“Some of the best public speaking advice for executives [comes] not from the boardroom, but from speeches at award ceremonies like the Oscars,” says…
Most of the time, these are painfully forgettable, filled with clichés and excessive thank yous. Or even worse, they brim with self-reverence.The ultimate guide to becoming a master communicator and public speakerWhat exactly makes some speeches so compelling and others cringeworthy? Here are five lessons from some of my favorite acceptance speeches that you can adopt to become a riveting public speaker.
Watch how Michelle Yeoh uses silence in her 2023 Oscar acceptance speech for Best Actress in"Everything Everywhere All At Once." Her pauses bring us in and allow us to more fully appreciate the power of her words. We often make the mistake of giving the audience too much information, because we want to demonstrate our expertise, competence and effort.
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