I probably shouldn't be telling you this however it's true and I'm at that point in my life. I'm very aware of Dananjaya Hettiarachchi and his many accomplishments. I have even watched his winning speech at the 2014 Toastmasters International championship. He definitely delivered a powerful message that only felt right watching it roughly seven times. Back to back... All that said, in my opinion he's just not someone that I wanted to study. I will go more into detail a little bit later. Let's begin
#1
Have a concise message
The audience should be able to remember and recall it.
My newly released audio program, I speak in short about these same key points BUTTT it took me about five minutes to get my point across. Yes the people love it. Yes it's great to listen to on the way back and forth to work. All I'm saying is that Dananjaya said exactly what myself and some of my other high performance peers may say in less than 45 seconds. Remember. No compromise on content. Same content in less time. Did you also notice that he doesn't speak fast? Man. Seemed like a concise message to me. In fact it was so concise that I remember every word of his presentation. He said a whole bunch of blah, blah, blah, and then said "You should be able to write your message in 10 words or less" So simple, direct, and practical. In my new audio program for aspiring speakers I like to call these 10 words, bullet points.
#2
Have an attention grabbing opening
Let me give you a few examples of attention grabbers I use like: let me ask you a simple question, believe it or not, it's a fact of life that, today more than ever, etc
Dananjaya really drives home point number two. Again in short. Again great content. Which leads us right to one of his sub categories which is how low our attention spans are. Speakers know this and forget during the presentation. Effective speakers know this and remember this during the presentation. I like when Dananjaya quotes "It is now the responsibility of the speaker to hold the audiences attention" The days of having a bad audience are over. Although this article is for advanced public speakers, amateurs should also see this as a very practical thing to remember throughout this career.
If your audience is not paying attention to your presentation, then it's your fault.
If your audience doesn't laugh at a joke you delivered during your presentation, then it's your fault.
#3. End the speech in a high
#3 was my favorite of the three tips. Again how does Dananjaya say so much in such little time? I've never had the challenge of starting high and finishing on a low personally, however countless times I have started low and finished on a high. Point taken.
In closing, here's something to think about. Have you ever watched a great movie and for some odd reason you can't bring yourself to watching the movie again. Ever. Prior to this three minute video http://www.businessinsider.com/public-speaking-champion-reveals-keys-great-speech-dananjaya-hettiarachchi-2016-5 I felt that way about Dananjaya. Would love to know what Dananjaya would think about this article I wrote about him. Would he appreciate how he just gained another fan or would he be so offended that he offers me a shot on his upcoming tour to explain this in detail around the world. I believe we all have a right to change our opinions on each other. Some say that's what life is.
What do you do when you believe that a talented person is talented but just not interesting enough for you to pay attention to? In this case if it wasn't for businessinsider.com highlighting an elite speaker named Dananjaya I would have never saw this video which ultimately shifted my whole opinion of him. Remember prior to logging into business insider I really didn't connect with this speaker at all.
The moral of the story is that if you don't stop, your haters can eventually turn into one of your biggest fans. So, if you are reading this right now and decide to not pay attention to me, thats okay. In the near future you may be skimming through a forbes magazine and see me highlighted in a issue and say " I know that guy, and hated this article he wrote about Dananjaya Hettiarachchi BUTTTT now that I am seeing him in this Forbes magazine I love him beyond measure".
Just a kid w/ a dream
Billionaire Brown
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