Public Speaking: How to make your message matter | Laura Penn | TEDxHSG

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  • Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
  • Presenting shouldn’t be a chore; it should be a gift. Through her talk, renowned speaker coach Laura Penn argues for a change in the public speaking status quo. After exploring the dos and don’ts of public speaking, Laura breaks down the performance aspect of a speech into four key elements - appearance, voice, body and audience connection - and highlights what to keep in mind to make your message matter!
    Laura Penn, PhD has had enough of watching good people deliver bad presentations. She lives to disrupt what she considers to be the broken and dysfunctional status quo for public speaking. Deeply alarmed by how her conservation biologist peers (she was a scientist before becoming a public speaking expert) were ineffectively delivering their messages, Laura decided to do something about it.
    Seven years ago, she founded ThePublicSpeakingSchool.com to provide state-of-the-art training in public speaking for clients in the not-for-profit, academic and private sectors. Today, Laura uses her eclectic background as a scientist and as a performing artist to transform the way that we speak in public.
    This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

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  • @andrewpain_speaker
    @andrewpain_speaker 4 роки тому +56

    In my very humble opinion, I find her too smiley and actually too polished. The best speakers don't sound rehearsed (although they have obviously rehearsed ALOT): when they deliver, they're inspirational, but somehow, they manage to speak on stage like they're chatting to their mates, so we feel like we're listening to a human, not a robot.

    • @shivanee81
      @shivanee81 4 роки тому +1

      I agree.....

    • @thentheb5466
      @thentheb5466 4 роки тому +3

      Iv been trying to do this but I can’t speak like I’m human, just like I’m sounding like a robot

    • @andrewpain_speaker
      @andrewpain_speaker 4 роки тому +1

      @@thentheb5466 - it depends how badly you want to nail it and how important public speaking is to you - but try recording yourself on your phone again and again and again - reflect, record, practise -I did my own TEDx talk this year - 'Domestic Abuse - not a gender issue' - not sure whether you feel this is a more natural delivery?

    • @yogeshm1727
      @yogeshm1727 3 роки тому +1

      Agree

    • @TheeneF
      @TheeneF 3 роки тому +2

      Does she talk like this regularly in daily situations? Cause it's horrible. I would never get anything from what she's saying cause I'd be too busy recommending decaffinated coffe.

  • @floydo1124
    @floydo1124 4 роки тому +4

    Thank you Laura T2000. You have made our machine family proud.

  • @AyubKhan-qx2sd
    @AyubKhan-qx2sd 5 років тому +5

    good public speaking leader . I would like to appreciate your voice and public connection and the way you are speaking and talking to your intelligent audience confidently .

  • @daniakawaf
    @daniakawaf 3 роки тому +5

    I admire her confidence, well done ...

  • @LanJEH
    @LanJEH 6 років тому +2

    thank you so much, Laura!

  • @philanthonym
    @philanthonym 7 років тому +8

    Well done Laura -- love your energy!!!

  • @maimohamed3590
    @maimohamed3590 5 років тому +8

    Very interesting, love it, thank you👌✨

  • @زهرة_الأوركيد
    @زهرة_الأوركيد 4 роки тому +3

    Many people here are criticising but few of them can talk like you Laura with confidence and with a good smile on your face. You really talk like a book. Best of luck.

  • @navalkumarshukla9447
    @navalkumarshukla9447 4 роки тому +1

    What a lovely smile and great display of a good body language like her firm but relaxed hand gestures. She also got me noticed that may be I'm a stinky fish too but I'm working on it and hopefully I'll get through it as well.

  • @paulajah1
    @paulajah1 Рік тому +1

    Love her energy and confidence💪

  • @ChrisKnoxSr
    @ChrisKnoxSr 3 роки тому

    I enjoyed this presentation. Lots of good reminders with an overarching theme "deliver a performance in a that makes the message matter!"

  • @AyubKhan-qx2sd
    @AyubKhan-qx2sd 5 років тому

    Very true Laura Penn. you are a smart good public Speaker I like the way you speak to people . I would like to appreciate your beautiful speaking voice that is very unique and your confident public connection and the way you are speaking and talking to your intelligent audience confidently . Wishing you all the Best . I am a Motivational Speaker and Leadership Coach . i like the way you talk and speak confidently in a very inspirational way . Thank you so much .Regards

  • @زهرة_الأوركيد
    @زهرة_الأوركيد 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you so much. You helped me a lot 💋❤

  • @KALYNSHangingOutWithKalyn
    @KALYNSHangingOutWithKalyn 6 років тому +3

    On point!

  • @Urania4007
    @Urania4007 4 роки тому +1

    Finally! A speaker who pronounces it as pr eh sen tation, not preeeee sentation

  • @carolpompeyauthor6525
    @carolpompeyauthor6525 Рік тому

    Thank you Laura in reminding me what not to do in my presentation!

