How to Get Your Message Across

12/29/2005

How to Get Your Message Across

Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.
William Butler Yeats

The Work & Family Life newsletter (December 2005; [email protected]) shared a number of “Timely tips for getting your message across,” including the following…

Face the Group. When you are using a PowerPoint presentation, it is tempting to look at the graphics, too, but try to maintain your focus on the audience. If you are speaking to a large group, look directly at one person at a time, not at a sea of faces.

Anticipate a Time Crunch. Often you will end up having less time than promised for your presentation. So make your main points early on in case you need to cut your remarks short.

Be Upbeat. Talk, don’t read to your audience. Tell stories that help people relate to what you are saying.

Speak with Purpose. A sense of purpose gives you power. Focus on your desired outcome. What do you want your audience to do?

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