Peter Mandelson – The Third Man, effective speaking and public speaking expert
Peter Mandelson, helped by his abilities as a effective speaking and public speaking expert, has played a prominent part in the Labour party during their time in power.
Lord Mandelson has recently published The Third Man, an account of time at the centre and the relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown.
His effective speaking abilities could be clearly seen when I went to an event in London organized by The Times and Foyles Bookshop.
The Times columnist, James Harding interviewed Mandelson, and he delivered an exemplary performance in effective speaking.
When we want to know how to do something we no longer need to reinvent the wheel. We can simply role model an expert and in this case the expert at effective speaking and public speaking is Mandelson.
Let’s look at what contributed to his very effective speaking performance.
There are certain key factors which lead to good speaking. Let us call them the paths to effective speaking.
Path 1 is to be well organized and path 4 is the words and language that you use.
Here is how Peter addressed these two paths to effective speaking;
Path 1 – Clearly he knew his subject very well and was prepared for the event.
When questioned he took time to think what his answer would be rather than speaking straight away. The gap was approximately 2 to 4 seconds before he started speaking and this gave him plenty of time to think before replying.
The interviewer controlled the questioning from the audience and no speeches were allowed, only questions. An example of effective speaking from James Harding.
Path 4 – To understand the words and language Peter Mandelson used, you neither had to be well versed in politics nor had you to have already read his book. This is effective speaking that communicates at all levels.
He is obviously a heavyweight intellectual and perhaps surprisingly Peter’s choice of language made him very easy to understand. His language was accessible rather than being lofty and difficult to follow.
In addition he often used entertaining self deprecating humour, always with a twist that actually made him look in control.
This for me was one of the great insights and lessons that I learned from watching an effective speaking and public speaking master at work.
In a nutshell what we can learn from Peter Mandelson is that to be an effective speaking and public speaking master you firstly need to take your time when answering questions, don’t panic and give yourself time to think, and secondly, use language that is easy for your audience to understand.
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