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TITLE: How do you Find a Topic to Speak On?
AUTHOR: Sandra Schrift
CONTACT: sandra@schrift.com
COPYRIGHT: ©2004 by Sandra Schrift. All rights reserved
How do you Find a Topic to Speak On?
People are always looking for solutions to their problems.
Do you have an expertise that can help people solve their
challenges and frustrations? Ask people to see what bothers
them. Find out what they need to achieve their goals.
First, you must have a passion for what you would like to
speak on. Next, see if your topic would be welcomed and
needed by many people. Then come up with a speech that
presents several points (ideas) to help people take action,
think differently, get from A to Z. Start collecting
material – stories and concepts are everywhere. Find them
in the supermarket, at a restaurant, on an airplane, at a
movie, in your home with your family. You must write down
everything you hear or see related to your topic. Purchase
a mini-cassette recorder and carry it with you as you would
your cell phone. Place a pad and pencil by your bed
nightstand and when you get an “aha” in the middle of the
night, get up and write it down. Retrieve and retell these
stories to your audiences. Find that one special
“signature” story that belongs to you and sets you apart
from other speakers. You know, the one that people will
love to hear because it is inspiring, motivating, and/or
humorous. Then they will remember you and refer you to
others and ask you back again.
Are you ready to take the challenge to provide a
thought-provoking presentation that will get people to think
differently, to be inspired to take action, to garner
insights about their lives, to question some of their
goals?
Perhaps Marcel Proust said it best. “Instead of seeking new
landscapes, develop new eyes.”
Would you like to be a sought after public speaker? Need
some help? Let my 13 years as a speaker bureau owner guide
you. Email me for a 30 minute complimentary coaching call.
sandra@schrift.com
Join a free Teleclass to learn how to speak like a pro
on June 30, 2004 from 8-9 p.m. (EST)
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About the Author
Sandra Schrift 13 year speaker bureau owner and now career
coach to emerging and veteran public speakers who want to
"grow" a profitable speaking business. I also work with
business professionals and organizations who want to
master their presentations.
To find out How to Become a Highly Paid Professional
Speaker, go to http://www.schrift.com/ProfessionalSpeaker/
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