Wisdom comes from reflection, which makes you dive within. Therefore, you’re not supposed to simply read the statements below. Instead, reflect on them. I suggest contacting 1 or 2 other speakers to discuss all 10 statements and commenting on the statements on this blog. These are statements I use often when coaching speakers and the more you reflect on them, the better speaker you will become. This is Part 1 of 4 as I have a total of 35 reflection statements. However, you get 10 now because I can’t violate statement #7 can I? Do the work; it will pay off!
- You can’t affect if they don’t reflect
- Don’t restate your story. Relive it and invite your audience into your re-living room
- When you lift yourself up, you let your audience down
- What’s loose is lost (hint: this is about content)
- Speak to one but look to all
- Promise something at the beginning that makes them stay until the end
- Too many speakers try to get across too much information in too little time
- Don’t add humor; uncover it
- What gets recorded gets rewarded
- Perfection sucks
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