Tell the audience what you want them to do


24 tweets from people - including photos of the slide.

I do lots of public speaking as part of my job. I'd like to share one of my tips for giving engaging and impactful talks. Two caveats: This is a sort-of work post. In that, I'll be discussing something I did for my employer - but they haven't asked me to write this, nor have they reviewed it. Just because this works for me, doesn't mean it is right for you. Sometimes you have to find your own path. Here it is... Tell the audience what you want them to do. It's that simple. I quite often …

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Stand Up Comedy - Dealing With The Fear


Terence Eden performing stand u comedy. He is holding a microphone.

I could hear the act before me getting uproarious laughs. I was stuck on the toilet panicking my guts out. Why was this happening? My job involves lots of public speaking - to strangers, colleagues, senior leaders, peers, and random people on the Internet. To small BarCamps and to thousands of people in a conference centre. And yet I was shaking with fear at the thought of 10 minutes in front of a few dozen people in a pub. WHY?! Let me backtrack. My friends at Science Oxford asked me to do…

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