Peter Mandelson – The Third Man, Effective Speaking And Public Speaking Expert.

Whatever you think of Peter Mandelson, there is no denying both the role he has played in shaping the Labour Party and politics in the UK over the last 15 years and his effective speaking and public speaking abilities. Mandelson, no stranger to contoversy, has caused even more with the release of his new book – The Third Man.

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.

Many lessons on effective speaking and public speaking could be learned from the evening. What can we all learn from him regards effective speaking.

There are seven paths to effective speaking and it was clear to me that he followed all seven when addressing his audience. Here I’d like to concentrate on just two of these. Path 1 is to be well organized and path 4 is the words and language that you use.

This is how Peter Mandelson performed in these two areas of effective speaking technique;

Path 1 – He was well prepared and knew his stuff.

He paused before he answered to collect his thoughts.

In addition in respect to planning, the interviewer, James Harding, made it clear that the questions from the floor where to be short and not statements or speeches. An example of effective speaking from the ‘Mr’ as well as the ‘Lord’.

Path 4 – You did not need to know the content of his book or be knowledgeable about politics to understand the words and language used to get a lot from an evening with this effective speaking expert.

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.

Surprisingly he used self deprecating humour to good effect although he managed to make himself look good.

This skill was probably the most effective speaking and public speaking skill on show.

To summarize, two things I’d like to highlight that we can learn from Peter Mandelson are these; first for really effective speaking when answering questions from the stage, or in a presentation, take your time, stay calm, and give yourself time to think and secondly, keep your words and language at a level that can be understood by all. If you do these two things you too can be an expert at effective speaking and public speaking.

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