If want to avoid having your presentation become confusing or demoralizing to your audience remember these two points from Loretta Malandro, Ph.D. in her book Say It Right the first time:
Before you speak ask yourself "What message do I want to send?" and "How do I want people to feel?"
These two points can be critical to either inspiring people to move forward and together to solve a problem or achieve a goal or demoralize and turn them against you and your ideas.
As she says in her book "The truth is that leadership, competence, expertise, and commitment will not overcome poor communication skills.
She warns that unlike breathing in and out which we do without thinking, we must give careful attention to the ideas that come out of out mouths in the form of words which can either derail or motivate our listeners.
And in any type of motivational or persuasive presentation you want to make sure that the fire you ignite in your listeners is a positive -- not a destructive one.
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