Speaking points are the ideas you want the audience to leave your presentation understanding. Thinking about them ahead of time has two benefits.
crafting your message
How to Use Storytelling to Talk About Yourself – EP:084
Someone asking you to talk about yourself can be intimidating, but storytelling can help you out. Realize that what people are really asking for when they ask you to talk about yourself are the patterns of who you are.
The Idea Lifecycle – EP081
How to Raise Your Idea From “Idea Infancy” to “Idea Adulthood” Ideas need to grow up to meet their potential, to do that you need to understand the idea lifecycle.
How to Match Your Topic to Your Goals: “Idea Ikigai” – EP079
Look for the Overlap The best topic for you is at the intersection of 4 things, and the concept of Ikigai can help. To figure this out for yourself, you can do an “Idea Ikigai” with four sheets of paper.
How to Make Sure Your Target Audience Hears Your Message – EP077
The Universal Paradox of Messaging The narrower your focus with your message, the broader your reach with your target audience. If that sounds counterintuitive to you, you’re not alone.
Turn Your Idea Into a Keynote Presentation – EP072
Putting the Show in Showmanship Making a great keynote presentation is about showmanship, but not quite in the way you might think.
How to Make a Change More Actionable – EP071
Bloom’s Taxonomy Just because we understand something doesn’t mean that we’ll actually do it, which is a problem if we’re trying to get someone to make a change or take an action.
The Irresistible Idea Formula – EP069
Creating the Curiosity Gap Anytime you’re pitching your idea, there’s one clear hurdle you need to get over in order to succeed: someone else needs to find your idea irresistible.
How to create positioning that maximizes your messaging
Here’s irony for you: I learned my biggest lessons in positioning from someone who was anonymous. It started with a mystery. Funnily enough, the mystery was not who this anonymous person was — that was an open secret.
How to Find the “Meta-Metaphors” Big Enough to Hold Your Big Idea – EP068
Find a Metaphor As Big As Your Idea Metaphors are powerful because they take one concept and marry it to another one to help someone understand something.