Showmanship Skills For Speakers & Trainers Jim Snack

Showmanship Skills for Speakers & Trainers Jim Snack
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Jim Snack
PO Box 380
West Sand Lake, NY 12196
(518) 674-2660
Email: jim@jimsnack.com
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Showmanship Secrets
The Opening:
The First 30 Seconds: What will your audience see and hear in the first 30 seconds?
Purpose___________________________________________________________
Six Ideas:
1)________________ 2)________________ 3)________________
4)________________ 5)________________ 6)________________
The Next 2 Minutes: Establish the relationship with the audience.
Step 1: _______________the audience, provide single focus, begin the group experience
Step 2: _______________yourself. How? Tell a ______________ about ____________.
The Last 2 Minutes: (For trainers) ________________ the audience in a short icebreaker.
Example: Brainstorm These Two Questions:
Q1: What kinds of problems do people have because they dont___________________________?

Fill in the blank with the topic of your training program, e.g. solve problems creatively,
manage time effectively, follow safety procedures, etc.)
Q2: What happens when you and I do ______________________________________________?

Fill in blank with same answers provided above.
Result: Produces a list of benefits to attain and losses to avoid.
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The Plot Thickens:

Introduce Props: Show to best advantage by ______________up the prop.
___________________ a prop to create interest.
Introduce Volunteers: Ask their name, repeat for audience, lead applause for them.
The Set-Up: ______________ the audience, draw them to the edge of their seats.
Showmanship Secret #1: Make the Audience_____________.
How? Develop BITS OF __________________.
Puzzles
Brain teasers
Magic tricks
Juggling,
Music,
Word games,
Physical activities,
Theater improvisations,
Storytelling,
Humor, cartoons, etc.
Vary the activities to appeal to different kinds of intelligences and learning styles.
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Quick Bits
Magic Overhead Control: Obtain a Plug n Power switch from Radio Shack.
Test Your Listening: Hand to chin
Audience Survey: Easy involvement, just raise your hand. Careful, dont overuse, its tiresome. Ex.
Q. How many people have ever been bitten by an ________________?

Which just goes to prove:
Its always the ____________________ that ________________________!
Impromptu Bone crusher
Magic Tricks
Appearing Chalk: To really sell it use the five states of awareness: 1) Neutral, 2) Aware of
"something, 3) See it and begin to reach, 4) Get it, 5) React.
People are Predictable: Heres a mind reading trick that works best for a large group. Not everyone
will compute correctly, but with a large group more than half will follow directions correctly.
Steps: Think of a number from 1 to 10

Multiply by 9
Add the digits together
Subtract 5
Think of the letter of the alphabet at that number, Ex. 1=A,2=B,3=C and so on
Think of any country in the world beginning with that letter
Take the second letter of the country and think of an animal that begins with that letter
Concentrate
You are thinking of ________________________ in ____________________.
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Showmanship Secret #2: Getting there is all the __________.
The Pencil Puzzle: Great for thinking outside the box presentations.
The Four Chairs: Teambuilding Exercise. Try to get the chairs shown to the left. No arms,
no wheels, folding chairs work in a pinch. Pick volunteers in good physi-
cal shape, pre-screen whenever possible for back problems or other
physical limitations. Arrangement of chairs:
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Ovation Exercise (with thanks to Randy Judkins): Its like the old Hot &
Cold game, except with applause. Great for programs dealing with leader-
ship, communication, choice, feedback, risk taking, etc. You can pre-select an
object and activity or throw it open to the group for suggestions.
The real secret: ______________________ to the audience.
Potato Trick: You need three things for success:
1) Vision
2) Technique
3) Follow Through
Showmanship Secret #3: Leave them wanting ____________.
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Additional Resources
These resources are available from the HUMOR Project bookstore:
Abernathy, Bob & Reardon, Mark, Hot Tips for Teachers: 30+ Steps
to Student Engagement
West, Eddie, 201 Icebreakers: Group Mixers, Warm-ups, Energizers

and Playful
Tamblyn Doni & Weiss, Sharyn, Big Book of Humorous Training

Games
Bendaly, Leslie, Brain Teasers for Team Leaders: Hundreds of Word

Puzzles and Number Games to Energize Your Meetings
Epstein, Robert & Rogers, Jessica, The Big Book of Motivation

Games
Gesell, Izzy, Playing Along: 37 Group Learning Activities Borrowed

From Improvisational Theater
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1)________________ 2)________________ 3)________________

4)________________ 5)________________ 6)________________

The Next 2 Minutes: Establish the relationship with the audience.

Step 2: _______________yourself. How? Tell a ______________ about ____________.

Example: Brainstorm These Two Questions:

Q1: What kinds of problems do people have because they dont___________________________?

Q2: What happens when you and I do ______________________________________________?

Result: Produces a list of benefits to attain and losses to avoid.

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The Plot Thickens:

Showmanship Secret #1: Make the Audience_____________.

How? Develop BITS OF __________________.

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Test Your Listening: Hand to chin

Q. How many people have ever been bitten by an ________________?

Which just goes to prove:

Its always the ____________________ that ________________________!

Impromptu Bone crusher

Steps: Think of a number from 1 to 10

You are thinking of ________________________ in ____________________.

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Showmanship Secret #2: Getting there is all the __________.

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The real secret: ______________________ to the audience.

Potato Trick: You need three things for success:

Showmanship Secret #3: Leave them wanting ____________.

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These resources are available from the HUMOR Project bookstore:

West, Eddie, 201 Icebreakers: Group Mixers, Warm-ups, Energizers

Tamblyn Doni & Weiss, Sharyn, Big Book of Humorous Training

Bendaly, Leslie, Brain Teasers for Team Leaders: Hundreds of Word

Epstein, Robert & Rogers, Jessica, The Big Book of Motivation

Gesell, Izzy, Playing Along: 37 Group Learning Activities Borrowed

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