How to Work on Your Speech and Craft During Quarantine With Mike Pacchione - a podcast by Grant Baldwin

from 2020-04-13T07:00

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Grant Baldwin and Mike Pacchione hosted a Facebook Live to talk about how to work on your speech and hone your craft during the quarantine.

During the live stream, Grant and Mike discuss:

Tips and tricks for virtual speaking
Enjoying becoming a first-time dad
Helping speakers deliver the best talk of their lives
How to prepare for your next live gig while social distancing
Getting feedback on your talk using a recording
A simple survey to send to friends and colleagues to obtain actionable feedback
The power of asking strategic questions that actually help you build a better talk
Why most TED talks don’t even make the website
How speakers can set themselves apart from the crowd
The unanticipated break from speaking gives you the chance to be objective in assessing your talk
Sitting down to create a list of what you think makes a great talk and applying that criteria to your craft
Asking yourself a tough question: does this talk seem to go on for too long?
What characteristics can make or break a speaker’s presentation
Why watching yourself with the audio off or listening to yourself without the video can reveal unknown weaknesses
The underestimated value of self-awareness
Is a speech ever really finished?
The dangers of defaulting to quarantine or crisis-oriented content in your talk
Avoid making coronavirus jokes because everyone else will be doing it
Why virtual keynotes and digital presentation must have a higher quality than live talks
Pacing tips for virtual events
Erring on the side of more slides
Making your virtual keynote interactive
Just because there are more virtual events doesn’t mean there will be less live events
And more

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