{"id":1617,"date":"2012-09-17T09:04:23","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T09:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/presentation-skills-blog.co.uk\/?p=1617"},"modified":"2012-09-17T09:04:23","modified_gmt":"2012-09-17T09:04:23","slug":"presenting-tips-for-young-speakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.awareplus.co.uk\/presentation-skills-blog\/presenting-tips-for-young-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Presenting tips for young speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/presentation-skills-blog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/superspeak.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1623\" title=\"superspeak\" src=\"http:\/\/presentation-skills-blog.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/superspeak-300x180.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.awareplus.co.uk\/presentation-skills-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/superspeak-300x180.png 300w, http:\/\/www.awareplus.co.uk\/presentation-skills-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/superspeak.png 541w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>A long time ago (really a loooong time ago!) I was asked what my top tip for presenting was. Normally I shudder when I&#8217;m asked this kind of thing because &#8211; and I&#8217;ll say this again and again and again until I die, I suspect &#8211; there is no silver bullet.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>There isn&#8217;t just one tip that works.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If there was, why would I give it away, anyway! Once the magic secret is out I&#8217;d be out of a job. So like I say, I normally run from this kind of question. Three things changed my mind this time&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Firstly it was to be a collection of tips from different world experts. Secondly, it was to be an unconventional tip. Thirdly it was to be aimed at young speakers.<\/p>\n<p>After an 18 month (really guys?! What happened?!) the result of Super Speaker&#8217;s trawl around the world is published here:\u00a0<a title=\"presentation tips for children\" href=\"http:\/\/www.superspeak.com.au\/blog\/17-tips-to-help-children-overcome-public-speaking-nerves#.UFLOBaRSTdw\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.superspeak.com.au\/blog\/17-tips-to-help-children-overcome-public-speaking-nerves#.UFLOBaRSTdw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s an eclectic mix of tips &#8211; and most of them I would happily go along with, not least because most of them centre around two main themes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nerves are normal. Live with it, use it and don&#8217;t fight it.<\/li>\n<li>The tools you should use are the same tools as for adults and there&#8217;s no silver bullet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See, told you I&#8217;m a genius! :)<\/p>\n<p>Mind you, there are a couple of the same old boo-boos there too&#8230;&#8230;! Other blog entries obviously don&#8217;t know that the VAK model isn&#8217;t real and things like that but&#8230; overal&#8230;\u00a0If you&#8217;re in that part of the world, and you&#8217;re young and looking to up your game, in terms of speaking, I recommend you investigate <a title=\"Super Speak\" href=\"http:\/\/www.superspeak.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\">Super Speak<\/a>. I&#8217;m <em>literally<\/em> on the other side of the worlds so I can&#8217;t check them out in person, but it looks like a lot of fun!<\/p>\n<p>On another note, I&#8217;ve also been asked to review <a title=\"presentation fun\" href=\"http:\/\/presentationfun.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PresentionFun<\/a> &#8211; we&#8217;re playing with it as we type, so expect to see a review of that pretty soon, too.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A long time ago (really a loooong time ago!) I was asked what my top tip for presenting was. 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