How to captivate an audience in less than 30 seconds

Ever wondered how to get your message across in a presentation? Nathan Gold works with courses and coaching in presentation skills. In this lecture he explains how to captivate an audience in 30 seconds! Silicon Valley-based Gold provides several new and useful presentation tips. Do you dare to change your presentation?

[SoloPilot]

You missed one. Instead of a metaphor, there is also the talent of telling the exact truth, in a way that not only is immediately misinterpreted, but also makes the listener ask "did he REALLY say that?" or "what does THAT mean?" I was at one of these presentations, and everyone was to stand up and tell what their job was, in one sentence, then sit down. At the end, we had to write down which one we wanted to know more about. Everyone there picked the same guy, who stood up and said "I pass gas for a living." The moderator changed the presentation on the fly, having everyone write down what they thought his job actually was. He was well dressed and well groomed, with a clear voice and intelligent look. We all guessed that he was an anesthesiologist, and were smug that we understood the slang used by medical professionals. And we were all WRONG -- he drove a PROPANE DELIVERY truck. I can't tell you anything specific about what anyone else there did, just him and me. There were some real estate people, a couple of doctors and nurses, a college professor, a motorcycle cop, etc. . . .but were just people doing stuff that people who attend those presentations do. Every time I see a propane truck, or think about "passing gas" in any sense of the phrase, I remember the one guy there who didn't have a business card.

[ayubboanasiburian]

"It may not feel the most comfortable, but it looks the most comfortable to your audience." THIS is what so many people need to hear.

[rosalindkennedy]

You captivated me in 30 seconds and I remained interested for the whole duration, wow a success from a tictok brain. Didn’t know I could learn so much in that time, not a moment was wasted and very useful. Thank you ops should have thanked you at the beginning.

[Chockitkat]

I honestly wished I had teachers as captivating. Even if I can get distracted, he does know how to make people laugh, and I like presenters that make me laugh. Thanks for this!

[mouradez-zouyn]

In order to captivate the audience in just 30 sec i need to watch 30 min. You see how hard it is to achieve the good work

[jyothirthomas]

What a brilliant presentation, not just info, makes one move up, great takeaways . Gratitude Mr Gold. A story indeed

[lwinzar]

what I notice is that good speech comes from good attitude of personalities, so be good persons.

[elidireye]

I wish I had an incredible speech training as such in my teens. Great delivery! I stayed interested throughout the session. Thank you!

[evelina]

He gives cliffhangers, and use some simple tricks to both catch and keep the attention of even me that normally have an attention span that is like dory the blue fish in finding nemo. Great presentation, saving The advices!

[richardtan]

I think anyone who saw more than 3 F's have an over-active imagination.

Thanks for sharing such useful stuff.

[videosmydad]

what is so incredible about the "F" excercise is that I KNEW there were going to be missed "F"s that belong to words that I will most likely skip over - and I STILL counted 3 Fs. Missing the "of"s.

[sridhar]

Loved his presentation style. He is a Pro.

[ZorbaPress]

This is excellent, not just another motivation video. Many great takeaways here. Thanks very much, Nathan Gold.

[handcraftedconstruction]

Wonderful..wonderful presentation… proof you can learn priceless information for free. Thank you!!!

[satoterian]

Excellent reference to Dr Albert Mahrabian's work!

[johnmiglautsch]

Found the magic power of emotional appeal as a .pdf, thanks :)

[jeanettelundberg]

As I am preparing to offer a presentation of exercises for balance safety in context of life's demands, it is good to get my tools refreshed for improving reception.

[reneemejias]

Thank you this is a great message. I’m preparing a toastmasters speech tomorrow. I will use this content. Thank you again for sharing.

[michellesmith]

Yes! This was a great useful educational presentation. I'm grateful I came across it at such a time.

[robbieau]

Great presentation on how story builds a why.