Nick Kemp - Public Speaking Expert
 Developing Public Speaking Excellence
One of the most useful skills a person can acquire is to be able to wow an audience. Most of
us will at sometime seek to do this, either in business or at social events and yet public
speaking remains the number one phobia on the planet!
"According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking.
Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person,
if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy."
Jerry Seinfeld
Many clients I see privately to cure public speaking anxiety, later return to me to learn how
to become excellent presenters. The ability to wow an audience is often hugely satisfying and can
in many instances be financially rewarding.
Much has been written about developing this skill and unfortunately there are endless stereotypical
pieces of advice that although are well meaning, fail to transfer into a live situation in a useful
way. In a recent BBC interview I was invited to discuss the power of voice in communication and to
comment on the suggestion that "communication is 55% visual, 38% auditory and 7% content" This is of
course a massive generalisation and in any communication both the communicator and the audience are
using all their senses to process information and each person will do so in their own way.
The best way to sound like you know what you're talking about is to know
what you're talking
about.
Author Unknown
Really impactful public speakers will use all of the following ingredients to produce a great
presentation. Here are some of the skills for you to become a powerful presenter -
- How to structure and package content congruently
- Using voice – rhythm, tonality to maintain audience interest
- Generating confidence in presentations
- Using powerful sensory rich language to create memorable associations
- How to stand and move on stage during a presentation
- The real secrets of generating rapport with an audience
Nick Kemp - The History Behind Public Speaking Excellence
 Nick Kemp has over 25 years experience
of public speaking engagements. In the 1980s he was known for running personal development workshops
in the UK and Europe which led to his creation of the Human Alchemy series of internationally acclaimed
products. In the 1990s he was involved in a series of multi million pound contract negotiations in
the corporate sector before setting up his own training company "Nick Kemp Training" which offers
public speaking, negotiation and voice training as well as private coaching in voice and
presentations for individual clients. He has appeared on BBC radio as a specialist on voice
coaching as well as an expert on developing public speaking skills.
 Download and listen to Nick Kemp presenting on "the Power of Voice in Communication"
live on BBC Radio.
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