A few days ago I posted 20 things I learned from Patricia Fripp. I decided to put a few of them into practice:
#1: Dialogue is key to making stories come alive. & #4:You must record your presentations AND watch them.
I recorded a speech I did on Tuesday. In addition I used dialogue more than I ever have. I haven’t yet watched my speech, but I will do so. I know I will hate it, but I have heard that after a few times I will get over it.
#15: You cannot be creative in isolation & #16: Create a mastermind group
I organized a meeting with 3 other speakers present on Monday and also 1 other speaker that wanted to be there. We met for 2 hours and the synergy is evident. The creativity was definitely flowing in this group of 5 people.
We have one other person that is interested in joining, making a group of 6 speakers ready to propel their speaking to the next level. We are going to meet every other week for 2 hours where we can practice and get feedback. We think 6 people will be our limit although we may change that once we have our first meeting.
Thank you Patricia for bringing us together and for providing excellent ideas to start our group with.
Posted under Public Speaking
This post was written by john on April 17, 2009
