While you are busy giving your talk or your presentation, your audience is asking itself 3 questions. They will not articulate it and they will not ask you. They will ask themselves these questions and it matters to you. Question 1 - Do I understand you? Question 2 - Do I believe you? Question 3 - Do I like you? I have published a guest article on FPPT.com and you can read it by clicking here . Read it and ensure you answer all of them in the affirmative.

Brian Miller is a magician (and an entertainer) who spoke at TEDx recently. His talk has already garnered close to 200,000 views on YouTube. JazzFactory caught up with Brian Miller and tried to understand how he went about preparing his amazing TEDx talk. His talk is short, engaging and has no slides. You can watch him speak here . JazzFactory: Who was the audience you had in mind while preparing your talk? The global audience of TED or the immediate audience at the event? Brian Miller: The audience I cared most about was the potential global audience of YouTube viewers. TEDx conferences are limited to 100 attendees, and therefore they represent the smallest potential audience for your speech. The real beauty of TED and TEDx talks is that they are capable of reaching thousands, hundreds of thousands, and even millions of people around the world. I designed the speech and rehearsed it with that goal in mind. JazzFactory: You are a performer. Did you still have butterf...