Nothing New
Deep within each speaker is the desire to say something new. We want our words to be as fresh as water flowing from the heart of a mountain.
In an effort to say something original, many presenters resort to the trite, or get discouraged and toss something together at the last minute.
We try too hard to say something creative. Maybe that's not what is needed at all.
Suze Orman hosts a financial show on cable. She holds the record for the most books sold in an hour on QVC. Yet Suze admits that her advice is not revolutionary. In fact, she says, "Anyone can know this material. It's how you communicate the material you know that sets you apart."
It's not what, but how.
Maybe you feel you don't have anything original to share. Perhaps you look over your presentation and get the sensation that the audience has heard it all before. No problem. They may have heard it a dozen times, but they have not heard it from you.
They have not heard YOUR arrangement of the information. They haven't felt YOUR passion for the material. They have not listened to YOUR personal illustrations as they relate to the topic. They have not received YOUR challenge on how to apply the know-how.
You might be presenting five points that the audience has heard all their lives. But with your stories, your energy, and your style the old will become new.
In an effort to say something original, many presenters resort to the trite, or get discouraged and toss something together at the last minute.
We try too hard to say something creative. Maybe that's not what is needed at all.
Suze Orman hosts a financial show on cable. She holds the record for the most books sold in an hour on QVC. Yet Suze admits that her advice is not revolutionary. In fact, she says, "Anyone can know this material. It's how you communicate the material you know that sets you apart."
It's not what, but how.
Maybe you feel you don't have anything original to share. Perhaps you look over your presentation and get the sensation that the audience has heard it all before. No problem. They may have heard it a dozen times, but they have not heard it from you.
They have not heard YOUR arrangement of the information. They haven't felt YOUR passion for the material. They have not listened to YOUR personal illustrations as they relate to the topic. They have not received YOUR challenge on how to apply the know-how.
You might be presenting five points that the audience has heard all their lives. But with your stories, your energy, and your style the old will become new.
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