can I do about it?
- RRF framework to be better at speaking
- Repetition -> Practice more
- Reflection -> Check how did it go
- Feedback -> Get feedback from others
- There is no shortcut in life.
- Join Toastmasters or improv
- Do and watch communication to learn communication.
- Getting better at small talk
- Be interested and not interested.
- The disclosure should match, as the dog died too close to someone and should be returned by someone.
- Shifting and supporting responses -> More supporting responses and less shifting responses
- The importance of sharing back
- Share a bit of your own experience to continue the conversation.
- Giving feedback
- Use the What? So What? Now What? structure
- What was the problem; so what? Then what should be the action items?
- Tell these action items as feedback.
- Use 4Is structure
- Information, Impact, Invitation, Implication
- Use the What? So What? Now What? structure
- Improving toasts and tributes
- WHAT structure
- W: Why are we here
- H: How are you connected to the event?
- A: Anecdote -> A concise story or example
- T: Thank -> Show gratitude for coming to the event
- WHAT structure
- Mastering Q&A sessions
- Start with this is a good question.
- At the end, say, does that answer your question?
- ADD framework
- Answer
- Detailed Example
- Describe the relevance
- How much experience do you have as an MLOps engineer? I have been an MLOps engineer for X years. I worked on end-to-end ML pipeline and ML Platform development. This means my experience with DevOps and ML engineering-related setups will help your organization deliver models faster and cost-effectively.
- Apologizing effectively -> AAA
- Apologize for the exact transaction; not how the person felt.
- Acknowledge, Appreciate, and Amence
