Speech Tip: You Gotta Work It Like You Want It Great writing starts with a great idea. It ends with hard work. Read that. The first part we get. Great ideas. What writer isn’t loaded with them? I don’t care if you write speeches, novels, or poetry. If you are writer, you are brimming with […]
Speech Tip: 26 Will Do You Fine (Confident Writing) You’ve got what it takes to write well: The English alphabet, the same general vocabulary pool, and a strong sense of how to speak. Confident writing is available to you. The rest is fine-tuning. How I Know: I played on the chess team in high school. Sixth […]
Speech Tip: Maybe I’m Amazed (Inspirational Speeches) Are you amazed as you practice your speech? Are you thinking, “Wow, I’m thrilled to be listening to this guy!”? When I read my own work back, I sometimes get teary-eyed or revved up. This is because I’m my first audience and I wrote with me in mind. […]
Speech Tip: Dreams + Power = Change (How Great Speeches Work) We look often at MLK as a great speech giver. He was that. High school speech teams study his deliver. There was more than eloquence, though, that upset white supremacists and other racists. He had power. King was effective. He was effective because he […]
Speech Tip: Boldly Go (Inspire More Effectively) When looking to boldly inspire, speaking loudly sometimes pretends to be boldness. Speaking with passion, speaking emphatically, is helpful. True boldness speaks to potential change. True boldness challenges the audience beyond their imagination but within their possibility. True boldness says, “We share a great dream. We can accomplish […]
Speech Tip: Be Content This isn’t so much of a speech tip as it is an obvious truth. I know a lot of wealthy people. Billionaires, celebrities, NYT bestselling authors. The happy ones understand success is about being content. This doesn’t mean they don’t want to be excellent or to have nice things. But they […]
Speech Tip: Sing a Song If you listen to a lot of inspirational speeches (and I do), you’ll hear words bandied about: Persistence. Perseverance. Tenacity. Apply them as you prep your own talk. A hard thing for a speaker to do is to edit their speech, but you’ve got to stay on it. Excellence isn’t […]
Speech Tip: Free at Last! You’ve been given the freedom of speech. Actually, no, you’ve always had it but many women and men worked hard (and some even died) to ensure you could use it without repudiation. Use that freedom when you give a speech. Be wise but live free. I can help you express […]
Speech Tip: Who You Gonna Call? A true inspirational speech has a call to action. People are motivated, ready to move forward. Maybe it is to buy more product (or sell more product). It could be to donate or volunteer for an important cause. Or, it could simply be to live out your faith better. […]
Speech Tip: Practice What You Preach. Do you give inspirational speeches? Got a commencement address coming up? How about educational ones? Are you doing what you say others should? We all know of clergy who have been caught doing the opposite of what they preach. As disappointing as that is, we need, as those in […]
Speech Tip: Practice What You Preach. Do you give inspirational speeches? Got a commencement address coming up? How about educational ones? Are you doing what you say others should? We all know of clergy who have been caught doing the opposite of what they preach. As disappointing as that is, we need, as those in […]