Public Speaking Archives - Jeff Havens | Keynote Speaker | Leadership Keynote Speaker https://www.jeffhavens.com/category/public-speaking Leadership | Generational Issues | Entertaining Mon, 03 Apr 2023 17:50:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 The Single Best Technique to Prepare for a Presentation https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/the-single-best-technique-to-prepare-for-a-presentation https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/the-single-best-technique-to-prepare-for-a-presentation#respond Mon, 03 Apr 2023 15:51:28 +0000 https://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=13677 In the past two decades I’ve delivered well over a thousand presentations, mostly live but also increasingly virtual as well (thanks, pandemic!). I’ve spoken to six people and to six thousand, and I’ve been everywhere from theaters to factory floors. No matter where I am, it’s fairly common for someone to ask me when I…

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]]> https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/the-single-best-technique-to-prepare-for-a-presentation/feed 0 How to Overcome the Fear of Public Speaking https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-public-speaking https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-public-speaking#respond Thu, 15 Sep 2022 17:51:41 +0000 https://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=13416 Last month, something happened to me at an event that hasn’t happened in well over a decade.  I wish it were something cool like audience members throwing money and candy at me as they cheered “Bravo!” and “Encore!”  But that’s never happened, and probably never will.  No, this thing was far more mundane, and far…

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]]> https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/how-to-overcome-the-fear-of-public-speaking/feed 0 How In-Person Events Look Now https://www.jeffhavens.com/meeting-planners/how-in-person-events-look-now https://www.jeffhavens.com/meeting-planners/how-in-person-events-look-now#respond Mon, 04 Oct 2021 17:31:26 +0000 https://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=12868 Since many businesses are currently debating whether or how to return to the office – and meeting planners are debating how exactly to host their events – I thought it might be helpful this month to give you some insight into the state of in-person events today. My first live event post-apocalypse (my cutesy way…

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]]> https://www.jeffhavens.com/meeting-planners/how-in-person-events-look-now/feed 0 How To Become a Professional Keynote Speaker https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/how-to-become-a-professional-keynote-speaker https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/how-to-become-a-professional-keynote-speaker#comments Mon, 01 May 2017 10:00:00 +0000 http://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=6283 I’ve been making my living as a keynote speaker for the past eleven years. I like my job. It’s allowed me to visit dozens of cities and countries I might otherwise never have seen. It affords more flexibility than almost any other career I can imagine. (Careers with more flexibility include ‘part-time sock collector,’ which…

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]]> https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/how-to-become-a-professional-keynote-speaker/feed 2 How to Make Your Keynote Speaker Introduction Memorable https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/how-to-make-your-keynote-speaker-introduction-memorable https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/how-to-make-your-keynote-speaker-introduction-memorable#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2017 15:23:14 +0000 http://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=7651 Thanks very much, everyone. It is an honor for me to introduce our next guest. He has been a professor of Aerodynamics at California Polytechnic Institute for the past 17 years. He’s on the board of… And you’re already not paying attention. When it comes to presenting in front of a group of people (whether…

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]]> https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/how-to-make-your-keynote-speaker-introduction-memorable/feed 2 How to Create an Effective Powerpoint Presentation https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/create-effective-powerpoint-presentation https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/create-effective-powerpoint-presentation#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2016 10:00:33 +0000 http://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=7531 I’ve been a professional keynote speaker now for over a decade, which means I know what I’m saying when I tell you that nobody really wants to look at me while I’m talking. To be fair, it’s not just me – nobody really wants to look at anyone while they’re delivering a presentation, which is…

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]]> https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/create-effective-powerpoint-presentation/feed 3 Common Strategies for Ruining an Otherwise Excellent Presentation https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/common-strategies-for-ruining-an-otherwise-excellent-presentation https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/common-strategies-for-ruining-an-otherwise-excellent-presentation#respond Mon, 28 Dec 2015 16:36:28 +0000 http://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=6466 Hi. I deliver presentations for a living, primarily because nobody wants to work with me for a full eight hours every day. Sometimes I get invited to lunch, but that’s about as far as it goes. I’ve tried making friends on the plane to and from my presentations, but those stupid noise-cancelling headphones have made…

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]]> https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/common-strategies-for-ruining-an-otherwise-excellent-presentation/feed 0 How to Tell a Good Joke https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/how-to-tell-a-good-joke https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/how-to-tell-a-good-joke#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2015 11:00:33 +0000 http://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=6156 I’ve spent the last decade of my life on one stage or another, first as a stand-up comedian and now as a corporate keynote speaker. Those two careers might seem to have nothing in common, but they’re actually closely related. Both require you to build engaging presentations, both demand an ability to capture an audience’s…

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]]> https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/how-to-tell-a-good-joke/feed 0 4 Ways to Become a Better Public Speaker https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/4-ways-to-become-a-better-public-speaker https://www.jeffhavens.com/public-speaking/4-ways-to-become-a-better-public-speaker#respond Tue, 23 Jun 2015 10:16:05 +0000 http://www.jeffhavens.com/?p=5669 Hello, my aspiring professional speakers! If you’re like most people, then you loathe the idea of doing any public speaking at all. Playing music is one thing, because you can hide behind your drum set or use your guitar as a weapon in case your unappreciative audience decides to rush the stage – but there’s…

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