4 Pitfalls to Avoid for an Engaging Talk
🥸 Blasphemy* alert: it doesn't matter if you prepare for a Pecha Kucha 20x20 Talk, YC Demo Day, a job interview in Big Tech, or another high-stakes talk.
Moreover, it doesn't matter if you're a top manager, a comedian, a founder, or a courtisan.
If you want people to listen, pay attention, and remember you, please, please, do your best to avoid these 4 pitfalls*. Swipe through the images to be warned :)
*GLOSSARY
🫧 Blasphemy: saying or doing something that shows disrespect toward God, religion, or sacred beliefs
🫧 Pitfalls: hidden problems or dangers that can cause mistakes or trouble if you’re not careful
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Moreover, it doesn't matter if you're a top manager, a comedian, a founder, or a courtisan.
If you want people to listen, pay attention, and remember you, please, please, do your best to avoid these 4 pitfalls*. Swipe through the images to be warned :)
*GLOSSARY
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Only English-Russian Bilinguals Will Get The Riddle:
Why did Paul McCartney yell "yellow blue bus" in concerts in Moscow?
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Why did Paul McCartney yell "yellow blue bus" in concerts in Moscow?
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8 Corporate Jargons That Don't Exist but Should
1) Brazilian wax — Get it all done in one swoop.
"Let's Brazilian Wax this Gantt chart before lunch."
Literal meaning — removing unwanted hair with a wax strip.
2) GLP-1 — When the project's gotten too bloated (=too big) and you need to trim it down.
Literal meaning — Glucagone-like peptid-1, a medicine that helps you to lose weight.
3) Water it — Give some attention to an idea. Let it grow.
"You know that concept has potential. Let's water it a bit."
4) Santa Claus'd — When work or tasks just kind of magically appear on your plate.
"My manager Santa Claused me with my task this week."
5) Love is blinding — It's when the client's not giving you the necessary information or documents that you might need to proceed with the project.
"Client's love is blinding us again. Still no access to the files."
Literal meaning — lose eyesight and overlook partner's flaws because of infatuation.
6) Crunchy — Something about the project feels off. You just don't know why.
"Graph on slide four feels a little crunchy. Let's relook at that."
Literal meaning — food that cracks (eg. Pringles)
7) Cheddar — A sharp good idea.
"That was a cheddar idea. Let's implement it."
Literal meaning — cheese with a sharp taste.
8) Marty Supreme — Endless back and forth on an idea. Can't decide on a path to move forward.
Literal meaning — a tennis player celebrity.
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Which one is your favorite?
1) Brazilian wax — Get it all done in one swoop.
"Let's Brazilian Wax this Gantt chart before lunch."
Literal meaning — removing unwanted hair with a wax strip.
2) GLP-1 — When the project's gotten too bloated (=too big) and you need to trim it down.
Literal meaning — Glucagone-like peptid-1, a medicine that helps you to lose weight.
3) Water it — Give some attention to an idea. Let it grow.
"You know that concept has potential. Let's water it a bit."
4) Santa Claus'd — When work or tasks just kind of magically appear on your plate.
"My manager Santa Claused me with my task this week."
5) Love is blinding — It's when the client's not giving you the necessary information or documents that you might need to proceed with the project.
"Client's love is blinding us again. Still no access to the files."
Literal meaning — lose eyesight and overlook partner's flaws because of infatuation.
6) Crunchy — Something about the project feels off. You just don't know why.
"Graph on slide four feels a little crunchy. Let's relook at that."
Literal meaning — food that cracks (eg. Pringles)
7) Cheddar — A sharp good idea.
"That was a cheddar idea. Let's implement it."
Literal meaning — cheese with a sharp taste.
8) Marty Supreme — Endless back and forth on an idea. Can't decide on a path to move forward.
Literal meaning — a tennis player celebrity.
corporatenatalieWhich one is your favorite?
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Whack-a-mole approach
🫧 Meaning: Doing things randomly
🫧 Origin: Whack 🥊 Mole - blind rodent
The phrase comes from the arcade game in the picture, where you whack moles appearing randomly
🫧 Example: “The site's security team has an ongoing battle against spammers, but it's a game of whack-a-mole.”
No whack-a-mole moves, please, readers! Save mammals 🤣
Send to an animal lover
The phrase comes from the arcade game in the picture, where you whack moles appearing randomly
No whack-a-mole moves, please, readers! Save mammals 🤣
Send to an animal lover
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FINAL WRAP-UP & 1 INSIGHT
WHAT HAPPENED?
1 week ago I organised an offline storytelling night where speakers from 6 countries delivered their stories of personal and professional change in Pecha Kucha 20x20 format. Speakers - entrepreneurs & bloggers - shared their stories of change over 20 slides, under 20 seconds each. The speakers are from the USA, Greece, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan, China, and Vietnam.
Speakers noted that the time constraint helped them to stick to the main story arc and keep engaging the audience.
You can watch their stories in my YouTube channel.
1 INSIGHT
Last week in this post I asked you: "Who's a good speaker? How can you tell one?"
Gleb Godunov and I talked this over in a Pitch Up club's meeting. As we were discussing what really makes a good speaker, we got rid of quite a few initial hunches: a smart person, charismatic, has good knowledge on the subject... All of that helps, of course, but doesn't guarantee your being a good speaker.
We reached a conclusion: a good speaker is a person who is...
🫧 easy to follow AND/OR
🫧 entertaining
People love either having fun or digesting info easily. If you help them with at least 1 point - you're a good speaker. Or, you may be smart, knowledgeable, have a great accent, grammar, and vocabulary, but - alas, reach neither of these goals.
✨ Want a review of your speech in English? DM me to get a short call
WHAT HAPPENED?
1 week ago I organised an offline storytelling night where speakers from 6 countries delivered their stories of personal and professional change in Pecha Kucha 20x20 format. Speakers - entrepreneurs & bloggers - shared their stories of change over 20 slides, under 20 seconds each. The speakers are from the USA, Greece, the Netherlands, Kazakhstan, China, and Vietnam.
Speakers noted that the time constraint helped them to stick to the main story arc and keep engaging the audience.
You can watch their stories in my YouTube channel.
1 INSIGHT
Last week in this post I asked you: "Who's a good speaker? How can you tell one?"
Gleb Godunov and I talked this over in a Pitch Up club's meeting. As we were discussing what really makes a good speaker, we got rid of quite a few initial hunches: a smart person, charismatic, has good knowledge on the subject... All of that helps, of course, but doesn't guarantee your being a good speaker.
We reached a conclusion: a good speaker is a person who is...
People love either having fun or digesting info easily. If you help them with at least 1 point - you're a good speaker. Or, you may be smart, knowledgeable, have a great accent, grammar, and vocabulary, but - alas, reach neither of these goals.
✨ Want a review of your speech in English? DM me to get a short call
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🎂 12 Days Until 1-Year Birthday of @englishforimpact
An important announcement - your role in the future of this outlet for high level learners
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