J O N P E T Z – B O R E N O M O R E !
HOW TO CREATE A POWERFUL
MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH
DO YOU HAVE ALL
THE VIRTUES
THAT A KEYNOTE,
FUNNY,
INSPIRATIONAL
OR
MOTIVATIONAL
SPEAKER
POSSESS?
Anyway, aside
from
developing
these virtues,
YOU HAVE
TO LEARN
HOW TO DRAFT
A SPEECH.
HERE ARE SOME PREPARATION TIPS FOR
YOUR FIRST SPEAKING ENGAGEMENT:
IDENTIFY YOUR AUDIENCE
DO YOU LOVE SURPRISES? WELL, CAN YOU
TOLERATE IT ESPECIALLY ON YOUR DEBUT
SPEAKING EVENT?
I F YOU ’RE CONF IDENT ENOUGH ABOUT YOUR SK I L L S , THEN YOU CAN SK I P TH I S ONE .
FOR THOSE WHO DON’T, THEN TAKE TIME TO KNOW
YOUR AUDIENCE –
*AGE BRACKET,
*GENDER,
*PROFESSION
AND
*POSITION
MAKE SURE TO TAILOR YOUR TONE OF VOICE
DEPENDING ON YOUR AUDIENCE.
KNOW YOUR GOAL
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF YOUR
SPEECH?
I S IT TO INSP IRE, MOTIVATE, HEAL, OR ENTERTAIN?
HAVING A TARGET GOAL IS THE BEST WAY TO
ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS AND MAKE YOUR SPEECH
SMOOTH FLOWING.
THOUGH YOU CAN MAKE IT FREE FLOWING AND
NATURAL-SOUNDING, BUT IF YOU’RE NOT YET
EXPERIENCED, YOU MIGHT END UP LOSING YOUR
THOUGHTS ALONG THE WAY.
BE HONEST
SAY WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, EVEN IF
IT MIGHT HURT THEIR FEELINGS.K E E P I N M I N D T H AT Y O U A R E T H E R E , S P E A K I N G I N F R O N T O F A H U G E
C R O W D TO P R O V I D E A N I N S P I R AT I O N , A N D E N L I G H T E N M E N T.
BE AWARE OF THE PREVAILING SITUATION;
OR IF THERE’S ANY PROBLEM
THAT NEEDS TO BE SETTLED,
BASE YOUR SPEECH THERE.
BE CREATIVE IN GIVING ADVICE.
THOUGH YOU HAVE TO APPEAR PERSUASIVE
AND PUSHY, STILL THINK OF NICE WAY
TO DELIVER IT WITHOUT THEM
NOTICING IT.
SHARE YOUR HEART
IT’S NEVER EASY TO ESTABLISH
CONNECTION.Y O U H AV E TO M A K E Y O U R A U D I E N C E F E E L Y O U R S I N C E R I T Y, A N D T H AT
Y O U C A N U N D E R S TA N D T H E I R S I T U AT I O N ( W H AT E V E R I T M AY B E ) .
TO DO THIS, YOU CAN SHARE
PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT THEY
CAN RELATE TO. IF YOU CAN
SUCCESSFULLY MAKE THEM
FEEL YOUR HEART,
THE NEXT THING YOU’LL KNOW IS
THAT YOU ALREADY HAVE
TOUCHED THEIRS.
PREPARATION
DOESN’T AND MUSTN’T
LIMIT THE SCOPE OF
YOUR SPEECH,
RATHER JUST A WAY
TO ORGANIZE YOUR THOUGHTS TO
MAKE IT POIGNANT.
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