What are some of the important lessons public speakers can learn from Winston Churchill? It took Churchill years to perfect his speaking skills. He practiced until he perfected. There is no way to instantly hack this process, but speaker’s can learn some valuable lessons from watching and studing Churchill’s techniques. Ethos3, a communications agency, posted an article, “Presentation Lessons from Winston Churchill”, exploring some of his methods. We’ve summarized the article visually, giving you three techniques to consider using in your next talk. See more here: http://speakerhub.com/blog/3-lessons-winston-churchill-how-present-60-second-visual-summary

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LESSONS
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WINSTON CHURCHILL'S

2. He was certainly one of the most influential persons
in British history, and his speeches are consistently
ranked as the best ever given.
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WINSTON CHURCHILL WAS ONE OF THE
WORLDS MOST REVERED LEADERS.

3. HERE ARE
THREE
WAYS TO
SPEAK LIKE
CHURCHILL
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He put in countless hours
of work making his
speeches flawless to incite
inspiration in a desperate
audience.

4. 1. BE ELOQUENT AND ARTICULATE,
BUT ALSO BLUNT AND CONCISE
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5. The average person has an attention span of
18 minutes.
Churchill spoke in short, crisp sentences,
which gave his speeches a poignant
directness. He got his point across quickly
and effectively.
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2. EMPHASIZE YOUR SPEECH
WITH RHYTHM AND REPETITION

7. Churchill's speeches’ rhythmic manner caused the
audience to hang on his every word, waiting with
bated breath for what came next.
Repetition reinforced the point he was making.
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8. 3. USE EXCEPTIONALLY
VIVID IMAGERY
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9. Churchill spoke in a grand, epic way with
brilliant words and moving description.
Audiences remember engrossing imagery.
Use as much vivid imagery as possible. It
emphasizes the story aspect of a presentation.
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10. WINSTON CHURCHILL ETHOS3
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MARCH 2013
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