One of my fav. things to do in my keynote is an active listening exercise. It indirectly helps attendees connect more meaningfully with each other. Here's a short vlog for when I presented for the Seattle YP Realtor group.
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00:00Thanks to Nashville.
00:02Thank you for coming.
00:19Now as a keynote speaker, one of my major goals is not only to engage your audience from the stage,
00:25but to help your audience engage with each other more meaningfully.
00:29Now, recently, I had a chance to speak to this group of young professionals, emerging
00:35leaders in the real estate industry, sharing with them my keynote, The Magic of Empathetic
00:42Leadership.
00:43And at one point in the keynote, I teach everybody a simple verbal technique that we use in Crisis
00:50Line to make everyone feel understood.
00:54And it is one of my favorite moments in the keynote because, as you can see, instead of
00:59me just telling them what the technique is, we do a short and simple exercise where they
01:06get to try out this verbal technique on each other so they can, one, practice what they
01:13had just learned, two, learn it in a fun and engaging way, three, experience firsthand
01:22the benefits of using this verbal technique, and four, and perhaps most importantly, they
01:29make a deeper and more meaningful connection with each other.
01:32How many of you have learned something new and interesting about the other person?
01:38Yes!
01:39Every one of you!
01:40I love this concept of the game.
01:42The first couple of things you say holds a lot of weight, right?
01:47It's like, have you ever said the wrong things, and then the rest of the conversation, you
01:51play catch-up, happened before, right?
01:54And this is particularly important in conflict situations, right?
01:59Now, honestly, how many conflicts do you think can easily be resolved if you refrain from
02:06making a snappy judgment on someone else, but instead listen to truly seek to understand
02:12their perspective first?
02:14These are techniques that you deploy before you even say one word in a conversation.
02:22These three skills, even though they're completely non-verbal, right?
02:26If you can use them in listening, you will make the other person feel listened to a lot
02:33more, because, well, connections don't always express verbally, but connections always feel
02:39mutual, right?
02:41That is the foundation for empathic communication.
02:44My name is Nashville.
02:45Take care.
02:46Thank you very much.
03:01So if you're interested in having a keynote that is a little bit different, a little bit
03:05unique, very interactive, and most importantly, help your attendees connect more meaningfully
03:11with each other at the conference, let me know.