Corporate Speaker, Author, Connections Expert – James Hamilton: First-Class Speakers’ Qualities
James Hamilton is now a corporate speaker, author and connections expert. He possess over 25 years of experience working with Fortune 500 firms in Business Consulting, Operational Management, Human Resources, and Communications. He is also an entrepreneur of privately owned consulting company and co-founder of The International Speaker’s University. See below for Hamilton’s inputs for what qualities first-class public speakers should possess:
1. Connection to audience: If you don’t care about them, they won’t care about you.
2. Credibility / Knowledge: Part of your credibility comes from their perception of you as "qualified" to speak on your topic. Do your homework!
3. RESULTS-ORIENTED: If you’ve done your pre-assessment correctly, you know what the audience is expecting from the session. If you’ve done your presentation correctly, you’ll know if you’ve met that expectation before looking at an evaluation/feedback form.
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