{"id":1368,"date":"2019-10-30T14:11:13","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T14:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/?p=1368"},"modified":"2019-12-06T19:35:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T19:35:32","slug":"how-to-ace-public-speaking-competitions-the-mba-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/30\/how-to-ace-public-speaking-competitions-the-mba-way\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Ace Public Speaking Competitions \u2013 The MBA Way"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3D-man-in-front-of-mic-freedigitalphotos.net_.jpg?resize=400%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1369\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1369\" class=\"wp-image-1369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3D-man-in-front-of-mic-freedigitalphotos.net_.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3D-man-in-front-of-mic-freedigitalphotos.net_.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3D-man-in-front-of-mic-freedigitalphotos.net_.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\" class=\"has-regular-font-size\">Last week, I was a member of the judges\u2019 panel for the maiden edition of a mini-keynote competition at the Lagos Business School (LBS). LBS is ranked among the top 50&nbsp; business schools in the world by <em>The Economist<\/em> magazine\u2019s 2018 Executive MBA ranking. A few months prior, I had proposed the competition after identifying a similar initiative organised by Stanford Business School. However, I revised the format and with the help of the LBS chapter of the Beta Gamma Sigma Society, we launched the innovative programme. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Snippet of my interview with TVC as a judge at the first LBS Mini-Keynote Competition on Saturday. As you know, my name is Lucille Ossai. Pity <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tvcnewsng?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@tvcnewsng<\/a>  listed the wrong name. Still, I got my message across in less than a minute.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PublicSpeaking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PublicSpeaking<\/a>.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Communication?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Communication<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lagos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lagos<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0PYIpPrOcr\">pic.twitter.com\/0PYIpPrOcr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Lucille Ossai (@LucilleOssai) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LucilleOssai\/status\/1188488802416971786?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 27, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>A snippet of Lucille Ossai&#8217;s TVC interview for the 2019 LBS Mini-Keynote Competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\" class=\"has-regular-font-size\">What\nmade the competition unique was that it was specifically designed for MBA\nparticipants to learn best practices in public speaking, and to deliver their\npresentations on a big stage. This feature differentiated it from TED talks and\nToastmasters competitions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\" class=\"has-regular-font-size\">For\nthe 2019 LBS Mini-Keynote Competition, nine shortlisted students from the Full-Time\nMBA and Executive MBA cohorts were invited to deliver 10-minute presentations\non contemporary themes relevant to the Nigerian economy. Topics included <em>How Nigerian Professionals Can Thrive in the\nAge of Automation &amp; Artificial Intelligence<\/em>; <em>Moving Nigeria Away From Oil<\/em>; and <em>Brain Drain: The Capital Flight of Highly Skilled Personnel. <\/em>Rehearsals\nwere scheduled a few days before the competition during which participants\nperformed their entire presentations on stage. The speakers were also advised\non how to improve their content and delivery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Now\nexcellent content is non-negotiable for presentations that spur action. Therefore,\nto become an exceptional presenter, you must ensure your content is relevant to\nyour audience and addresses the theme given. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">As the other four judges and I watched the presentations given in TED-style ambience, the presenters who stood out and impressed the audience displayed specific traits. These attributes, listed below, are evergreen; they\u2019d also be useful in <strong>any<\/strong> public speaking stint \u2013 competitions included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1) Begin strong and end confidently<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">One\npresenter began in a striking manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">As\nhe appeared on stage from the left side, a video began playing. The audio\nimmediately captivated the audience, and there was appreciative silence as we watched\nthe 30-second clip. The presenter milked the moment. He stood still for the\nmost part of the video, then began to walk to the centre of the stage as the\nvideo ended. In the desired spot, he stood in silence for a few seconds and then\nopened his mouth to make a declaration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">It\nwas brilliant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">The\nfirst minute of your presentation is critical to setting the scene. It signals to\nthe audience what to expect: whether your presentation, speech or address will\nbe predictably drab or whether they\u2019d be treated to something memorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">While it might not always be practical to use multimedia to enhance your public speaking, you can always start by grabbing the audience\u2019s attention with something interesting. Examples are a startling statement, a declaration, a shocking statistic, a prop, a question, a story, or anything that would indicate that your presentation will be special and that you will deliver something worth their time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">The\nbrain loves the novel and the exciting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">The\nspeaker also ended on a confident note. He \u2018grounded\u2019 himself in the middle of\nthe stage, made another declaration with some flourish before thanking the\naudience. Rousing applause erupted as he exited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Don\u2019t self-sabotage your presentation or speech by being ordinary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2) Move strategically<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Confident-and-nervous-signs-freedigitalphotos-Stuart-Miles.jpg?resize=300%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1371\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1371\" class=\"wp-image-1371\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Movement\nis a good tactic to signal confidence. But continuous motion is distracting to\nthe audience and creates the perception of nervousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">One\npresenter kept pacing across the stage.&nbsp;\nSometimes his words were \u2018swallowed up\u2019 as he moved, and it seemed as\nthough he lacked the conviction to stress his point when standing still. I had\nto restrain myself from signalling him to stop moving. Although his content was\ninteresting, its impact was diminished by the constant strides he took from one\nend of the stage to the other.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">You <em>can<\/em> use movement in effective ways, such as when highlighting a transition, or when making comparisons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">But\nnote that moving for the sake of not being glued to the ground isn\u2019t clever and\nwill weaken your credibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Again, don\u2019t place yourself at a disadvantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3) Use strong eye contact<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">I\nasked one of the judges who her favourite speaker was. The judge had been a\nmember of Toastmasters for a few years and had won awards, so I was curious to\nknow whom she chose. She immediately named the speaker who had the biggest\neffect on her, and who coincidentally won the first prize. