Get Good at Presenting
Presenting Masterclass


Lee Jackson has written a new book, Get Good at Presenting. If you are looking for tips on improving your next presentation, this podcast will shine a light on how to replace bad habits with good.



Lee Jackson is an International Speaker, Presenting Coach and author of 12 books. Having worked in the voluntary, public and private sectors over the years he now works in businesses and education helping people to enjoy and succeed in challenging times. He was the 2017 President of the Professional Speaking Association in the UK & Ireland.  He lives with his wife and twins in Leeds, West Yorkshire. His website is www.leejackson.biz his twitter account is @leejackson
Get Good at Presenting
The book.



Lee Jackson talking on The Next 100 Days Podcast about Get Good at Presenting

 
How did Lee know he was a natural at presenting?
Everything he'd done up to that point was basically communication.

He'd written books
Youth Worker
DJ

All were about communicating with crowds. Connecting with people. Then he had a penny drop moment. Listen carefully to where people validate you. You are really good at that. So what have you been validated in?

He got the feedback that his presentations were good. People had enjoyed and valued his talks.

He started to listen to the validation he was getting. Lee found out that he could make a living from this work.

One of his first talks was in front of 600 school kids. Teenagers will tell you instantly whether you are good or bad. Other people see things in you that you dont see in yourself.

When are you in your element?

Lee mentioned Ken Robinson's book The Element

Also see Finding Your Element: How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life



I'm in my element when I'm upfront, make people laugh, breaking down the barriers of a business crowd. Staff don't want to be there. Introduced as a motivational speaker can be daunting in front of people who don't want to be there!
Presenting Tips
When people make presentations they often think about delivery of a script or content. When Lee thinks about a presentation, he thinks about engaging an audience.

Those 2 things are quite different.

A Politician delivers a script. Stay on script. Not say something they shouldn't do. In fairness, that can be done extremely well. On the whole, that doesn't engage an audience. Business presenters must be about engaging audiences.

That means you have to make connections.
How Good is Donald Trump at Presenting?
Was he unbelievably engaging? Arguably, Trump adopted the multi-level marketing sales presentational style around America and won hearts and minds. Was it a question of Trump being a Lion and Hillary tamed by the Establishment?

http://thenext100days.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Trump-as-a-presenter.mp4

"as a presenter I think he is shocking"
Lee Jackson

Some presentational coaches are very keen to get a transcript of a talk. If you get a transcript of Trump's talks it will make no sense to you whatsoever. Because of his grasp of English, according to Lee.

The message still had to be presented. If everyone was the same, wouldn't everyone get the same results?

Lee advises: the last thing I want you to be is Lee Jackson.

As a speaker, trainer and coach in this area, it is not about being the same as your mentor.
You need to be 125%. That is 100% YOU and 25% bigger when you are up front.
Trump did that really well.

Dont take your EGO to stage. Whether you pitch to 6 people or 2,000. The worst talks are from people so full of themselves. They are the worst presentations.

What is in it for the audience? More profit, relationships better, work/life balance improved. Allow them to take something away.

Kevin mentioned THINK FEEL DO. Add what do you audience to... in front of those three words.

Lee says if the audience think of him as a man of the people...

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