A Key to Public Speaking: No Phrase, No Stage (Video)
February 1st, 2010
Have you ever wondered what to keep in your story and what to take out?
Have you ever wondered how to tighten up your message?
Have you ever wondered how to find the phrase that makes your story stick?
Watch the video below and see one of the most important processes for making a point that resonates and sticks.
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[...] First, without a doubt is have a message. This may be a no-brainer, but in two years of watching the finals and three years watching regional/semi-final contests I have seen some speakers miss this one all together. You may ask, how do they miss something so critical? Good question. It’s simple, they only think they have a message. You have to, have to, HAVE TO be sure that the audience will walk away with your message, and better yet with it worded the way you meant it. See Craig Valentine’s work on Foundational Phrases – No Phrase, No Stage. [...]
[...] out of the room with – 7 words or less. Explicit. As 1999 champ Craig Valentine says – No Phrase, No Stage. Note: I’ve seen this done at every level of Toastmasters contests. At district and above, [...]
[...] of length. Craig Valentine says to take your story to Toastmasters to get help if you can’t think of a phrase. I agree, but also take pieces of other presentations there too. Tighten up your professional [...]