  • @amrinkausar7489
    @amrinkausar7489 Рік тому

    Loved her energy n the message

  • @hilarymoore2744
    @hilarymoore2744 7 років тому +1

    Simply fabulous in all respects!

  • @manishachauhan4812
    @manishachauhan4812 2 роки тому

    Very very effective......thankful to you 👏

  • @Learningman777
    @Learningman777 Рік тому

    This is meaty message, covering all things I need to hear about public speaking. Awesome!!! 👍🏼

    • @maverick3644
      @maverick3644 Рік тому

      I agree, but someone should have tested the microphone settings first! Its sad when something important gets destroyed by something that small. All 14 minuts, i was thinking about the snake from Robin Hood "Sir Hissss". So annoying.

  • @edgarjosebecerra5155
    @edgarjosebecerra5155 2 роки тому

    Excellent Laura I learnt from your presentation

  • @lakshmir1333
    @lakshmir1333 3 роки тому

    Greatest understanding

  • @eddygan325
    @eddygan325 Рік тому

    Great tips, Thank you

  • @stacey2558
    @stacey2558 6 років тому +2

    Fantastic!!

  • @MissUnderstoodasAlways
    @MissUnderstoodasAlways 2 роки тому

    Soothing i loved it

  • @wafaibrahim369
    @wafaibrahim369 4 роки тому

    Thanks 🙏

  • @bb8218
    @bb8218 3 роки тому

    Best Ted on public speaking nd to the point

  • @AkjackKkj
    @AkjackKkj 6 років тому +1

    Thx Laura. ..

  • @exellentedecorations9454
    @exellentedecorations9454 6 років тому +3

    Good work

  • @cristiansuero9890
    @cristiansuero9890 6 місяців тому

    body language example couldn't be better than that.

  • @humdog64
    @humdog64 10 місяців тому

    Excellent!

  • @tolahahcreative7588
    @tolahahcreative7588 6 років тому +6

    A Very energetic presentation that makes me take full of attention to the whole speech! Bravo!

  • @Youssef.Elkadragy
    @Youssef.Elkadragy 7 років тому +5

    Amazing presenting of how to present 👌

  • @jvaraneta
    @jvaraneta 6 років тому +16

    Good context but the speakers' sounds too contrived.

  • @oldthomk
    @oldthomk 2 роки тому +1

    Great. It's the truth

  • @hlchopra8060
    @hlchopra8060 Рік тому

    A superb presentation. May I suggest in the interest of the speaking art, it is equally an intelligence that ignores the below-level presentations or mentions them indirectly. After all, we are all humans. Anyway, I liked this presentation.

  • @wafaibrahim369
    @wafaibrahim369 4 роки тому

    Thanks

  • @husseenahmed7718
    @husseenahmed7718 6 років тому

    your body language is very nice and like all of them.

  • @richardj.magoma7804
    @richardj.magoma7804 6 років тому +4

    Masterful presentation.

  • @daisylilley2067
    @daisylilley2067 7 років тому

    Such a polished presentation! :)
    Not a stinky fish one hahah

  • @amzys.o6482
    @amzys.o6482 6 років тому +16

    Patience sister,
    No one starts brightly without phobia!
    You sometime belong to this class of speakers you now criticize instead of encourage.

  • @coachdavanna7560
    @coachdavanna7560 4 роки тому +1

    Best ted talk I've heard in a long time

  • @tamimshakib8432
    @tamimshakib8432 6 років тому

    fantastic

  • @simontolson285
    @simontolson285 6 років тому +5

    A lot of critical judgement of others but no meat on the bone when it comes to performance!

  • @yogeshm1727
    @yogeshm1727 3 роки тому +8

    More than half the speech is about how bad other people speak.
    Too many pauses and overemphasis on each word makes it look artificial.

  • @keobunly1517
    @keobunly1517 Рік тому

    Great sharing

  • @rahmifaisal4245
    @rahmifaisal4245 9 місяців тому

    Amazing

  • @mattcarroll2135
    @mattcarroll2135 6 років тому +22

    I am amazed that somebody who sounds so unnatural when speaking (with STRANGE and unnatural EMphasis and rigid, unvaried pace) feels qualified to tell others how to speak. It just goes to show that believing you can do something is no indicator of ability.

  • @johnallred3124
    @johnallred3124 3 роки тому +2

    Probably too many years in Toastmasters.

  • @l.y.g.3515
    @l.y.g.3515 6 років тому +27

    Watched at 2x speed. Still too slow.

    • @scottschonitzer4358
      @scottschonitzer4358 5 років тому

      wow. Make the attempt to be genuine and Converse and engage with your audience. What's a can piece of a presentation with no feeling behind it

    • @زهرة_الأوركيد
      @زهرة_الأوركيد 4 роки тому

      I loved it. I enjoyed every word of it. She invites you to think not to listen and this is tge core of a good presentation.

