The Obvious?

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Effective public speakers have a strange sense of power in them that draws a crowd like a moth to the flame. People who are witness to their strength can’t help but wonder what gives them such a commanding presence. How can they capture the awe and inspiration of the people? The answer lies in hypnotic persuasion techniques for public speakers.

Of course, these techniques are subtler than you think. Even someone who isn’t used to public speaking can make use of these hypnotic persuasion techniques for public speakers.

Hypnotic Persuasion Technique # 1: Modulate Your Voice.

Public speakers use their voices as their main weapon. They change their tone and their volume depending on what kind of impression they want to leave to their audience.

If the speaker wants to intimidate the people, he would probably harden his voice and raise the volume a little bit more. On the other hand, if he is looking for sympathy, he would probably soften his voice down to an almost whisper.

This is one of the methods of persuasion for public speakers that deals mostly with emotions.

Hypnotic Persuasion Technique # 2: Use Your Eyes.

Public speakers also have their eyes to help them capture their audience. Some of them like to give piercing gazes to different parts of the crowd when talking about a certain issue.

If you want to have power over others, let your eyes do half of the talking for you. Practice your facial expressions in front of the mirror until you get used to the feeling.

Hypnotic Persuasion Technique # 3: Use Other Body Language Signals.

Body language is one of the most powerful hypnotic persuasion techniques for public speakers. Each person has his own style.

Notice that some of them rarely move their body; but when they do, it has such a large impact over the audience. Then there are those who are very animated and excited that even the crowd can’t help but get riled up.

If you find yourself in a position where you need to appear persuasive, remember what kind of movement effective speakers make and you’ve won half the battle.

These are just some of the hypnotic persuasion techniques for public speakers. Incorporating them into your own life can bring you a lot of benefits. Not only will they help you persuade more people, they will also help you become more comfortable in your own skin. Soon, expressing yourself and getting other people to agree with you would be a piece of cake.

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The Obvious?

I have posted this elsewhere but wanted to amplify more of Bruce Schneier’s CNN  article from which:

Since 9/11, we’ve embarked on strategies of defending specific targets against specific tactics, overreacting to every terrorist video, stoking fear, demonizing ethnic groups, and treating the terrorists as if they were legitimate military opponents who could actually destroy a country or a way of life — all of this plays into the hands of terrorists.

We’d do much better by leveraging the inherent strengths of our modern democracies and the natural advantages we have over the terrorists: our adaptability and survivability, our international network of laws and law enforcement, and the freedoms and liberties that make our society so enviable.

The way we live is open enough to make terrorists rare; we are observant enough to prevent most of the terrorist plots that exist, and indomitable enough to survive the even fewer terrorist plots that actually succeed. We don’t need to pretend otherwise.

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The Obvious?

No, it’s not a typo, nor the prettiest word, but having just read Stowe Boyd’s post about “publicy” I like it. He defines it thus:

The idea of publicy is no more than this: rather than concealing things, and limiting access to those explicitly invited, tools based on publicy default to things being open and with open access.

Needless too say I am a fan of “publicy” and live more of my life, more openly than most, but it is not easy. Not everything is appropriate to make public and the expectation of being public can become an inhibitor as I have written before. In fact the lack of postings recently on this blog have been symptomatic of this.

What keeps me going, and what will get me started again soon – honest, is the basic desire for building and maintaining relationships. Ken Camp touches on it in this post.

When I get wearied by the noise and fuss about social media and the tools related to it I remind myself how much I have learned about myself and the wonderful connections and friendships I have made thanks to the web.

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Mark’s Daily Thought – Ideas from Mark Fritz to help you Get Ahead, Stay Ahead and Be Successful

Successful people became successful by solving problems for others, and in this way, adding value to them and their lives. Therefore, there are always opportunities in every problem, and by solving problems you create the foundation for your success.

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Mark’s Daily Thought – Ideas from Mark Fritz to help you Get Ahead, Stay Ahead and Be Successful

Between where we are now and what we want are always our fears. If we run from our fears, we are always getting further away from what we want. However, if we embrace our fears and find the action through them, we are moving forward and faster to what we really want.

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News interview with Mike Aguilera talking about how to conquer the fear of public speaking. Additional information and tips at: www.MikeAguilera.com and seminar at: www.MikeAguilera.com Get your copy of The Instant Zone Technique CD at: www.mikeaguilera.com www.MikeAguilera.com

Mark’s Daily Thought – Ideas from Mark Fritz to help you Get Ahead, Stay Ahead and Be Successful

Many people make their life more difficult because they are always afraid to ask the question when they should. Sometimes, it may seem a too simple question. However, if the lack of an answer is stopping us from taking the right action, then our progress is being slowed down. Don’t be afraid to ask the question.

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Mark’s Daily Thought – Ideas from Mark Fritz to help you Get Ahead, Stay Ahead and Be Successful

Productivity is often more about keeping your focus on something than it is about how you do it. For us, one of the key factors is the distractions we accept, as they take our time away from what’s important. When you decide what distractions you will accept, you say "no" more and keep your focus on the important.

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Mark’s Daily Thought – Ideas from Mark Fritz to help you Get Ahead, Stay Ahead and Be Successful

You can often predict the speed of an organisation by the way the leader delegates. Leaders who keep more control will slow down their organisation as more decisions will have to be done at their level. Delegating not only grows people faster, but helps the operations to go faster as well.

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