5 Myths on how to be more Eloquent During Presentation

5) ΜΥΤHS ON HOW TO BE MORE ELOQUENT DURING PRESENTATION A GIFOGRAPHIC BY ASlides Eloquence is not just articulating your words clearly. It's expressing your ideas in crisp, precise terms to be understood and remembered by your audience in as little words as possible. ELOQUENCE IS USING JARGON Speaking in jargon only makes you appear less truthful and more of how others 7% think about us is based on the words we use pretentious THE MORE YOU TALK, THE MORE ELOQUENT YOU SOUND Listening is undervalued. Of the 450 WPM we listen to, only an average of 17-25%) Effective communi- cation is a two-way process. It includes active listening 17-25% is retained ELOQUENCE IS ALL ABOUT VERBAL COMMUNICATION Nonverbal communica- of people's tion (tone, gestures, timing and mannerisms) is equally vital 93% judgements of others are based on non-verbal input ELOQUENCE IS BORN, NOT MADE Malcolm Gladwell- No one was instantly born with a gifted vocabulary "it takes 10,000 hours of practice to master a field". That's about 40 hours per week 10.000 HOURS over 5 years SPEAKING FASTER MAKES YOU MORE ELOQUENT Talking too fast makes people see through your A speed of about 3.5 words per second is ideal, as a study has found nervousness 3.5WPS A GIFOGRAPHIC BY Slides Visit us at www.24slides.com 24SLIDES.com/blog @24Slides @24Slides SOURCES: http://www.businessinsider.com/20-ways-to-nail-a-good-first-impression-2010-12?op=1#ixzz3QC6kOhqF https://www.creditdonkey.com/listening-statistics.html http://www.wisdomgroup.com/blog/10000-hours-of-practice/ http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/20/want-to-be-heard-try-changing-the-way-you-talk/