This book has some great tips on how to persuade and inspire an audience, and it's a great guide for developing, practicing, and delivering winning presentations. We’ve covered some of the basics of presentation techniques in this blog, including best practices for effective visual presentations however, for those of you who don’t yet feel comfortable speaking in a public setting, I recommend reading Lend Me Your Ears: All You Need to Know about Making Speeches and Presentations, by Max Atkinson. Public speaking can be intimidating, especially for those who don’t have a lot of experience with it. We have other things that we need to focus on, for example, improving the literacy rate of the nation, overhauling the education system, making sure that the Electric Power Corporation does not become insolvent, moving Samoa out of the European Union’s blacklist, reducing poverty, ensuring children are in school, eliminating gender based violence, reducing the import food bill, growing tourism and agriculture and there are many other things which need attention.Īs a leader there should always be positive input towards building a better nation.Every sales professional is required to speak in front of an audience from time to time, whether it’s a small sales presentation or a keynote speech. As leaders, people need to move away from what they thought politics was and start focusing on things that could be done to move this nation forward. We are still involved in the politics of name calling and attempting to tarnish the opposing people. On that note alone we should be one of the most advanced in the Pacific but sadly it is not the case. Samoa was one of the first nations in the Pacific to be independent. There are people who do not have an idea of the bigger picture and sadly there are more of these kinds of people. But the biggest concern here is that utterances which are not true cause uncertainty within the public. We have to remember that it was the HRPP administration that brought back the criminal libel law in 2013 and the leader should be aware that he could get caught out by the same law that he brought back. ![]() It is surely not through making unsubstantiated comments. As a political leader, people have the responsibility to want the best for the nation and there are ways of achieving it. William Shakespeare in his play Julius Caesar gave an account of what happened in Rome when Mark Antony makes his favourite speech, “Romans, countrymen, lend me thy ears.” This is a perfect example of how words moved the nation of Rome to revolt against its rulers. Therefore all our leaders have the responsibility of telling the truth and ensuring that the safety of our little nation is always maintained. There are people who will hang on every word the leader would say and some believe it to be the Gospel truth. ![]() People are listening to the messages all over the world and sometimes the commentary is made from unsubstantiated claims. The HRPP has been regularly briefing the media on issues they think are important and these messages are put online. It was highlighted as a national security threat but people were able to control the protest and no violent acts were committed. The Pacific Island Forum in its security report of the region mentions Samoa’s constitutional crisis and the protest that happened. Words are a very powerful tool and if used in the wrong manner it can incite ill feelings. The HRPP still has a strong following in Samoa and for many their leader still holds power to some extent but he should be using that not for his own gains but for the people. "We have decided to make this decision after deliberations and an assessment by the Ministry so that it is in line with the law and policies in place, as you are no longer entitled to the service not only because you no longer hold a high position in government but you are also suspended from parliament." "I also use this opportunity to warn and advise you to refrain from making unsubstantiated statements on media outlets that may sound absurd and insulting to members of the public, causing conflicts and may brought forth tensions that could very well poses a great risk to your security,” the police boss wrote to the suspended MP. The commissioner is doing his work and if he feels that such comments could lead to harming the safety of the public then he has all the right to do so. ![]() It was indeed good to see that Police Commissioner, Auapaau Logoitino Filipo has taken the time out and explained very nicely to the Human Rights and Protection Party leader on making unsubstantiated statements on media outlets that could incite conflict in the community. When you are a leader, people follow you, some more than others and that is why it is always important to watch what you say as a leader because people will believe you even if you are not making factual statements.
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