The secret of dynamic public speaking is working in harmony with how the mind naturally works–both your mind and the audience’s. I will investigate this by looking at five key components: the speaker, the material, the stage, the audience and the mechanics. The last section deals more with what you will find in the average speech manual–formulas for putting together a speech and how to organize thoughts.
If you compare this book to the average speech textbook, you will find the average speech textbook has a lot more information–more ways to support ideas and more patterns to follow when giving a speech. This is one of their key weaknesses. You have tons of information, but little distinction between what is most and least important. What this book does is show you what is most important. How you develop yourself as a speaker and person is of paramount importance. The creative process you use in developing a speech is paramount. Having a heart-to-heart connection with the audience is paramount. Using examples and analogies well is paramount. Using an arrangement that is effective is paramount. If you do these few things extremely well, you will be a fantastic speaker. 99% of speaking is doing these basics to a high level of excellence.
If you compare this book to the average speech textbook, you will find the average speech textbook has a lot more information–more ways to support ideas and more patterns to follow when giving a speech. This is one of their key weaknesses. You have tons of information, but little distinction between what is most and least important. What this book does is show you what is most important. How you develop yourself as a speaker and person is of paramount importance. The creative process you use in developing a speech is paramount. Having a heart-to-heart connection with the audience is paramount. Using examples and analogies well is paramount. Using an arrangement that is effective is paramount. If you do these few things extremely well, you will be a fantastic speaker. 99% of speaking is doing these basics to a high level of excellence.
