Ep. 274 TOO MUCH CONTENT?
Podcast Transcription
Darren (00:00):
Hey there, Mark Brown. How many times as a coach has someone come to you needing help with a presentation and they’ve got way too much content? Maybe they’re just getting working on one story and they tell their whole life story because it’s important to them. But they’ve got to hear this. They need to hear this. Well, they’ve got to hear. This is important. Well, this is kind of important too, and this is kind of important too. And Mark,
Mark (00:30):
I know it’s frustrating, but what do we do when we have too much content? Let’s talk about that. Alright,
VO (00:38):
Anyone can give a presentation, few deliver unforgettable presentations. What’s the difference you’re about to find out? Welcome to the Unforgettable Presentations podcasts with your hosts, world champion speakers and coaches. Mark Brown. Mark Brown.
Mark (01:00):
Your life tells a story and there’s someone out there who needs to hear it.
VO (01:06):
And Darren LaCroix and Darren LaCroix.
Darren (01:08):
Stage time, stage time, stage time,
VO (01:13):
Ready for some powerful presentation ahas. Let’s dive right in.
Darren (01:21):
Alright, mark the shortest podcast ever.
Ep. 274 TOO MUCH CONTENT?
In our zeal to share our knowledge with our audience, we sometimes offer too much content. Mark and Darren discuss this phenomenon and offer both perspective and practices for giving your audience your most appropriate content.
SNIPPETS:
• Vast content is a blessing
• You can’t share everything you know in one presentation
• To share everything, write a book
• Give the highlights
• What’s the intent of the event
• What does the audience need to know
• Decide which details to share
• Be willing to let some material go
• If you squeeze too much content in, you squeeze your audience out
• Serve the needs of each specific audience
• Use a single-elimination tournament format to ‘eliminate’ content
This is the first time I have listened to a podcast by you, “Unforgettable Presentations.” I seldom attend the club anymore because of distance, health issues and weather. I don’t really feel right presenting in front of people since I am almost 81. I do like, listening to your podcast with the script… good job. When hearing sounds, I often concentrate on the words and sounds to detect errors. It also, find when writing something and then hearing is effective in writing. Presenting something is much different than writing. This is where the skill of using the body, vocal variety and pauses make a better presentation. You are right, speakers try to give too much information when presenting.