Wednesday, April 10, 2013

GOOD SPEAKERS INSPIRE GOOD LISTENERS



It is a fact that effective communication starts with effective listening. 

It’s the full circle of output, receiving, processing and feedback.  The term feedback in Spanish is even more illustrative of what the process should be: retroalimentación.  Retro-nourishment.  That is, the person asking the question should be re-nourishing your knowledge and making your messages more effective. 

So, when you say to an audience: I want to make this an exchange of ideas, let’s make this a dialogue.  I encourage your questions.  Mean it.  Know that what you get from an attentive audience says a lot about your effectiveness as a good speaker and exceptional presenter.

If you honor your audience with things that are smart and useful, you will be rewarded with questions and feedback that are equally smart and useful.  

How nice when the world is reciprocal!




ONE MY FAVORITE RESOURCES:

The Art of Storytelling: from Parents to Professionals

Recognized performer and award-winning Professor Hannah B. Harvey of East Tennessee University teaches tried-and-true methods professional storytellers use to capture and hold onto an audience’s attention.




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