A Protocol For Life Skills In Communicating

A key part of the SPEAK FOR YOURSELF programme is a Foolproof Protocol supplied to each participant, drawing on years of knowledge of best practice in personal presentation and providing essential life skills for young communicators.

The regime of preparations and rehearsals outlined in the protocol guarantees best performance every time:

• Invest in self-interest for consistent results
• Negotiate terms and conditions
• Define the ideal outcomes you desire from your presentation:
• Be clear about your audience
• Reconnoitre:
• Structure the presentation
• Provoke the right reaction
• Stress test your planned performance – stage 1
• Retire and re-assess
• Begin rehearsals – techniques & practices
• Rehearse on film, audio tape or use ‘mirror technique’
  Stress test your planned performance – stage 2
  Film the stage 2 rehearsal

And so - make final moments count:

• Leave nothing to chance
• Ensure comfort, poise and control
• Stimulate a positive mindset before the off
• Establish rapport
• Avoid obvious dangers
• Now deliver your rehearsed agenda