Thank you for your hard work!

 

If you have any questions please email me at joshua@1221.blue or visit joshuadavi.es. I can also be reached on LinkedIn. Remember: we have a number of briefings on a variety of public speaking topics- if one area interests you, please feel free to ask. 

RESOURCES:  

Public speaking clubs around the world: toastmasters.org The cheapest and best place to improve your speaking!

Trainer resources: 

  • My favorite resource: http://www.liberatingstructures.com/ls-menu/
  • Overview: http://thetrainingworld.com/resources/Improving_Training_Effectiveness/
  • Facilitation tips: https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/RoleofAFacilitator.htm
  • Great FREE Method cards for workshop planning: https://methodkit.com/shop/methodkit-for-workshop-planning/ (they charge for most toolkits, but this one only is free- see the download at the bottom of the webpage at the link!)
  • The Thiagi book I mentioned is: http://www.thiagi.com/thiagi-store/thiagis-interactive-lectures and many (if not all) of the resources are free at: http://thiagi.net/archive/www/games.html (though you'd have to wade through many).
  • http://www.trainerswarehouse.com/
  • http://www.businessballs.com/freeonlineresources.htm
  • http://www.socrative.com/
  • Interactive slides: http://www.glisser.com/
  • Interactive polling: https://www.plickers.com/

TED Talks on presenting: 

Get better at speaking!

  • Speaking Anxiety: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH5GpdMmIO8
  • Gestures: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53HTS-gxD9w
  • Being an expert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENLZfjLoPEY
  • Impromptu  speaking: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAnw168huqA
  • Pronunciation/Voice drills (so many!): https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vocal+warm+up+exercises+for+speaking
  • Body language in general: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFLjudWTuGQ

Better PowerPoint Inspiration:

  • Socrative.com or polleverywhere.com (interactive polling)
  • Duarte Diagrammer: http://www.duarte.com/diagrammer/
  • Chart Chooser: http://labs.juiceanalytics.com/chartchooser/index.html
  • Slide Chooser: http://extremepresentation.typepad.com/blog/2015/01/announcing-the-slide-chooser.html

Better Image Sources:

Remember: always check for IP rights, and always follow company branding guidelines.

Suggested Books: A small sampling of our favorite books.

  • Honest Signals (the science of body language and voice)
  • Made to Stick
  • The Extreme Presentation Method
  • The Secret Language of Leadership: How Leaders Inspire Action Through Narrative

Sentiment Analysis Tools (for analyzing audience):