Signature & Visual Aids Wrap-Up,
Bridge to Spirit (Purpose)
The “Back to Basics” Series
“A human being is a composite of Body, Mind and Spirit. So is a presentation.”
— Jennifer StJohn
In this Back to Basics series, our focus is on Body, Mind and Spirit as the underlying principles of communication — with practical applications.
During the past several months, we’ve covered the Mind (Process) — Composition… How you compose your thoughts into a memorable and repeatable message that gets results!
Your well-composed message however, can fall short of the intended impact if not “Packaged” appropriately. Hence, we covered the Body (Package) – specifically, Signature and Visual Aids.
The thing about Signature is that it’s personal. It’s unique to you. It’s how you convey your unique personality within the confines of a well-structured presentation. Then, when you combine effective visual aids, your audience is better able to recall — and repeat — your message.
Next week, we formally begin with the Spirit (Purpose) segment of this series. Without spirit, intent, and purpose, even the best composed message and unique signature will still lack the power to move an audience. That’s where your spirit comes in. It’s a most powerful part of your communication/presentation.
In the meantime, to review (or catch up on articles you might have missed), here are the Back to Basics Cornerstones (with links) we previously posted:
The “Back to Basics” Series — Introducing this series
MIND (Process) – Composition and “Ready, Set, Go®” to structure communication:
• One Discipline — Review of “Ready, Set, Go!®”
• Then What? — The vital importance of the Next Step
• Do Your Homework! — The secret of Audience Analysis
• Last Things First!℠ — Don’t start at the beginning
• The Number Three — How 3 topics helps your audience… and you
• An “Art” to Beginning — From audience Boredom to Acceptance… It’s an art
• The Circle Game — How great speakers use the circle technique
• Imposing Limits — The power of limits to get things done on time
Composition Wrap-Up, Bridge to Signature – Moving on to next segment
BODY (Package) – The effective combination of personal signature and visual aids help your audience to recall – and repeat – your message:
SIGNATURE – Part 1
• We Call it Signature! – Harnessing your unique delivery
• “Trading Up” on Received Wisdom – Expanding our view of what is true
• The Mind Follows Where the Eyes Lead – The secret of eye contact
• Facing the Fear – A unique way to defeat the fear of public speaking
• Hands, Pockets & the Limits of Rules – Don’t let the “rules” get in your way
• Hitting Your Marks! – Choreographing your movement
• Never in New Clothes – When not to wear your brand-new clothes
• The Big Venue – Meeting the challenge of big performance spaces
• Getting Seen and Getting Remembered – Power of your personal signature
VISUAL AIDS – Part 2
• Magic Carpet Ride– Anchoring your presentation with visuals
• Thirty Hours to Art– How to increase your visual aids skills exponentially
• If it Needs to be Read, it’s a “Reading Assignment” – The Keys to visual aids
• Low & Common? Lofty & Rare!– Mastering your presentation tools
We hope you continue to enjoy and profit by our Back to Basics Series. Looking forward to seeing you next week as we begin a most important segment — Spirit (Purpose).
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