Craig Valentine is the President of The Communication Factory,
LLC, which is an award-winning company that helps organizations
profit by presenting with impact and persuading with ease. As a
motivational speaker, he has spoken in the United States, Taiwan,
Canada, Jamaica, Qatar (Doha), England, Bahamas, Hong Kong, China,
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Indonesia, Japan, South Africa, India, Sri
Lanka, and Australia giving as many as 160 presentations per year.
He is the 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking for Toastmasters
International.
Craig Valentine is also the Co-Founder of the World Class Speaking
program, which helps up-and-coming speakers and speech coaches turn
their presentations and programs into huge profits. Craig is the
author of the groundbreaking book, The Nuts and Bolts of Public
Speaking, Co-Author of the books, World Class Speaking and World
Class Speaking In Action, and contributing author for the books
Guerrilla Marketing on the Front Lines, Success Secrets of the
Social Media Marketing Superstars, and Guerrilla Marketing
Remix.
Jason and Craig talk today about how to properly use humor in your
speeches to help sell.
Key Takeaways:
[2:22] How winning the 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking gave
him a new motto
[5:45] The importance of stories as anchors in speeches
[7:51] The progression of a successful story
[10:00] Some of the master speakers that Craig likes
[12:32] Using self deprecating humor
[16:34] How to not fear the sell
[18:49] Always sell the result
[21:45] Using facial expressions in speeches to maximize
impact
Websites Mentioned:
www.52speakingtips.com
Direct download:
SW_241_Craig_Valentine.mp3
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-- posted at: 11:43pm EDT