Enthusiasm is Contagious!

Have you ever seen a speaker who thrilled you down to your toes?

How about just the opposite?

I’ve seen both and unfortunately, the boring ones far outweigh the exciting ones!

Let’s examine two people; Ferris Bueller and his teacher - played by Ben Stein.

The teacher just plodded through his day, droning on and on... “Bueller... Bueller....” (I know you can hear it, say it through your nose.)

Ferris was excited about life and his excitement was contagious, it infected everyone around him.

Yeah, yeah, I know it was a movie....

But was it really just a movie?

Let’s take a moment and think about what the character of Ferris was able to do and how you can do that same thing!

Just through the power of his enthusiasm he convinced a reluctant friend to step out of his shell.

Just through the power of his enthusiasm he was able to get a whole parade to dance along with him!

Just through the power of his enthusiasm he was able to change lives!

You have within you the power to do the same thing as Ferris did. No, no, you don’t have to get a parade to dance with you!

But you can get your audience to dance with you!

How?

Just by being enthusiastic about your topic!

Even the most boring of topics can be made more interesting through the application of a little authentic enthusiasm. Don’t fake it, it will show.

Your job as a presenter is to find the little nuggets of exciting information and build on them to make your entire presentation ring with energy.

Again, how?

As you prepare you need to examine your content carefully and critically, get rid of the fluff and identify the important, energy filled pieces.

Take those pieces and build your presentation around them.

Otherwise you (and your audience) will be stuck with “Bueller, Bueller.”
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