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The Powerful 6Vs In Presentation

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My mentor once asked me: “what makes you successful in Asia as a speaker for the last 15 years?”

There are plenty which I have learnt and still learning. I have done many research and come up with a power 6Vs to power up your presentation skills which create Champions in presentation.

From the research done by Professor Emeritus of Psychology for UCLA, Albert Mehrabian on the percentage given to Verbal, Vocal and Visual which add to a total of 100%, not many can achieve that 100% as there are no perfection in this world. But I can increase and/or double up your percentage to make you a more powerful speaker.

The 6 Vs which I have been sharing are:-

Verbal – Words used as well as language used holds 7% of the 100% according to Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Albert Mehrabian. If one lives in a country which only has one language, it is very important for them to master that language. But in Asia, most of us can deliver in two or more languages. Therefore, if we make some mistakes in your grammar once a while, your audience will forgive you. Language is more important to teachers and lecturers for they need to use it to teach and educate their students correctly.

Vocal – This receives 38% of the 100%. Vocal variety is important to enhance on the verbal language used to add feeling, authority, and connecting with the audience. Many don’t understand what is vocal variety. They thought that with the right pronunciation of every single word is vocal variety. But are they? Vocal variety consists of the rate, pitch, volume and the quality of the voice. The rate for international speakers is within the range of 120 to 180 words per minute. Most people in Asia and some caucasian speak within the range of 80 to 120 words per minute.

Some think that 120 to 180 per minute is too fast, but the truth is, if you love listening to the news on radio or television, these people are speaking at the range of 120 to 180 word per minute.

The ability to speak with different pitch and tonality can make your speech lively. With every pitch and tonality for every character you would like to act during your presentation will bring life in your animated speech.

Sometimes, we need to speak at higher volume while at times, we need to speak at a lower volume to draw the audience attention. The right practice will allow you to engage your audience instantly and make your presentation more interesting.

Visual – 55% goes into this category. How you think and how you feel will create the action you will do. Therefore, body language is the most important. It comprises of eye contact, facial expression, gestures, body movement, postures, and positioning. It will take time for one to master their body langauge. The right practice will allow you to be better and better everyday.

Next, I am about to share with you te next 3 Vs to increase your performance instantly. May it be double or increasing the possibility of a greater presentation. Here goes:-

Vision – It is only with vision that you will have the objectives and passion to achieve what you want in life. Your vision will gear you up to who you want to be, where you want to be in 5 or 10 years down the road. If you have a vision, it is easier for you to achieve your dream as it is also your goal. You will know how to navigate towards your objectives. Hence, it will increase your performance.

Views – You need to have your own views. Never take the views of others without thinking carefully and understanding them. If you don’t believe in their views, you will not be able to deliver with passion, conviction and confidence. Doubts in your mind will disable your performance. Therefore, your must have your views. Give careful thoughts, concentration, and understanding on everything you learn before you present it to anyone.

Value – This is the sixth V and it is important as it is the one that creates everlasting results which your audience will remember you for. Audience likes learning and they want to take home some values. Your presentation is of no use to anyone if there is no value at all. No one will remember you and no one will remember your speech as well. With the values, your audience will learn and able to practice your teaching, allowing them to remember you and/or your speech.

If you are preparing your next presentation and wanted it to be a speech with impact and unforgettable, remember to apply the powerful 6Vs presentation which I have just shared. It will increase your performance and recognise as a better speaker any time. If you want to learn more about the 6Vs in Power Presentation 1.2.3…, contact us by emailing or call for meeting arrangement for workshop to be conducted at your premises. We would love to share with more people and nurture more Champions in the world.

The Mirror of Life.

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We have seen and heard many speakers and sometimes we try to model them. But are you learning the right skills from the right masters.

There are many great speakers in the world and as we listen to their speeches, we are impressed with the way they put their words across. We are persuaded, inspired and aspire to be like them.

Since the birth of radio many decades ago, we have been listening and learning thru hearing. Until today, some people still learning thru listening to the MP3, MP4, radio, CDs and etc. Hence, we build in our mind that language is the most important in any presentation. We need to perfect our language before we can use it. But is there perfection in this world?

The late Dr. Albert Mehrabian did a study to find out the differences and effectiveness of Verbal, Vocal and Visual in presentation and found out that the Visual (Body Language) take up 55% while Vocal 38% and Verbal has only 7%. It was a great surprise to everyone when announced to the public. But time after time, when a simple test has been done, the audience get to understand instantly how true the findings are.

But some people still thinks that language is the most important in presentation and because they focus so much on the language usage, they neglected the importance of vocal variety and body languages.

Therefore, when we attend any seminar, we can easily judge the speaker with their performance on stage, the kind of skills they possesses and how effective can they be. It mirror their life.

I always say that how you do anything is how you do everything. How you do anything on stage is how you do everything in your life.

If the speaker focus on the language so much, they are only focusing on the smallest part in the whole presentation. It is just like when a mosquito bite you and you kept scratching the small little part of your body that was bitten. There are plenty of things you can do and with other part of the body but you insisted on scratching the part that was bitten. Aren’t you wasting time and efforts on things that are minor in life and forgotten that there are plenty of things should have been done if you would have not concentrate on the wrong part at the wrong time?

The usage of vocal variety is not just about the ability to pronounce the words properly but it is all about creating excitement, feeling and authority at any moment of time during presentation. It is how you make the audience feel when you get that message across to them and winning their heart.

Many speakers aren’t able to trigger the emotion of the audience because they focus too much on the right usage of the language that they forgotten even to use the right word at the right time with the right vocal variety and the right body language during presentation.

If you focus only the small things, these small things will be the biggest thing in your life. If you focus of the bigger things, the bigger things will create the world in your life. Because I focus on the bigger things in life and they creates the world for me and I am invited to many parts of the world to share my experiences and knowledge. If one only focus on the smaller things, than they will only be invited among the smaller circle of certain group.

The mirror of life is powerful as it reflects you to life, your efforts to what you will achieve in life and your understand to what others can see you as a master in life.

So, if you are looking forward to become a greater speaker and a greater leader, learn from the right speakers and the right leaders. Change your image and adopt the right understanding and you will change your life. The reflection of your life will be changed so long as you change yourself now.