"Two Myths of Speaking"

Myth #1: “I’ve got to be the best.” I used to live by this myth. My mind would tell me to forget about speaking. If I couldn’t be the best there was no use stepping on stage. But that changed. I decided to take the counter approach. Instead of being the best, I just didn’t want to be the worst. Though not the most positive thought pattern, I knew at every event there would be one person who would be worse than me even if it was the guy making the announcements.

The truth is that you only have to be the best you, you can be. Don’t fall into the speaker trap of thinking more about yourself than the audience.

Myth #1 comes into play when you start thinking like…

“I hope they like me.”
“I hope I don’t mess up.”
“I hope I don’t freeze.”

Are any of those phrases about the audience?

Myth #2: “I’ve got no business speaking to this group? I’m not an expert on anything.” Wrong. You’re an expert on your experiences and interpretations of life. Go to the bookstore and browse. There are thousands of people making millions of dollars based on their opinions. They simply know how to communicate their personal know-how.

The ONLY thing you HAVE to do is have a definite purpose for your message and allow everything you say to support it.

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