Comments on: Public Speaking Success: A Lesson From the Yale Class of 1953 http://blog.jvf.com/2009/10/08/public-speaking-success-a-lesson-from-the-yale-class-of-1953/ Achieving Fast Results through Powerful Communication Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:56:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Three Stages of Presenting with Twitter http://blog.jvf.com/2009/10/08/public-speaking-success-a-lesson-from-the-yale-class-of-1953/comment-page-1/#comment-1713 Three Stages of Presenting with Twitter Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:35:18 +0000 http://blog.jvf.com/?p=860#comment-1713 [...] Stories with unknown origins — they could be urban myths [...] [...] Stories with unknown origins — they could be urban myths [...]

]]> By: Your Pre-Speech Checklist: Ten Things to Do Before a Big Speech | Overnight Sensation - Public Speaking, Communication and Personal Development http://blog.jvf.com/2009/10/08/public-speaking-success-a-lesson-from-the-yale-class-of-1953/comment-page-1/#comment-1591 Your Pre-Speech Checklist: Ten Things to Do Before a Big Speech | Overnight Sensation - Public Speaking, Communication and Personal Development Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:57:10 +0000 http://blog.jvf.com/?p=860#comment-1591 [...] you want to make sure that you do your due diligence. A classic example of this is the story of a study of the Yale Class of 1953 which states that the three percent of graduates with written goals out earned the 97% without [...] [...] you want to make sure that you do your due diligence. A classic example of this is the story of a study of the Yale Class of 1953 which states that the three percent of graduates with written goals out earned the 97% without [...]

]]> By: Rowan Manahan http://blog.jvf.com/2009/10/08/public-speaking-success-a-lesson-from-the-yale-class-of-1953/comment-page-1/#comment-1564 Rowan Manahan Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:53:02 +0000 http://blog.jvf.com/?p=860#comment-1564 Yep - I fell into the trap of relying on previous mentions/publication of this story. Harvey McKay had it in one of his books and I saw him speak in the U.S. many years ago and he referenced it. I used it myself as an indication of the importance of clarity and long-term thinking. But then I went looking for it online and couldn't find it. I ended up writing to Harvey, who responded that he had lost the original reference in the mists of time himself ... Nowadays, people will check your facts and references during coffee break (or even while you're speaking) so it really does pay off to drill down on the reference and make sure of your facts. Great post James - if that's really your name! :) Yep – I fell into the trap of relying on previous mentions/publication of this story. Harvey McKay had it in one of his books and I saw him speak in the U.S. many years ago and he referenced it. I used it myself as an indication of the importance of clarity and long-term thinking. But then I went looking for it online and couldn’t find it. I ended up writing to Harvey, who responded that he had lost the original reference in the mists of time himself …

Nowadays, people will check your facts and references during coffee break (or even while you’re speaking) so it really does pay off to drill down on the reference and make sure of your facts. Great post James – if that’s really your name! :)

]]> By: Lisa Braithwaite http://blog.jvf.com/2009/10/08/public-speaking-success-a-lesson-from-the-yale-class-of-1953/comment-page-1/#comment-1562 Lisa Braithwaite Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:16:58 +0000 http://blog.jvf.com/?p=860#comment-1562 Thanks for reiterating this, James. I think we've all been guilty of quoting statistics at one time or another without following up on the research. Now, I'm a huge stickler for looking up EVERYTHING, whether it's for a presentation or a blog post. Credibility is all we have, after all. I wrote a post about this here: http://tinyurl.com/yful65q Thanks for reiterating this, James. I think we’ve all been guilty of quoting statistics at one time or another without following up on the research. Now, I’m a huge stickler for looking up EVERYTHING, whether it’s for a presentation or a blog post. Credibility is all we have, after all.

I wrote a post about this here: http://tinyurl.com/yful65q

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