Connecting with Senior Audiences

In Episode 10, host Trevor Currie and producer Karen Ward discuss the best way to talk to and connect with senior audiences - as in executives not citizens!

Listening Notes:

0:42	Trevor asks Karen about her experience meeting with and speaking to senior audiences. Karen talks about the importance of brevity and freshness.
1:58	Trevor talks about the importance of sharing your recommendations or most important points first when speaking to executives. Don’t make them wait for the most salient content.
2:46	Karen shares a few suggestions for connecting with senior executives and how you might communicate ideas in a fresh way.
7:02	Trevor talks about why we often feel trepidation when we sit down with an executive or present to a senior audience.
8:10	Trevor offers some suggestions for how best to connect with and present to senior executives.
10:29	Karen asks Trevor what we should never do when presenting to senior audiences.

The Power of Pace

In Episode 3, host Trevor Currie and producer Karen Ward discuss the importance of pace and how to use pace effectively to make your point and keep your audience engaged.

Listening Notes:

0:43	Trevor and Karen play with pace as they introduce the topic of pace.
2:00	Trevor explains what pace is and how it can help us or hold us back when we want to speak effectively.
3:39	Karen asks if there is such a thing as “perfect pace”.
6:23	Trevor discusses why it’s important to keep your exploration of pace authentic to you as a speaker and relevant to the content you are sharing.
7:59	Trevor suggests experimenting with pace when the stakes are low.
8:51	Trevor recommends watching Candy Chang’s TED Talk about her “Before I Die” project to experience how a slower pace can help to communicate emotion. And Tony Robbins is a great example of how infectious and invigorating someone can be when he speeds up the pace of his delivery.
11:04	Karen asks about the common mistakes people make when they are trying to get pace right. (The number one mistake: they don’t try at all!)
12:50	Trevor provides some final tips about how to effectively push and pull the levers of pace in your next presentation.