How to make a collage that grabs your audience's attention

Key quotes:

• "Social media is a crowded space, and using images is a great way to grab attention."
• "Because our brains respond so quickly to images and color in comparison to other types of information, an image is an almost irresistible draw on social media."
• "Of course, to truly get the attention you want, you have to share images that are of interest to your target audience."
• "When you change image types from time to time, you avoid having a social media feed that feels “same old, same old.” You won’t run the risk of losing fans due to boredom and repetition."
• "This is an incredible jump in retention, and it shows how important images are when you’re trying to build a brand and communicate your marketing message."
• "When you post on a variety of platforms, be sure to keep your visual identity consistent."

Transcript: One of the first words you should say in a speech, and what are the last words you should say in a speech Now tomorrow, I don't know how many of you are speaking, but I guarantee if you go to conferences 19 out of 20 speakers will start in one of these ways number one My name is Connor Neal. I'm from tango and this talk is about the latest trend in monitoring strategies Now all of you are sitting with a piece of paper in front of you. That says I'm Connor Neal I've come from Ireland, and I'm going to talk about tango 0-4 and this So by repeating what you already know? I'm giving a signal that it's a time to get your BlackBerry out I've just signals that this talk is Opportunity to reconnect with blackberry make sure the office is ok, maybe get some plans together for the weekend Another way to start The lights and some of the mics working and how much time have I got Ok right ok Is it is it plugged in? and You laugh, but I guarantee tomorrow. There's going to be some moments They get a little... See more →

Transcript: In this video, we're going to look at howyou can engage your audience in your presentation. The first step, of course, isto create your content and know what you want to share. And then the second stepis to figure out how to maximize the engagement and interaction between youand your listeners. And we're going to look at six strategies to help move youin that direction. Hello there and welcome back. If this is your first timetuning into Communication Coach, this channel is here to help people probablylike you, rising leaders who want to increase your impact so you can lead thepeople around you to higher levels of excellence. We're doing a two-part seriesand how to engage your audience. In this video we're gonna look at six quick tips.And, in the next video, we're going to look at Learning Styles. So make surethat you look for that video. Either I'll link it to a card above and I'll alsoput it in the description below. So in this video I want you to look at thesesix strategies for engaging your audience. Think about which one would be the easiest one for you to use in your very next presentation. So tip number... See more →

Key quotes:

• "So the importance of engaging your audience’s attention with your headline cannot be overstated."
• "As such, this leaves people open to being influenced by advertisers, marketers and presenters who know how to elicit this response."
• "TRY THIS LITTLE GEM: One way this can be achieved is by simply using words like “secret” or “mystery” in your headline."
• "The physiological response will engage the audience and make them more likely to listen to/read your content."
• "FOLLOW THIS TO GET INSIDE THEIR BRAINS: This can be utilized in your next presentation by taking a well-known phrase and substituting your content into it."
• "For example, perhaps you’re dong a presentation on utilizing a Freemium model in your business, you may employ the slogan: ‘Barking up the wrong Free’."

Transcript: Imagine it's Wednesday the 28th of August 1963 and we're in the United States of America specifically Washington DC now you are a primarily black or african-american audience and you're both angry and excited you're angry because people still discriminate against you based purely on your race there are signs up saying whites only know coloreds but you're also excited because today you're going to hear your hero the great dr. Martin Luther King come to speak to you so imagine you see him walk onstage and as he walks on a screen goes on behind him and he says these immortal words good afternoon everyone I want to talk to you today about the fact that I have a dream that one that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its Creed we hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal and I've got some more slides on that later too that one day on the Red Hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood and I'm going to show you that table... See more →

Transcript: Watch this! [Hides Ball] We're going to talk about openings and closings for your presentations. This is the first thingthat you do and the last thing that people remember. So it's reallyimportant to get them right. And if you do it right, they're directly connected.And at the end of this video as a little bonus, I'll show you how I did thatlittle trick. Coming up. Hello there friends. I'm Alex Lyon and Communication Coach is here to help you increase your impact and lead your teams with higherlevels of excellence. Presentation skills are a key way to distinguish yourleadership. And the intro and conclusion are obviously key parts of this. A lot oftimes we don't get to the intro in the conclusion in terms of fine tuning untilafter everything's done. And so it's really important that you work just alittle extra on your opening and your closing to make sure you start andfinish the way you want to. So I'm going to give you a little bit of philosophyand then some really concrete tips on the intro and then we'll go to theconclusion. So first of all in terms of philosophy your introduction needs to doa few things. It needs... See more →

Key quotes:

• "For instance: “I never seem to get past the first meeting with a client.” “I’m not good at talking to people at networking meetings.” “I’m a procrastinator when it comes to writing.” Once you know someone’s story, you can begin to look at ways to make changes."
• "You discover a story shared by many of your prospects: “Only college graduates succeed in business."
• "is thinking, “I can’t be successful in business because I didn’t go to college.” Now their resistance begins to make sense."
• "You might have a headline like, “Not For College Graduates Only” Or, “Build your business successfully (even if you dropped out of college and never considered yourself a student).” In his book Tell To Win, Peter Guber shows how you can reach a customer by responding to their backstory."
• "The producer needed to address Alice’s backstory — not directly, but with a new story."
• "Her marketing directly targets her customers’ backstories, which share a common theme: “I spent a lot of money hiring a web designer."

Key quotes:

• "Public speaking is a powerful tool to make an impact in the world and to spread your message."
• "Here are some hooks that typically work:- Tell a joke (even a cheesy one)- Start a story and leave them in suspense- Ask a question that causes them to raise their hands- Hold up an object- Surprise them with a statistic A lot of people don’t know what to do with their hands when they speak publicly."
• "Your hands are one of your most powerful tools in public speaking."
• "Resource: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FOCpMAww28 To connect deeply with your audience, tell a story."
• "There are going to be occasions for standing still, but for the most part, you need to use the whole dynamics of your speaking area or stage."
• "Using a prop gives a visual point of reference for the audience to remember your speech."

Key quotes:

• "The main thing I noticed is that audiences tend to care and listen to a presentation when the beginning grabs their attention."
• "Even if an audience has paid money to go to an event in which they know the speeches and presentations will give them value, they can still doze off and lose attention! While there are various different types of strategies and tools you can use to hook your audience, it's important to understand the psychology behind getting attention at the beginning of a speech."
• "Having information that is contextual to the people you are presenting to will vastly help your ability to grab their attention in the beginning of your presentation."
• "Even if you lose focus midway through the presentation, you are at least hooked for the beginning because you now want to know why the presenter brought up a question that directly implicates you and what the next thing they say will be."

Transcript: Hi my name is Darren T and I'm a 2016 world champion of public speaking welcome to this particular video series I want to share with you how to impress the audience members right from the start without even having to say a single word now the thing is many people think that the moment you come up on stage you need to be a high-energy is not to rock the stage that's not necessarily the case the moment you step onstage you is not rambling and it's not speaking the audience members may think that you are rather nervous or very tentative so much so that you wish to just get it over and done with within a short period of time my advice for you would be the moment you take the stage if for instance you are introduced on stage by the emcee or the master or ceremony you want to compare a person's head and very gracefully motley shoulders slouch not with chin downwards just have your chest up shoulders up right chin up right walk to the center of the stage plant your feet smile at the audience members and don't have to say anything... See more →