It is a funny thing but I find that I go thru spirts of being organized. It is like I cannot stand my disorganization anymore and go nuts organizing. For me organizational skills are not fully utilized. I tend to start with the best intentions but somehow I end up right back where I started! I make out calendars and write notes to myself. I clean out all of the clutter in my home and I create a system to make life run more smoothly. After a short time, somehow, it all falls apart. I think that I lack focus…
Step 1 is the Introduction. Step 2 is the Body. Step 3 is the Conclusion. Every decent speech adheres to this same basic formula. If you learn nothing else about better public speaking but these 3 steps, you will still have the fundamental skills for producing acceptable speeches.
But what if you want to produce more than just an acceptable, decent, or even “good” speech? What if you want to write phenomenal speeches? Speeches that resonate in the hearts and minds of your listeners? Speeches that help advance your social and vocational ambitions? Speeches that people walk away from feeling more informed and inspired than they did when they walked in. Speeches people remember for a long time to come?