How to Get Votes for Your Presidential Candidate
Want to be an effective grass-roots volunteer for one of the presidential candidates? Heres how to present your candidates case to an audience, whether its five people or 500.
New York, NY, (PRWEB) March 17, 2004 -- Want to be an effective grass-roots volunteer for one of the presidential candidates? Heres how to present your candidates case to an audience, whether its five people or 500. The advice comes from Communispond, the communications skills training company (www.communispond.com).
-Know your audience and focus on whats important for them. A one size fits all" presentation wont be nearly as effective.
-Show your enthusiasm, with lively language, varying vocal pitch and volume, facial expressions, and arm and body movement. If you dont show that youre fired up, you wont excite the others. Avoid non-words like um" and ah" which signal indecision.
-Youll connect personally with the audience and calm your jitters if you look at one person for as long as it takes to say a phrase, take a breath, turn to another person to say a phrase, take a breath, etc. Dont scan the audience because your brain will have too much to process and youll get nervous. If you breathe comfortably youll feel comfortable.
-Reading a prepared speech isnt nearly as effective as presenting without one. Keep practicing until you can speak without a script.
-End by telling the audience what you want them to do: contribute, staff a phone bank, distribute printed materials, drive voters to the polling place, etc.
- Anticipate questions that youll get during the Q&A and prepare concise and persuasive answers. If youre asked a question during a dialogue with an individual, draw out the concerns behind the question so you can answer it more effectively.
Communispond teaches presentation skills to managers and salespeople. Its specialized programs cover subjects like conducting meetings, persuasive business writing and handling media interviews. It is headquartered in New York.
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