"Thank You For Having Me..."
For the audience awaiting the presentation from a celebrity
speaker, those first words from the speaker’s mouth,
“Thank you for having me…” should be the
start of a magnificent experience for that audience –
sadly it’s too frequently, it’s not the start,
it’s the highlight. The fault, my dear friends, is not
in the ears of the listeners but in the words of the speaker.
Understanding what the audience wants to hear is often significantly
different from what a speaker intends to talk about and that
difference is enough to turn a good experience into a less
than stellar performance. And, I bet you can already sense
who I’m going to say is at fault.
Oftentimes, even the most celebrated person from a chosen
field is nervous before having to speak to a group. The quarterback
who has faced a ton of defense bearing down on him, the shortstop
who has faced a pitcher throwing a hundred mile per hour fastball
at him, the track star who has faced off against the fastest
women of the world are often a nervous wreck prior to having
to stand in front of 250 middle-aged men and women who, believe
it or not, worship you. But there attributes that you have
applied to excel at your sport that will enable you to flourish
as a speaker. It really isn’t that different.
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