TJ Walker Taught Me to Communicate!

Udemy: Complete Communication Skills #

A gigantic course cobbled together from TJ Walker's two hundred mini videos. These are notes I took while listening to TJ talking about talking.

All communication #

All communication should be judged by what do your listeners retain and do they then do something.
Your goal is to be memorable and to have a call to action.

Powerpoint #

His preference: don't.
If you must: one idea per slide as an anchor to your talk.
Or consider: just an image per slide, nothing else.

Introducing yourself #

Remember, your goal is to be memorable and to have a call to action.
Don't say name/job/company at beginning.
Do:
1 - start by posing a problem they can relate to.
2 - then say your name
3 - incentivize them to interact with you later, with a freebie or an intrigue of mystery
4 - 30 seconds maximum

Notes #

One sheet: it's a bad speech if you can't talk from a single sheet.
No levels of indenting or hierarchy.
Your triggering your stories.
Remember you should only be making 5, 3, or even 2 points. Studies show that nobody will hang onto it otherwise. In which case, why did you even talk?

Content #

Describe a real problem.
Relate a real conversation about that.
Emphasize how you all felt.
Solve the problem.

Persuasion #

Know the finish line.
It's a numbers game. Aim for 75% failure.
Improve a little bit each time: always be getting 2% better. It adds up. But to do that you need a feedback mechanism, a reflective practice.
10,000 hours rule.

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