Month: October 2020

Create a resonating speech

Why: Connect your audience with you

How: Structure your speech and take care of reactions

What: I recently saw more than 40 startup speeches in a morning session and I was surprised on the number of information that could be triggered in just 1 minute. I was also surprised that only few knew the three key success factors of a speech.

  1. Know your intention of your speech. Is-it to get a prize, find an associate, sell your product to your audience, …?
  2. Start with a Why, then follow by the How and finish with the What. Simon Sinek explains it here.
  3. Ensure you connect with the Heart, the Hand and the Head of your audience. The famous speeches of Martin Luther King and John Fitzgerald Kennedy used these 3 components. Why not you?

When you play 2 and 3, see how the match makes sense: Why => Heart, How => Hand, What => Head.

Last, let’s make sure you get enough time to pause and checkout the reactions of your audience. Especially if your topic could make Heart of others vibrating so much. Breath 5 seconds, and continue.

Why not trying it?

Leave your mobile at home

Why: Understand your dependency

How: Tomorrow, turn off your mobile and leave it at home

What: While mobile is usually our adult blanket, we all know how difficult it is to live one hour without it. In this experience, imagine that tomorrow you will leave it at home the full day!! It is important that you turn it off so your pets won’t be disturbed.

You may have to notify people that will expect news from you and you may have to plan things in advance.

Once you’re out, checkout regularly how you feel with that. What’s different when you’re alone, when you’re with strangers (like in commute), or when you have a coffee with your colleagues or friends?

Once you’re back home, write on your mobile all the things you did without him. Maybe that could be the beginning of a blog or a book.

Why not trying it?