| Many folks are quite capable of running substantial | | | | meeting & greeting your audience so you know |
| businesses with some level of success despite the | | | | them, what brought them to see you present, |
| fact that their knees start knocking when they | | | | what their expectations are; and so you can |
| are asked for the simplest of introductions to | | | | include them in the context of your talk. It also |
| their business. Speaking is marketing and many in | | | | fosters friendlier faces in the crowd so you don't |
| this boat are hungry to learn how to go from | | | | have to go thru the whole naked visualization |
| "some" success to much greater success.Since I | | | | thing.Finally there is the 2nd slice of bread. It |
| am assuming you are hungry for such knowledge, | | | | should match the 1st. No really. I'm pretty sure |
| I'll go with an easy food analogy: making a | | | | that you make your grilled cheese sandwiches |
| powerful presentation is as easy as making a | | | | with the same type of bread on either side. Not |
| grilled cheese sandwich. The 1st piece is the slice | | | | rye on one side & a hot dog bun on the other. |
| of bread. This is your opening. It has to be fresh | | | | The conclusion should link back to your opening. |
| or you'll lose your audience. None of this "I flew in | | | | Many presenters I know end up with more of an |
| from Vegas & boy are my arms tired" hooey. It | | | | open faced sandwich- no clear closing- just sort |
| has to be firm. Strong voice & confident posture. | | | | of the proverbial fade to black. The most clear |
| Whole grain bread here- none of that wimpy | | | | way to mark your closing is to create a call to |
| stuff. You have to catch them in your mouse | | | | action on the part of your listeners.Here it is. Go |
| trap at this point- grab their attention- tell them | | | | make your own grilled cheese sandwich so the |
| what you're going to do for them & why they | | | | next time you are called on to make a |
| should listen- in this case, I'm making giving a | | | | presentation it- & you- are ready to step up in |
| presentation to hundreds of folks as easy as | | | | such a way that is just likely to earn you more |
| making a grilled cheese sandwich.Next is the | | | | cheese!MICE exists to ignite a sense of integrity |
| cheese- this is your content- the whole point of | | | | and joy in your workplace or organization. We |
| making the sandwich in the 1st place, right? In | | | | strive to make your workplace the place you |
| theory, more cheese is better, but if you ever | | | | most want it to be, and you the type of worker |
| tried to make a grilled cheese with more than 3-4 | | | | you most want to be. We do this by providing |
| slices of cheese max, you'll know that doesn't | | | | continuing education programs to healthcare |
| work out so well. Too gooey for the pan & in this | | | | professionals; customized consultation, training and |
| case too gooey for the brain. No one can retain | | | | direction to businesses; as well as entertaining and |
| more than 3-4 key points- at best. Adult learning | | | | inspiring motivational seminars. MICE President and |
| is compromised not only by our limited attention | | | | Owner, Jackie Barnes, is a licensed clinical Social |
| but by our limited capacity to sit & be still.The | | | | Worker with an MBA who has over 20 years of |
| butter is a key piece and the buttering up of the | | | | healthcare experience in both clinical and |
| audience needs to start early. What I mean is | | | | managerial roles. |