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20/7/2022

ARE YOU CREDIBLE AS A SPEAKER?

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Are you credible?

As a speaker or presenter, appearing credible to your audience is vital. Without credibility, you really have nothing.

Here are a few handy hints to really build up your credibility and leave the audience in absolute no doubt you are THE expert in your field.

Memorise Quotes.
If you're using a famous or well know quote and your telling your audience that you live and die by this quote, it is your mantra then you better have it memorised. If you have to read it from a piece of paper, well clearly, it's not really your mantra. There goes your credibility.

Use Statistics or Studies
Using statistics and studies to support your opinions add credibility as a speaker.

Quote the source of any statistics you use.
Statistics or a study are a great tool to emphasise or support a point, but add in the source of that information and there are plenty of bonus credibility points to be had! Example. "A recent study by The John Hopkins University in California indicated that 77% of the adult population have some level of fear and anxiety when it comes to speaking in public"

Don't Apologise
If you forget a point you wanted to make, Let it go and move on. By you apologizing, all you are doing is highlighting your omission. Here's the thing, the audience don't know what they don't know. Every time you apologize you peel another layer from your credibility onion.

To your success,
Con
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Con is an accomplished and articulate speaker, trainer and certified coach who is passionate about helping businesses and individuals create greater success by teaching speaking and communication skills. These skills contribute to improvement and better outcomes in every area of business, such as sales, customer service and controlling fear and anxiety around presenting your thoughts and ideas (standing up and speaking out).

With over 30 years of practical commercial experience from business ownership and senior management roles, which included more than 25 years of high-level sales expertise and combined with his years of corporate training and coaching, Con delivers programs well supported by theory, ‘the what and why’ but steeped with direct practical applications, ‘the how’.

Con is also a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM), the highest individual award bestowed on members of Toastmasters International, keynote speaker and the host of his popular podcast, ‘A Cuppa with the Con Versationalist’
Now, more than ever, speaking IS the new competitive advantage. How we communicate with our customers, staff, colleagues, stake holders’ potential employers and our friends and family is vital, indeed, improved communication skills will positively impact every area of your life.

Con’s fun and interactive programs have helped hundreds of people become more confident and effective speakers and communicators by taking a holistic approach, dealing with the 4 key pillars of communication which are present in every human interaction, mind, body, voice and language and provide practical strategies and tools which participants can implement immediately.

It's no wonder his workshops fill well in advance!

"The Quality of Your Communication Will Ultimately Determine the Level of Your Success"
Con Koutsikas

ARE YOU CREDIBLE AS A SPEAKER?

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