Let's explore the Dark Arts of Persuasion, and use it to Light Up the World | Speechwriter | Presentation Designer | Lecturer & Coach | Eloquence Aficionado
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How come when some ppl name drop, they can't just say "Tony Robbins", they have to say "my good friend Tony Robbins"?
Challenge yourself in the same way b4 every #presentation - could you survive 3 demands for more specifics?
Ask people: "Give me more specifics to your point pls." Ask this 3x. Their response will reveal a HUGE amount.
GREAT talk by @DKThomp on science of #popularity. Familiarity > novelty, distribution > content youtube.com/watch?v=l9KW3GtW…
Trouble recalling points in your speech? Try this by @jimkwik youtube.com/watch?v=TbRLzJLE…
One of the very best #TED talks I've ever seen. Woozing with wisdom youtube.com/watch?v=P2AUat93…
Cool inside look at the logo's #design process & thinking es.pn/2prAFAj teapawt.net/ESPNNBA/status/8519694…
Between stories he supplied convincing numbers and reasoning as if he'd rehearsed them over & over (probably did)
He then focused on one girl he couldn't save (instead of cold trafficking stats), giving the speech its emotional peak.
He anticipated skepticism by revealing his "day job" (fight sex trafficking) - and thus set down credibility.
It's not everyday a testimony on #CSPAN goes viral. Fine speech by @aplusk in all aspects - credibility, reason & emotion teapawt.net/CNNPolitics/status/831…
Ashton Kutcher is testifying at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on how to put an end to modern slavery: cnn.it/2kJUQaN
