Preparation is key in any meeting or presentation. As long as you’re prepared, if there’s a glitch with the lights or the slides or with anything... take a pause, regroup and continue on.
Take 4 Minutes and Watch This...
If you’re looking for a little inspiration on the speaking front - take a look at the attached.
This is worth listening to and and a good use of four minutes.
Jennifer Coolidge's (Best Supporting Actress Award) speech is a winner in and of itself.
Her acceptance speech is heartfelt, funny and authentic. She thoughtfully acknowledges key people of importance - all with flawless timing.
There are many takeaways here.
On the job front, Jennifer thanks the people that continually gave her work (for 20 years) and how each job kept leading to the next opportunity and then to the next.
And there’s gratitude for those that kept recognizing her talent and giving her that next role, the next opportunity.
Whether we’re employed or looking for our next role, all of the jobs and all of our experiences bring us to our next role until one day, we arrive with the right team and opportunity where we get our starring role, however we choose to define it.
I like to listen to people that inspire. Jennifer does just that in this speech.
What do you do when you’re in the middle of a presentation and the lights go out?
Taylor Swift - Songwriter & Speaker
Taylor Swift is known for her brilliant songwriting, genius marketing campaigns and so much more.
This past week, Taylor added masterful public speaker to her long list of accomplishments. Her speech captures: the power of the spoken word, the impact of artful pausing and showcases the impression we can make on our audience when we’re connected to our words.
Whether we are speaking to a room of 20 or a stadium of 20,000, never underestimate the impact we can have by showing up as our best self.
Watch Taylor’s full speech here