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• Intro - Back from the cruise
  
• BTS Tip: How is your business like the Eiffel Tower?
• Article: Presentation Skills: Using Good Speech Quotes
  
• Joanna Recommends: The ABCs of Increased Income from Speaking- SPECIAL CHRISTMAS OFFER!

Hi!


Well, we're back?!  Three weeks away feels like it was a lifetime.  As you probably know by now the last three weeks we've been cruising across the Atlantic and partaking of all things holiday-ish with our good friends Andrew and Daryl Grant, Paul and Mary Blackburn and numerous members of both the Shift Speaker Training Silver Program and the Million Dollar Masterclass.

It's remarkable how such an extended time away from the office, with consistently new experiences, changes one's perspective on life and business.  I won't reveal all the details here, but suffice to say Greg and I have some big plans for this year.  This will mean loads of extraordinary opportunities for you.  The first of these will be this Thursday on my postponed "ABCs of Increasing Your Income from Speaking Webinar".

I know that some of you waited on the line for me, and I didn't arrive last Thursday.  SORRY!  You see my plane out of New York was cancelled, so we had to wait for HOURS in Washington, which meant I was mid-air while you were hanging around in the gotowebinar waiting room!  So, because I wasted your time, I am going to give you a gift unlike you have ever seen on this Thusdays webinar. The webinar is free to register, so if you're not yet registered- make sure you're on this week.

Click here to register for this "not to miss" webinar!

Check out some of the happy snaps from the cruise. Obviously there's heaps of them, so I won't overwhelm you.  You can check out my Facebook page for more.  But here's a sample to get you started.

Love,

Believe in Your Dream

USING GOOD SPEECH QUOTES

What makes a good speech quote?  And should you use quotes in your speech or is that done to death? You’ve probably noticed that people who know how to deliver effective presentation will oftentimes use famous quotes to get their message across.  Why?

Well for one, as Sophocles said:  “A short saying often contains much wisdom.”  So let’s look closely!

Why use quotes in your speech?

There are a few good reasons to use good speech quotes:

1. You increase your credibility by association.  When you use quotes from someone famous or well liked by your audience, you will by association rise in their esteem.  
2. It fills the “I know” factor.  Audience members like to be proven right, rather than wrong.  In fact all people like to be right.  When we see a quote that is familiar to us, or from someone we know we think “I know that” and it makes us feel good inside.  When you’re audience recognize a quote it adds to rapport because people now have another point of similarity and alignment with you.
3. Speech quotes improve recall.  Oftentimes if you teach a point, it may be remembered; but people are much more likely to remember a quote than a basic teaching point. After all as Cesare Pavese  said “We do not remember days; we remember moments.” The same can be said of seminars.  We do not remember points, we remember stories and quotes!

What are good resources for speech quotes?

I usually type the word I want a quote about into google like this “quote: TOPIC” and get great results.   Oftentimes search results will send me to:
www.wisdomquotes.com - easy to browse by topic
www.thinkexist.com
www.brainyquote.com
www.quotesdaddy.com - good search function and looks pretty!

So use lots of quotes.  But remember Horace:
“Whatever advice you give, be brief.”

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About the author:

Dr Joanna Martin

Dr Joanna Martin is an internationally acclaimed speaker and sought-after educator who has taught over 40,000 people on three continents.
Today, she trains entrepreneurs and professionals alike in key communication, leadership, and presentation skills. With her partner Greg, through their business, Shift Lifestyle they provide strategy and support for business owners who want a lifestyle, not just a living.

For more information go to: www.ShiftSpeakerTraining.com

If you need a speaker for your upcoming events, please contact our office.

Joanna's travel arrangements for the next few months:

• London 6th of January- 28th January
• Australia: 28th January- end of March

If you require international travel, we are open to this.  Please contact us at info@shiftlifestyle.com or call our office to discuss.

Upcoming Events

Here's where you can see me live...

• 9th February, 2010: Nationwide Networking Melbourne, Australia
• 19th - 21st March, 2010: Presentation Profits Intensive Melbourne, Australia
  

“The ABCs to Increase Your Income from Speaking This Year”
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