Vivid Method for Public Speaking
Speak with certainty. Persuade with clarity.
The origin of the word hints at how to be persuasive. The latin ‘persuasivus‘ is about being ‘convinced by reasoning’. So even though emotion plays an important part, our focus should be on a compelling argument and reasoning to back it up. You don’t need to employ manipulative tricks to be persuasive, the core skill More…
If we fail to overcome the inherent communication barriers, our experience and intelligence are wasted. Genius has no value if it can’t be communicated clearly. Objective thinking is needed to vanquish these communication barriers. Understanding them is the first step. Communication barrier 1: All words are vague Vague is everywhere. Without an agreed context More…
The universe has no end. Doesn’t that blow your mind a little? When you look up in the sky, it doesn’t end. Ever. This is difficult for humans to fathom. Our brain can’t process things that don’t end. It causes overwhelm, which shuts down our processing and recall faculties. This, however, creates a unique opportunity. More…
Cam Barber has produced a series of 3-5 minute ‘Persuasive Speaking’ videos to help you speak more persuasively in both stand-up public speaking (like board presentations) and day-to-day business communication. Scroll through the titles and see if there is a Persuasive Speaking episode helpful to you right now. We’ll be adding more videos on a regular More…
The Vivid Method simplifies Public Speaking and helps you be more persuasive in: Speeches, Presentations, Media conversations. How? It shows you how to eliminate the interference caused by normal speaking nerves and information overload. On top of that it provides tools to structure information to bring it to life. This helps you think clearly – More…
Last week a client aggressively urged me to watch ‘the best leadership speech ever’. He’s a pretty good leader himself, with a world class creative team of over 100 people. I watched it this weekend and it’s pretty good. The video is long – 50 minutes – but here’s what you get: A unique piece of public More…
How does Steve Jobs plan a speech? The structure of Steve Jobs speeches varied depending on his goals for the communication event. But he always had 2 things; a clear take-home message and an engaging structure. For example, this speech tells an amazing story and shares unique life lessons, but it’s also a wonderful example of More…
Movie speeches are a great opportunity see how much impact you can have in a short space of time. I watched ‘Fair Game’ last night (with Sean Penn and Naomi Watts) which ended with a powerful movie speech. Powerful and short. In fact, the best movie speeches are only about 100 seconds. (The Gettysburg Address More…
Hawthorn Football Club have been using the Vivid Method for Public Speaking and Media Training since 2007. AFL clubs get an incredible amount of media scrutiny and the Hawks have been very effective in managing their media messages and building communication skills in their people. Luke Hodge, Hawks Captain. Luke was comfortable when asked questions by journalists More…
The most important thing when starting a speech or presentation is to make it clear to the audience where you are taking them. Think about a typical person in your audience. Their mind is full of to-do lists and daydreams; and you walk on stage. They’ve sat through boring presentations in the past and More…
Cam Barber has produced a series of 3-5 minute ‘Persuasive Speaking’ videos to help you speak more persuasively in both stand-up public speaking (like board presentations) and day-to-day business communication. Scroll through the titles and see if there is a Persuasive Speaking episode helpful to you right now. We’ll be adding more videos on a regular More…
The most important thing when starting a speech or presentation is to make it clear to the audience where you are taking them. Think about a typical person in your audience. Their mind is full of to-do lists and daydreams; and you walk on stage. They’ve sat through boring presentations in the past and More…