| Have you ever watched a speaker and said,
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| | make a difference in their lives - by
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| "Wow, I wish I could speak like that"? or
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| | entertaining them, warning them,
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| "That person was just so wonderful. I
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| | encouraging them, or giving them
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| could never do that." Well, I've got some
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| | direction or information.
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| good news for you. You too can be a
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| | The great thing is - you all do have
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| public speaker. Public speaking is a
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| | something to say that people would be
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| learned skill, so anyone can do it. You
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| | interested in hearing. Each of you has
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| just need to follow some simple steps and
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| | come through life in a different way. You
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| practice, practice, practice. If you know
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| | may have encountered difficult
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| how to talk, you can become a public
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| | circumstances and survived. Your
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| speaker.
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| | experience could help someone else in the
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| Becoming really good at public speaking
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| | same situation.
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| requires some risk, but you have been
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| | If you remember jokes or enjoy telling
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| taking risks all your life. When you were
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| | stories to your friends, practice a
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| a toddler, you risked falling down when
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| | little more and soon you can be telling
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| you took your first steps. You risk
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| | your jokes and stories to large
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| scraping your knees or falling when you
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| | audiences. If you are really good at
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| start roller blading. You risk falling
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| | something, consider sharing the steps of
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| off when you start bike riding. You risk
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| | how you got there.
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| being rejected when you ask someone out
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| | By following the steps outlined in the
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| on a date, and you risk getting into an
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| | Toastmasters' manuals, and with the
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| accident every time you drive your car.
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| | encouragement of fellow Toastmasters, you
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| If you gave up after your first fall,
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| | can learn how to craft a speech and how
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| you'd still be crawling. If you were
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| | to deliver it. You can learn how to use
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| afraid to fall off your bike, you'd still
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| | props, how to modulate your voice, and
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| be riding with training wheels. If you
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| | how to use words that your audience will
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| were afraid of getting into an accident,
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| | understand.
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| you'd never get behind the wheel of a
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| | You will often hear the words "stage
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| car. And guess what, you're still here -
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| | time" used by Toastmasters. That is the
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| you've survived all of that. You're risk
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| | only way to get better. In order to be
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| takers!! You've proved that by coming to
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| | good at anything, you have to practice.
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| Toastmasters. The greatest fear is that
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| | Winston Churchill overcame a speech
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| of public speaking and here you are -
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| | impediment to become a master orator. He
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| wanting to learn how to do it.
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| | had to practice for hours to deliver a
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| How many of you enjoy watching figure
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| | speech.
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| skating? Now, you wouldn't expect to be a
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| | You can get very discouraged if you
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| world class figure skater the minute you
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| | expect to be as good as Zig Ziglar right
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| put on a pair of skates, would you? No,
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| | away. But if you listen to his story, you
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| you'd expect to have to practice for
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| | will find that it took a very long time
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| years before becoming that good. Nor
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| | before he was able to do what he does so
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| would you expect to make the NHL without
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| | well.
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| years and years of winter and summer
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| | The thing to remember is that the only
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| hockey.
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| | person you need to compare yourself to is
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| How many of you enjoy watching racing?
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| | you. You are working for your personal
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| Would you expect to be another Mario
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| | best, so when you are preparing your
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| Andretti the minute you get behind the
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| | speech and practicing, all you need to
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| wheel? Now, I will admit that there seem
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| | ask yourself is - is your second speech
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| to be a few drivers out there who think
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| | better in some way than your first? Did
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| they are Mario, but most people would
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| | you learn something new as you prepared
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| expect to have to practice for years
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| | for your speech? Did you learn something
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| before reaching his status.
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| | from the evaluative comments of others
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| Now, I think everyone here knows how to
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| | after you gave your speech? Then, that's
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| walk. When you think of walking 25 miles,
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| | all you need to do. You can use what
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| it seems like a long distance, but it is
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| | you've learned to make the next speech
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| actually only putting one foot in front
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| | your best to date and then use the same
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| of the other a number of times and you
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| | process for each speech you give. Just
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| know how to do that. It just takes
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| | take one step at a time.
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| practice to go the distance. It's the
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| | Remember, public speaking is a skill, so
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| same thing with public speaking. It just
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| | anyone can learn to do it. You just need
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| takes putting one word after another.
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| | to be taught how and then practice,
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| The key to getting up in front of an
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| | practice, practice. Then one day someone
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| audience is believing that you have
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| | may watch you and say, "Wow, I wish I
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| something to share with them that may
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| | could speak like that.
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