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Speech is power: Make a positive impact!
Speech Is Power: Make A Positive Impact!
How to present yourself and your offer more successfullySpeech is power
Make an impact! Speech is power. And with that great power comes a great responsibility. I train and prepare your for your speeches and presentations.
Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Speech is power!
Yes, and power has a close relationship to responsibility. The responsibility is how to use this power, and also the responsibility to use it when you have to. Knowing that something needs to be improved means to stand up for it, and therefore to use the power of speech.
How about responsibilities?
Freedom may sound good, but the relationship to it is ambivalent. Most people do not want freedom because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility. Many really honest and respectful people let those more intrusive people persuade the masses. Even though they know better, they hold back with their opinion and their offers. It is not only important for them to speak up but for all. This leads to many disadvantages because we never hear the thoughts of those who don’t speak up. This is sad and it is also irresponsible. In the words of Moliere: “It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.”
Speech is power!
I have a dream
Not every speech wants to change the world, and not any that wants to change it will deliver a tangible contribution. But sometimes it would be nice to help shape things, right? It is good to know how to make a positive impact when it is time to stand up. Speech is power!
Be prepared
In case you believe everything around you is like you want it to be, and it will consist without any support, you may be in a luxurious situation. Enjoy it!
Not everywhere, everything is fair and life is paradise. In case you want to make the world a better place, be prepared to stand up. Train your most impactful tool; your power of speech.
Respect and empathy
Some people are silent and some scream. Both extremes do not provide the necessary contribution.
I believe that every argument needs a healthy amount of respect and empathy. I guess you know how to do that because you already filter yourself when speaking with people you care about. If you said every thought that popped into your head, there is a good chance you may not have as many friends as you do now, and the same principle extends to political discussions. You have to grasp that other people may have experienced different and more difficult hardships that you may not have faced yet, or maybe never will. Jump into their perspective and explore it, speak their language. Say what you want, anywhere you want, as long as you do it with empathy. Empathy is what makes us human.
Let me support you
Train your most impactful tool; your power of speech, and use it with respect. You are given a choice of how you use the power of speech. With great power comes great responsibility, use it respectfully, and I will support you to present yourself and your offer successfully.
Preparation of important speeches and presentations
Those who do not speak are not heard, and even those who speak up are not always successful. There are a few more steps that need to be mastered.
Do you want to convince with your message and also as a personality? Then I will help you to prepare your speeches and presentations. You determine the scope. At least, I recommend a test run with professional feedback for you and your message. Then you will know how you and your content are perceived, what you should do, and what you should leave out, where there is potential. Why do you want to get such helpful feedback so late after your real performance? Then it is too late for adjustments. Benefit from the advantage. My definition of luck: Preparation meets opportunity.
You can best estimate for yourself where the effort is worthwhile concerning the expected benefit. Here you will find the fees for my support (communication, psychology, language, structure, voice, body language, storytelling, rhetorical means, media such as PowerPoint and Co., etc.)
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By the way, many people suffer from such intense stage fright in front of an audience, and therefore their performance lags behind their possibilities. Too bad, because with my help performance in a good condition is possible. Just in case...
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This article is a short excerpt from the more comprehensive course materials my clients receive in a group or individual training or coaching.
Published: June 21, 2001
Author: Karsten Noack
Revision: January 22, 2020
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