Comments on: Presentation Challenge: How To Successfully Talk To Teens – And Survive! http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/connecting-with-your-audience/presentation-challenge-how-to-successfully-talk-to-teens-and-survive The Premier Blog For Quickly Improving Your Public Speaking, Presentation & Communication Skills Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:07:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Dr. Jim Anderson http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/connecting-with-your-audience/presentation-challenge-how-to-successfully-talk-to-teens-and-survive/comment-page-1#comment-559 Dr. Jim Anderson Sat, 16 Jan 2010 14:09:42 +0000 http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/?p=216#comment-559 Maven: Good for you! Yeah, I know how you feel -- you sorta wonder if your words are going to have any impact on your audience when you are dealing with teens. Take heart! The folks who study this stuff tell us that despite how tough or disinterested they look on the outside, they are really still little kids on the inside and they do want to hear what we have to say. It's worth the effort even if you can't tell right off the bat. Farmers don't plant a seed and then step back and say "where's my plant?" -- these things take time! Keep at it! Maven: Good for you! Yeah, I know how you feel — you sorta wonder if your words are going to have any impact on your audience when you are dealing with teens. Take heart! The folks who study this stuff tell us that despite how tough or disinterested they look on the outside, they are really still little kids on the inside and they do want to hear what we have to say. It’s worth the effort even if you can’t tell right off the bat. Farmers don’t plant a seed and then step back and say “where’s my plant?” — these things take time! Keep at it!

]]> By: Maven http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/connecting-with-your-audience/presentation-challenge-how-to-successfully-talk-to-teens-and-survive/comment-page-1#comment-556 Maven Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:17:05 +0000 http://www.theaccidentalcommunicator.com/?p=216#comment-556 I fall into the category of experienced presenter terrified of talking to teens! Yesterday I did a presentation for a grade 10 class in an incredibly rough inner sity school and all I could think about was "Kill me now!" I love this list of tips and have bookmarked your site. Thankyou! I fall into the category of experienced presenter terrified of talking to teens! Yesterday I did a presentation for a grade 10 class in an incredibly rough inner sity school and all I could think about was “Kill me now!”

I love this list of tips and have bookmarked your site.

Thankyou!

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