Speaking - The Art
Everyone speaks. But let’s go a step further. Every thing speaks also! That is where we got the phrase, “A Picture Speaks a Thousand Words”! The glorious thing about that is the same picture can speak a thousand different words to me than the thousand it does to you! It all depends on how you see it (your observation) and hear the words that you see (your description) at the time (your opportunity) and then relate it to others (your speaking).
When you speak to say, a thousand people at one time your description of what you observed, they will each create in themselves a picture from your speaking at the time creating a thousand different pictures from which each may speak a thousand words! That’s one thousand thousand = one million! Now that is serious compounding influence.
This is why speaking is so very important and why speaking well is even more so. How long a picture remains within each one depends on a number of strategic factors! Firstly on how, why, when, what, where, which, who, you speak to or with. Secondly you have no control over all that people retain but you sure can help them retain what’s important – by making that the portion of the picture they can never forget. Thirdly speaking creates interest in others if you know what to say that gets their attention. It is not the other way around. Fourthly words must be filled with people not empty spaces. Talking to the air means words remain empty and void of purpose even though the room may be filled with people. If no one is listening you have not got their attention so you may as well shut up and sit down. No one will notice you have stopped and sat down! No one notices a leaf fall from a tree because it makes no sound and it is so common.
There are only three serious ways to get people’s attention:
1. Hearing a very loud noise e.g. Thunder
2. Seeing a very bright light e.g. Lightning
3. Feeling a very strong touch e.g. Winds of Change
You can learn how to improve your voice, reduce your accent, project confidence and get really good at speaking. You can be voice coached, get presentation training skills, public speaking skills, even accent modification and a whole lot of tips and techniques to help you perform better and make an impact. Most of all you can learn to be comfortable in getting other people’s attention!
If you want people to hear you, see and understand what you are speaking about and feel the passion of persuasion that can lead to change then you need to do a course with us or be personally coached.
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