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">And\nthe judge\u2019s reason? <strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">The\nspeaker walked on to the stage confidently, but more importantly, she looked at\nthe judge when she delivered her content in a simple manner. \u201cEyeball to\neyeball\u201d, was how the judge described the connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Eye\ncontact is essential to an assured delivery. Some speakers in the competition\nwere more interested in their content and made fleeting eye contact with the\naudience. What I noticed about the top three winners, however, was that they\nappeared <em>invested<\/em> in the audience.\nThey looked at the audience and held gazes for some seconds; they asked\nquestions or they made strong appeals when locking eyes with the audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kolarelesonaike\">Kolarele Sonaike<\/a>, public speaking consultant and host of the Great Speech Podcast advises: rather than making eye contact, strive to develop an eye <em>connection<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Connect\nwith your audience in this meaningful way and they\u2019d remember you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>4) Engage with your audience<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Audience engagement is akin to the entertainment section of your presentation or speech. It\u2019s the segment that <em>seals the deal<\/em> in any public speaking competition. It can also \u2018redeem\u2019 you if you had a few faux pas when you began speaking. While rules may differ in different scenarios, and you might not have time for a Q&amp;A session, you can endear yourself to your audience with indirect engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Audience-cheering-for-lit-stage-freedigitalphotos.net-Stuart-Miles.jpg?resize=400%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1372\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1372\" class=\"wp-image-1372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Audience-cheering-for-lit-stage-freedigitalphotos.net-Stuart-Miles.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Audience-cheering-for-lit-stage-freedigitalphotos.net-Stuart-Miles.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Audience-cheering-for-lit-stage-freedigitalphotos.net-Stuart-Miles.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">One\nof my preferred speakers in the competition was a doctor, a trained specialist\nwho spoke on the country\u2019s brain drain. I thought she was smart to have focused\non what she knew \u2013 the flight of trained medical specialists to the West. But\nwhat I liked about her was her indirect engagement with the audience. After\nbemoaning the \u2018push\u2019 factors that trigger the flight, she used gestures such as\nopen palms and outstretched arms to evoke warmth. Then moving closer to the\nfront of the stage, she asked, \u201cNow, do you feel my pain?\u201d Her passion was\nundeniable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Although a rhetorical question, we could empathise with her on the plight of Nigeria haemorrhaging talented medical practitioners. We understood her distress when she referenced a Nigerian-born and educated doctor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-star.co.ke\/news\/2019-05-09-born-twice-baby-removed-returned-to-womb-for-surgery\/\">Dr Oluyinka Olutoye<\/a> who performed the incredible medical feat of removing a baby at 23 weeks from its mother\u2019s womb, operating on it, and returning it to the womb to be born \u2018again\u2019 safely at 36 weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">So\nyes, we \u2018felt\u2019 her pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">The\nspeaker found a way to indirectly engage with the audience and to get them to\nfeel what she was feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">She also won the second prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Now your regular presentations and speeches might not be delivered on a big stage where you\u2019d be awarded prizes. Nonetheless, note that you\u2019re judged <em>every<\/em> <em>time<\/em> you stand up to speak, in whatever capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3D-man-looking-at-results-via-magnifying-glass-freedigitalphotos.net-Stuart-Miles.jpg?resize=400%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1374\" data-link=\"https:\/\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1374\" class=\"wp-image-1374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3D-man-looking-at-results-via-magnifying-glass-freedigitalphotos.net-Stuart-Miles.jpg?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3D-man-looking-at-results-via-magnifying-glass-freedigitalphotos.net-Stuart-Miles.jpg?resize=300%2C250&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Therefore,\nas a professional who wants to be elevated or who wants to foster collaboration,\nyou must do one thing consistently.&nbsp; Treat\nevery presentation you\u2019d give as a public speaking competition where your\nrewards would be increased influence or a heightened appreciation of your\ncompetence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Don\u2019t wait until those high-stakes presentations to revise your content, \u00a0to change your delivery, or to rehearse so that you display the best version of yourself. Work on your public speaking skills regularly and first test best practices in low-risk situations. When you determine what works, replicate your techniques in important scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Learn\nfrom the MBAs at the business school\u2019s mini-keynote competition and separate\nyourself from acceptable speakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Why\nsettle for \u2018good enough\u2019 when you can be exceptional?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong> If you enjoyed  this  post,  don&#8217;t  rush off  just yet. Please remember to: <\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&#8211; Share this article in your social networks by clicking on the icons below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">&#8211; Sign up for email updates so that you are <strong>immediately<\/strong> notified via email when a new blog post is published. 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Find out what they are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"What can MBAs teach professionals and leaders about powerful presentations? 4 attributes to hone: to ace public speaking: How To Ace Public Speaking Competitions \u2013 the MBA Way. #PublicSpeaking. #Presentations. #BusinessTips","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[23],"tags":[855,635,856,849,727],"class_list":["post-1368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-communication","tag-2019-lbs-mini-keynote-competition","tag-lagos-business-school","tag-mbas","tag-presentations","tag-public-speaking"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/3D-man-in-front-of-mic-freedigitalphotos.net_.jpg?fit=400%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5043,"url":"https:\/\/lucilleossai.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/31\/how-to-win-virtual-business-presentation-competitions-a-judges-recommendations\/","url_meta":{"origin":1368,"position":0},"title":"How To Win Virtual Business Presentation Competitions &#8211; A Judge&#8217;s Recommendations","author":"Lucille Ossai","date":"October 31, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"What do judges look out for in virtual business presentations? 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