Workshop Scripts

Developing the Art of Public Speaking

A discussion recently about conducting successful workshops led me to believe that very few people have the answers. It is ironic that the very people who are supposed to have all the answers, people conducting workshops, don't really know how to capture and captivate an audience. It's a shame that most people are being attracted to the more alluring and energetic voice, one that may not necessarily have the correct answer.

We've seen them on television and businesses hire them as motivational speakers, because that's really all they do. They transfer their high energy to you and make you want to jump out of your seat and go get something done. But what it is that you want to do, you don't even know yet. You don't have the answer to that one. You're just a ball of energy ready to explode and make things happen, but you don't have a cause.

We've seen the other too. We've seen the guy who knows what you need to do and how to do it. He's the hired training officer for your company who reads through all of the directives and puts them into a language that you and your fellow workers can understand. He's the guy who can help you get further ahead in life and really succeed at what you do, but you fall asleep in his training sessions because he never learned how to deliver his information with as much as enthusiasm as the expert public speaker who comes at a high price.

Workshops don't need to be dog and pony shows where you literally have to do a somersault to keep your audience interested in what you are saying. But, you do need to lighten up a bit and care about your delivery. It's not difficult at all and you don't need a few years in college or even a college course to improve your public speaking skills. All you need are a few tips to remember. I've written several other articles about conducting successful workshops. And I'll continue into the future because I feel there is a real need here.