Mastering Your Message

The ‘Big Guy Speaker Voice’ sounds great to you and seems like a cool tool to use in delivering your message. But it may not be. This episode goes into when you might want the magic theatrics, and when you might want to take it down a notch.

Headlines are a lot like hypnotism. They will only draw you in if you have some interest in the details you think are in the story. So write your headlines or talk topics that are intriguing, but tell what content you intend to deliver.

The power of an extended pause in just the right place of your delivery can make a dull speech more lively, and help a powerful message stir up the emotion of the crowd in the right way.

Demeanor is defined as one's 'outward behavior or bearing.' This is extremely important when it comes to the proper delivery of your message and your target's willingness to receive it.

There is no avoiding live video as a channel of distribution for your message. And whether you want to or not, you should do some live video. But know what you are getting into before you press record.

Unsure of why people would want to listen to you or your message? Now is a perfect time to evaluate your authority as well as your ability to deliver your message.

The venue of your presentuation, whether physical or virtual, has a real impact in your ability to reach the right crowds and offer the engagement they desire with you and your message.

Crafting a message for a group of people who aren’t the right crowd for your message isn’t impossible, but is never as easy as delivering a message to raving fans ready to react.

It is impossible for two different people to give the exact same message. But two people can give a message on similar themes to the same crowd. This gets confusing quickly, easily if they are sharing conflicting messages.

We all know a basic story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. But you don't always have to tell a story in that strict order.

Editing will help you solve your ‘ugly baby’ problem. Everyone has an ugly baby problem with their message, and everyone needs to learn to fall in love with the editing process.

Your delivery method for your message has to work. You have to be able to send the message, and the receiver must effectively receive it. Otherwise, the message you send and the calls to action necessary are irrelevant.

You may never get a second chance to make a first impression, but fixing a bad first impression is not an impossible feat.

Your story to help you sell your message must be true, but not 'so real' that it may turn off the people you are trying to attrach.

What makes your message valid is not enough to call it 'good.'

The rhythm of your speech has a major impact on how your words are interpret and your message is delivered.

A beginning, a middle, and an end. The Rule of Threes is a basic tenant for delivering a message for a good reason. For more information, visit http://masteringyourmessage.net

Repetition can quickly become boring in everyday life, but it is the key ingredient to effective story crafting and telling. For more information, visit http://masteringyourmessage.net

We believe everyone has a message they are meant to convey. But does that mean everyone has a ready-made story they can use to convey their message? For more information, visit http://masteringyourmessage.net

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