  • @nohandleAlok
    @nohandleAlok 6 років тому +30

    Too much stress on every word that difficult to focus on main messages and too many negative words and insulting others clearly shows arrogance... Didn't like a single word she said

    • @manuelare5284
      @manuelare5284 4 роки тому +2

      As if she is perfect...

    • @granny686
      @granny686 4 роки тому +1

      I noticed that too

    • @maheshgupta8559
      @maheshgupta8559 3 роки тому +1

      It's having lot of friction, not that smooth, we need to put high energy to liye her

    • @jvmv23
      @jvmv23 Рік тому

      And the unnecessary smiles

  • @fenishaSangma
    @fenishaSangma 4 роки тому

    👏

  • @pissfiss
    @pissfiss 6 років тому +3

    Best talk I have ever heard

  • @wbk500
    @wbk500 5 років тому +8

    She smiles throughout the whole presentation and her tone of voice use stays the same. It gives me the impression she does not mean it and is (over)acting instead. It takes me away from the content and that is a pity. Because what she is saying is relevant.

    • @sajik.g.244
      @sajik.g.244 4 роки тому

      Well said.... Despite her highly polished-way of presentation, she sounds monotonous & mono-acting, bcos she had the same expression, same vocal-pitch through out the speech...? But, the speaking-tips she listed at the end are great: Confidence, Vocal variation, Message etc. (...In that order). Nice to see that she didn't give extra importance to 'Content'... But these days, many so-called 'big speech-mentors' wrongly give more importance to content and ignore Body language & vocal qualities etc of the speakers....?

  • @yogeshm1727
    @yogeshm1727 3 роки тому +2

    Dear laura Practice what you preach.

  • @yantimohhan5200
    @yantimohhan5200 Рік тому

    I'm interested to do humor storytelling. As a writer I have many contents or materials to tell the stories

  • @lonelytraveller2457
    @lonelytraveller2457 6 років тому +11

    Full of energy and good content, but she didn't sound natural. I just didn't enjoy her talk

  • @Urania4007
    @Urania4007 4 роки тому +1

    I would like to hear your opinion of speakers, men and women, who have hair so long that it's in their eyes; also speakers who look over their glasses. Annoying! If they'd pin their hair back and take off their glasses, they'd hold my attention

  • @repikm68
    @repikm68 4 роки тому

    Smells like tilapia!

  • @MrYepic
    @MrYepic Рік тому

    Very good, but a tad unnatural. Too much pre-polished. Plus point is this one is going to be a go to back!rewind one for many future public speaking aspirants. My praise
    .and applauds. Yepic Yoga Babu.

  • @garychu76
    @garychu76 4 роки тому +1

    I liked some of the messages but found that the way it was delivered was a bit cringy and cheesy. It didn’t feel authentic and lacked real emotion to connect with me as someone receiving this as opposed to someone who could do any better

  • @bonelessbooks9263
    @bonelessbooks9263 6 років тому

    I'll have whatever she's having

    • @alanhowitzer
      @alanhowitzer 5 років тому

      Don't put too many umm's in your speech.

  • @Jennyispoop
    @Jennyispoop 6 років тому

    Might be that I put my ac down, nevertheless I got chillls

  • @n.reddymuppani8553
    @n.reddymuppani8553 3 роки тому

    what if a great presenter gives a worst idea and convinces an audience or an investor. purr..

  • @bettyboop1007
    @bettyboop1007 10 місяців тому +1

    A good speaker comes off as authentic, not contrived. Laura Penn's delivery appears canned, not authentic. This is not the type of speaking I connect with, but it is like so many of the presentations on TedTalk. TedTalk presentations are often formulaic.

  • @neilfitzsimmons1800
    @neilfitzsimmons1800 5 років тому +3

    I lasted 30 seconds before I got annoyed. That voice is so clipped and unnatural.

    • @alanhowitzer
      @alanhowitzer 5 років тому

      Why do we accept such a low standard?

  • @7b54rajsingh4
    @7b54rajsingh4 6 років тому

    Ncy bt go slow

  • @lukewessman1
    @lukewessman1 6 років тому

    Negative and judgmental talk spoken so well.

  • @aport2
    @aport2 3 роки тому

    Omg the lipsmacking

  • @tjadam61
    @tjadam61 3 роки тому +1

    For giving a Ted Talk about public speaking she certainly isn't any good at it

  • @sofiaa885
    @sofiaa885 4 роки тому +2

    She is negative not good

  • @Boothster77
    @Boothster77 2 роки тому +2

    Too fake...no connection with audience. Be better reading Shakespeare.

  • @RobinWhistles
    @RobinWhistles 4 роки тому

    Sorry but, I really didn't enjoy this. It felt like she was giving out all the time.