1.0 Why It Works: David McGimpsey on Public Speaking
Have you ever attended an engaging and entertaining presentation and wondered, why aren't more presentations like this? Have you ever heard the first droning sentence of a presentation and immediately tuned out?
In today's episode of "Why It Works," David McGimpsey, who helps business people improve their presentation results, reveals some of the hidden mechanisms behind good and bad presentations. We consider what makes things memorable, funny or poignant and how preparation and body language can make or break your presentation.
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Why It Works - David McGimpsey
Meet Our Guest:
Award-winning blog: presentationblogger.com.
David's book:
PowerPoint Doesn't Suck, You Do: The counter-intuitive approach to compelling presentations
References:
The Happiness Advantage: Shawn Achor
The Puzzle of Motivation: Daniel Pink
Fred Rogers accepting a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Daytime Emmy Awards
Overcome Anxiety in 7 Minutes: Mel Schwartz
music:
Opening features the song "Morning" by Cambo Smith, available under a Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial License.
Closing features the song "Siesta" by Jahzzar under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 International License.