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10/8/2022

ARE YOU 'MAGICALLY' DISTRACTING YOUR AUDIENCE?

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Are you 'magically' distracting your audience?

For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated by magicians.

How do they show you the coin in the hand, then show you both hands open and no coin, then, presto, they pull it out from behind their ear?!

Well, the mystery was recently solved after watching a YouTube video. Simple, yet clever. The magician asks the participant to hold one of his hands. The participant, now being focused on that hand, allows the magician, with stealth, to use the other hand, unnoticed by the participant, to 'magically' place the coin behind his ear.

He is distracting the participant / audience from what he is 'really' doing.

So, my question to you is are you subconsciously distracting your audience from your message?

Do you:

Nervously fidget with your hands?
Speak very quickly?
Speak very soft and or you are monotone?
Throw your hands around with no purpose or connection to your message
Either pace rapidly on stage or jump around from one leg to the other?
Find it difficult to make any meaningful eye contact?

if you answered yes to any of these, then you are 'magically' hiding your message!

Your audience is so focussed on these distractions, they are not hearing what you have to say. Your valuable message isn't getting through.

So often people say, "I don't do that" when they clearly do. One of the best ways to identify any distracting behaviours is to record yourself. Once you are aware of the behaviours, you can go to work on resolving them.

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 'MAGICALLY' DISTRACTING YOUR AUDIENCE?

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