October 19, 2009

What's the hold up?

Fellow speaker,

To make your speeches more interesting tell a "suspended story".   Tell part of a story at the beginning of your speech and then finish the story at the end of your speech.  Make the story:
  • Suspenseful - people should want to know what is going to happen next
  • Brief - the story should be short and to the point
  • Simple  - people should be able to easily follow the story
Suspended,

Tim