531See All articles From Author I recently posted an article titled "Internet Marketing and Public Speaking: Ten Tips for When the Twain Shall Meet." One of the tips concerned a means to practice your sales presentation with a "Murder Board." I received several emails requesting a fuller explanation of this practice method.
I decided to write two explanatory articles, so vital is this method to improve one's public speaking Cheap Jordan 5 , specifically in preparing a presentation aimed at selling off-line your on-line product. In this article, I'll provide an in-depth explanation of this practice method; in the second, I'll cover the seven steps need for a successful Murder Board.
Simply stated, the Murder Board is a realistic simulation of the actual presentation to be made. Colleagues role-play the audience Cheap Jordan 6 , asking the type of questions they believe this specific group is likely to ask. It is intended to be more difficult than the actual presentation.
If you want to become an effective and persuasive presenter to boost your on-line marketing, this realistic practice session is the most effective shortcut to speaking excellence. It allows you to make your mistakes when they don't count, increasing the odds that you will shine when the actual presentation is made.
The Origin of the Murder Board
The term Murder Board has its origins within the U.S. military, specifically within the extensive training system of the U.S. Army. When a person has been selected to be an instructor at an Army school Cheap Jordan 1 , he or she must go through a demanding instructor training program.
Graduation and designation as an instructor is dependent not on a written test, but successful delivery of a 50 minute class from the curriculum of the school.
The audience for this crucible can be instructors who have gone through their own Murder Board, and are determined that this would-be instructor will experience the same frustration and humiliation they did. They ask tough, realistic Cheap Jordan 3 , questions, the type of questions their students are asking.
At the end of the 50 minute class, the aspiring instructor gets a a thumbs up-meaning he or she can now join this band of brothers and sisters as an instructor, or a thumbs-down Cheap Jordan 12 , meaning another "opportunity" to go through a Murder Board.