How to speak so that people will want to listen

If you've ever been talking and felt like no one was listening to you than it may be beneficial to watch Julian Treasure's video on How to speak so that people will want to listen. He goes through what he calls the 7 deadly sins of speaking and also what you can do to keep people interested in you while you speak.

7 Deadly Sins of Speaking (Try to refrain from doing these in your speaking)

• Gossip
• Judging
• Negativity
• Complaining
• Excuses
• Lying
• Dogmatism

Julian Treasure and his DO's of speaking

Practice these when you speak

• Honesty - Be clear and straight
• Authenticity - Be yourself
• Integrity - Be your word
• Love - Wish them well

And using these tools can also help increase the power of your speaking

• Register - Speak from your chest
• Timbre - The way your voice feels ( Rich, Smooth)
• Prosody - Changes in tone
• Pace - Slow down to emphasize
• Silence- There is nothing wrong with silence, don't need to use fillers like "um"
• Pitch - Can indicate arousal
• Volume - Can be used to show excitement or can be lowered to make people pay attention

Julian's take on being a more effective speaker was very convincing. He kept the audience drawn in to him and his use of humor and presentation tools worked well to compliment his already strong speaking skills. He kept the pace of his presentation fairly quick and it never seemed to drag at any point. As someone who often struggles with speaking I was engaged the entire time and found myself inspired to try his take on being a better speaker.

http://www.ted.com/talks/julian_treasure_how_to_speak_so_that_people_want_to_listen#t-539641