Rhetoric and Presentation. About myself

About myself
IV President of DC “Nomad” (2014-2015)
Lead Director of NUDA 2015
Public speaking coach at “Nika” Center for Communication Development (2016)
Founder and trainer at “NU Rhetoric” public speaking society (2017)
Trainer and adjudicator at Nomad DC (2014-now)

Presentation

Presentation skills – do they matter?
Absolutely.
“It is with words as with sunbeams - the more they are condensed, the deeper they burn” ©
Communication skills are among top soft skills in Fortune 500
Helps you convey the beauty of your imagination
final decision vs. absolutely irrevocable decision
Friendly manager vs. affably accommodating manager

Presentation – general ideas
For debaters: prioritize content over presentation, but presentation still matters (!)
For public speakers: go ahead!
Nothing you can’t learn yourself:
Browse exercises and public speaking advices
Record yourself
Analyze, modify your style, and rehearse

7 secrets of public speaking
Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers
by James C. Humes

7 secrets of public speaking
1. Pause
Benito Juárez
Libertad, Dignidad, Humanidad…
Napoleon
40-50s pause

7 secrets of public speaking
2. Maintain eye contact
Winston Churchill

7 secrets of public speaking
3. Organize your notes
Extract from Churchill's notes for the Iron Curtain speech (1946)

7 secrets of public speaking
4. Stay concise
Gettysburg Address (1863)
272 words
2 min

7 secrets of public speaking
5. Quote (where necessary)
John F. Kennedy

7 secrets of public speaking
6. Polish your intro and conclusion
Five score years ago a great American in whose symbolic shadow we stand today signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
“I have a dream” by Martin Luther King

7 secrets of public speaking
7. Experiment
Ronald Reagan

7 secrets of public speaking
Pause
Maintain eye contract
Organize your notes
Stay concise
Quote where necessary
Polish your intro and conclusion
Experiment

Rhetoric

Rhetoric: advices on self-improvement
Record yourself – self-awareness is a key
Read aloud
Create a debating phrasebook
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OThfoksAuM (1.27)

Rhetoric: advices on self-improvement
4. 15,000 useful phrases by Grenville Kleiser
http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/18362/pg18362-images.html
Only 41 years to finish!