| I recently posted an article titled
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| | to be asked, and need not practice in
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| "Internet Marketing and Public Speaking:
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| | front of others, especially their peers.
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| Ten Tips for When the Twain Shall Meet."
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| | These people may actually be displaying a
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| One of the tips concerned a means to
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| | false bravado to mask their discomfort at
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| practice your sales presentation with a
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| | speaking in front of a group, perhaps
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| "Murder Board." I received several emails
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| | exposing their lack of skill in the
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| requesting a fuller explanation of this
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| | presentation art, and/or their
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| practice method.I decided to write two
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| | apprehension at giving a less than
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| explanatory articles, so vital is this
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| | sterling performance in front of their
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| method to improve one's public speaking,
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| | colleaqgues.They are also very mistaken.
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| specifically in preparing a presentation
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| | I have given more than 3000
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| aimed at selling off-line your on-line
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| | presentations, and always find it
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| product. In this article, I'll provide an
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| | beneficial to conduct a Murder Board
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| in-depth explanation of this practice
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| | before an important talk. No matter how
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| method; in the second, I'll cover the
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| | hard we try to think of tough questions
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| seven steps need for a successful Murder
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| | that may be asked, a little censor in our
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| Board.Simply stated, the Murder Board is
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| | mind generally provides only questions to
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| a realistic simulation of the actual
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| | which we already have answers. In my
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| presentation to be made. Colleagues
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| | executive training workshops, I always
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| role-play the audience, asking the type
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| | emphasize the importance of a Murder
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| of questions they believe this specific
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| | Board, and the practice presentations
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| group is likely to ask. It is intended to
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| | made by my clients are set up as Murder
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| be more difficult than the actual
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| | Boards to get them accustomed to this
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| presentation.If you want to become an
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| | simulation.I am in good company in
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| effective and persuasive presenter to
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| | believing that we need other minds to
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| boost your on-line marketing, this
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| | assist us in preparing for a sales or
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| realistic practice session is the most
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| | other presentation.. The man who
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| effective shortcut to speaking
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| | possessed perhaps the greatest mind of
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| excellence. It allows you to make your
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| | the 20th Century, Albert Einstein,
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| mistakes when they don't count,
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| | realized that even he needed help. He
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| increasing the odds that you will shine
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| | once said:"What a person does on his own,
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| when the actual presentation is made.The
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| | without being
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| Origin of the Murder BoardThe term Murder
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| | stimulated by the thoughts and
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| Board has its origins within the U.S.
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| | experiences of
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| military, specifically within the
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| | others, is even in the best cases rather
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| extensive training system of the U.S.
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| | paltry and
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| Army. When a person has been selected to
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| | monotonous."The Murder Board is the
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| be an instructor at an Army school, he or
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| | presenter's version of the actor's dress
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| she must go through a demanding
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| | rehearsal, what lawyers do in preparing a
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| instructor training program.Graduation
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| | witness to face cross-examination in a
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| and designation as an instructor is
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| | trial, what the flight simulator is to
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| dependent not on a written test, but
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| | the pilot.Just as with the actor, the
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| successful delivery of a 50 minute class
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| | witness, and the pilot, this simulation
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| from the curriculum of the school.The
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| | permits the presenter to learn from his
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| audience for this crucible can be
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| | her mistakes, so that the actual
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| instructors who have gone through their
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| | presentation is (1) more responsive to
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| own Murder Board, and are determined that
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| | the informational needs of the audience,
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| this would-be instructor will experience
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| | (2) answers are developed for likely
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| the same frustration and humiliation they
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| | questions to be asked, and (3) overall
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| did. They ask tough, realistic,
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| | speaking confidence and competence
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| questions, the type of questions their
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| | enhanced.The Murder Board enables you to
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| students are asking.At the end of the 50
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| | visualize the presentation in advance.
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| minute class, the aspiring instructor
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| | Not only is proficiency in speaking
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| gets a a thumbs up-meaning he or she can
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| | increased by such a meticulous practice,
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| now join this band of brothers and
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| | so too is self-confidence. Public
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| sisters as an instructor, or a
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| | speaking ranks high in the pantheon of
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| thumbs-down, meaning another
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| | phobias because, in large measure, of the
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| "opportunity" to go through a Murder
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| | apprehension that one is going to be
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| Board.Lessons from the PentagonThis
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| | embarrassed by not being able to answer
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| realistic simulation has permeated the
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| | questions from the audience.If you have
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| military culture. As an example, when I
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| | been able to anticipate questions, then
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| ran the Defense Intelligence Agency's
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| | you can develop answers ahead of time.
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| (DIA) briefing team, we had three Murder
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| | Think back to when you were in college or
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| Boards before the daily briefing to the
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| | graduate school. Your GPA would probably
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| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.The
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| | have been higher if you could have seen
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| first one was at 5:30 AM, the second at
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| | the questions before the final exams. The
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| 6:30 AM, the third in front of two
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| | Murder Board permits the presenter a look
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| General officers and all the analysists,
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| | at the audience's probable "exam
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| one hour later. By the time my briefer or
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| | questions."The only obstacle to
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| I was standing in front of the Chairman,
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| | developing a question-anticipating
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| those intense sessions had provided the
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| | simulated presentation is your
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| right answers to virtually any
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| | imagination and willingness to take hard
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| conceivable question the Chairman was
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| | hits in practice so you can be more
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| likely to ask.Why have a Murder
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| | effective in the actual
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| Board?This painstaking practice session
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| | presentation.Copyright 2005 Larry
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| has two overriding objectives:1. Hone
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| | TracyThis article is excerpted from Larry
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| delivery skills2. Anticipate probable
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| | Tracy's book, The Shortcut to Persuasive
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| questions and objections so succinct,
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| | Presentations. Larry, a retired Army
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| accurate answers can be developed.Many
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| | colonel, has been cited in numerous
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| presenters, while accepting the need to
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| | publications as one of the top
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| sharpen delivery skills, reject the idea
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| | presentation skills trainers in the US.
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| of a Murder Board, confident they can
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| | His website is at top of Google for
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| anticipate the difficult questions likely
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| | "persuasive presentations.
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