10 Tips On Preparing A Speech When Given Little Notice

On Monday, I wrote a piece called, 10 Tips For Overcoming Stage Fright. In today's post, I want to stick with the theme of public speaking and deal with something that is even more frightening to many people than finding out they have to give a speech. That is, being asked to give a speech with little to no prep time.



Imagine this phone call: "Hey Tony, my club is having it's annual banquet and our keynote speaker just broke his leg skiing. Will you please, PLEASE speak for us tonight at 7:...