Are you a born public speaker?

The short answer is absolutely NOT! I speak at over 50 events each year around the world and I have a great honor of meeting and working with some of the top speakers in the world. What I’ve learned from my colleagues that in the speaking profession and from my own personal experience is that speaking requires three basic ingredients 1.) Passionate message connected to your own experience or expertise, 2.) Professional training 3.) Practice Two days ago I received this email from my daughter’s teacher Nick, I wanted to tell you what a fabulous job Paige did on her last book report presentation in December.  I was going to email you sooner but I got swamped with the holidays and here we are in mid January.  Every now and then I see a performance that jumps out.  A student who does something way beyond what the peers do.  This was Paige with public speaking.  She is a very natural and talented speaker.  She reminded me of Nick when he did the presentation for Mrs. William’s class back in the days when Taylor was at Grant.  I know that Paige will do well in life but I would encourage her to continue Read More

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