Here we are again. Back after the worst of our winter season.
Back after the FIFA World Cup too. It feels good to be back.
It is bound to happen. At some stage some of your audience members will have heard your talk before. The first priority here is to avoid sounding like a pre-recorded speaker. This would be the fastest way to bore them.
At this FNB function several staff members from branches in the Johannesburg CBD where I had given my talk came together with some staff at whose branches I have not been. They had congregated for a regional sales 'imbizo'( meeting).
I was one of the guest speakers tasked with motivating this FNB group. And I had to up my game here in order to sound fresh for those who have already heard me give this talk. But do so without losing the essence of my talk - which is to motivate( or inspire) people to go for their dreams.
I did this refreshing by changing the introduction of the presentation - the opening remarks, etc. It was an introduction completely different to that in my previous talks. In addition, the body of the presentation was done more off the cuff, as opposed to following a predetermined pattern. In other words, there was a large degree of improvisation( as in jazz music) on my normal presentation.
My flow was not ideal at times therefore, as I was adding new points as I went along. But for the sake of freshness, I did not mind. And I don't think my audience was bothered either by the few flow hiccups, because they received the talk well.
The more I give these motivational talks, the more I feel that the holy grail of this kind of public speaking is to sound different each time despite having the same message. This way people will never tire of you.
Isn't this what our preachers do with the message in the Bible after all?
SOME THANK YOU's
- To the assembled JHB North region managers.
- To the invited FNB staff.
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Our FEEL GOOD quote of the week:
"There is an invisible energy force that is constantly available
for our use. Most of us are totally oblivious to the fact that it
even exists. We think of life as a random crapshoot."
Pam Grout( From the book - E-Squared : 9 Thought Energy Experiments...)
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THANK YOU UNIVERSE. THANK YOU FOR OUR 'FEEL GOOD MOMENTS'.
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SO, SOUTH AFRICA AND THE WORLD OUT THERE, WHAT MADE YOU
FEEL GOOD THIS WEEK?
