(photo: Was an audience member yesterday. The speech was for rural cellular service providers.)
What is the point of a speech?
Do we teach best that which we need the most to learn? Is it true we learn twice when we teach?
These two notions are the reason some speakers reach levels they never dreamed of?
The point of a speech is to engage the audience at a level, and in a manner, which a piece of paper or a web link can’t. Otherwise, we could simply read the notes.
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10 replies on “What is the point of a speech?”
Jeff,
Thank you again for being very supportive! That was a magical day!
Bob
So could your next book teach us how to do that? :).
Bob, it was indeed a Magical day. So glad we got to spend it together at Disney. 🙂
Donna, a book on speaking is a possibility. Next up will like be books (yes, plural) about _____. (fill n the blank with a guess. 🙂
Well, first guess would be leadership. Then the book can be sold in conjunction with your speaking engagements.??
Donna, .think .disney :
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Or maybe four books. Each one covering the four leadership basics.
For starters, five:
Leadership Excellence
Employee Engagement
Customer Service
Brand Loyalty
Creativity & Innovation
🙂
Yes, brilliant. This what I have waited for!!!! Sent from an iPhone 6. :)))
Donna, never intended to go this route. And like Steve Jobs and shelving the iPad to chase the iPhone, MLC is being temporarily “shelved”.