by Arvee Robinson | Public Speaking Techniques, Story Telling, Virtual Event
During the past year, we have seen an enormous number of meetings, events, and stages go online. As a result, this creates a challenge for speakers, hosts, and participants to connect at a deep level with their audience. To get your audience to connect with you, it is...
by Arvee Robinson | Persuasive Speaking Techniques, Public Speaking Techniques, Story Telling, Using Humor
The 6th non-negotiable rule of public speaking is telling stories effectively. We have talked about the 4 stories you must have in your presentation. This is a non-negotiable rule because you must select the right stories for the right amount of time you have to...
by Arvee Robinson | Public Speaking Techniques, Selling from the Stage, Speech Tips and Tricks, Story Telling
Over the next couple of blog posts I am going to share with you the 7 on-negotiable rules of public speaking. These are rules you NEVER break. They are truly non-negotiable if you want to be a successful speaker. Non-Negotiable Rule #1: Become the Script The 1st...
by Arvee Robinson | Public Speaking Techniques, Speech Development, Speech Tips and Tricks, Story Telling, Using Humor
Emotional stories do not have to be boohoo stories. They can be funny stories. Funny is a very powerful emotion. Most importantly, funny equals money. In other words, if you can get your audience to laugh and to relax, then they let their guard is down and...
by Arvee Robinson | Persuasive Speaking Techniques, Speech Development, Speech Tips and Tricks, Story Telling
Stories with a lesson are the most powerful stories because we leave the audience with whatever the lesson is or the morale of the story. They move people emotionally and get them to think in a new way. My Camel Story with a Lesson My most popular story with a lesson...
by Arvee Robinson | Persuasive Speaking Techniques, Public Speaking Techniques, Speech Tips and Tricks, Story Telling
The second most important story to have in every speech is your success story. Some call this a testimonial. It’s a success story you tell on behalf of one of your clients. To set up the story, you start with where the client was at before they worked with you. For...
