Enthusiasm comes with a health warning
Working on adding passion and enthusiasm to his presentations, I asked a client who finds it challenging to vary his speaking voice to tell me about something from his recent holiday that he’d really enjoyed.
The difference was amazing!
His face lit up, his demeanour changed and his voice become so much more interesting to listen to.
Enthusiasm is contagious. When you convey your own enthusiasm for your content your audience will be so much more engaged, not only with your content but ultimately with your call to action too.
Whether you’re telling your story or doing a sales pitch, show enthusiasm.
How to do that? Here are a few tips:
- Emphasise the descriptive words;
- Describe what was going on for all 5 senses;
- Relate your content to your audience with genuine interest;
- Make full use of pitch, tone and volume in your voice;
- Use pauses for great effect;
- And of course SMILE!
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Rachel Maunder is a communication skills and speaker coach and professional speaker.
She has been in the world of competent communication, in different guises, for more than 30 years so has a wealth of knowledge, experience and expertise to pass on to her clients, both through her signature programmes and her own presentations.
You can find out more about her coaching programmes here and about her speaking topics here.