1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,680 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:15,160 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:21,080 Speaker 1: Today's tip is to keep your remarks brief. If you 4 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: have been called upon to speak in public, one of 5 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: the best things you can do for your message and 6 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: for your listeners is to say it as clearly as possible. 7 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: If you are a regular listener of this podcast, you 8 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:42,000 Speaker 1: know that one of its defining features is brevity. I 9 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: am a big fan of short things that includes public remarks. 10 00:00:48,400 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: Alas when people are called upon to speak in public, 11 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: it seems like in many cases they weren't expecting this, 12 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: or else they didn't think it through. They have a 13 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,280 Speaker 1: point they think they would like to make, but they're 14 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: not sure that they have made it, so they repeat it, 15 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 1: or they meander into other things, thanking folks more than 16 00:01:10,280 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: once and worrying about forgetting people, and then trying to 17 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:17,720 Speaker 1: make a joke about being nervous and well, you've seen this. 18 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: An audience that started out warm and interested winds up 19 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:27,200 Speaker 1: looking at their phones as the babbling goes on. A 20 00:01:27,200 --> 00:01:30,720 Speaker 1: better approach is to be thoughtful, so you can be brief. 21 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: If you know you will need to address the group, 22 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 1: or there is a reasonable chance that this could happen. 23 00:01:38,920 --> 00:01:42,479 Speaker 1: Think about your point. What do you want the audience 24 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: to remember. What's a good story or some evidence that 25 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: could illustrate this point. Practice your talk, time yourself, try 26 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 1: it again and see if maybe you can take out 27 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 1: something that isn't helping. Yeah, pretend you had to pay 28 00:02:01,560 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: a dollar a word. Would all of those words be necessary? 29 00:02:07,480 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: It's okay to write down notes if you don't think 30 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: you will remember what you want to say. Reading from 31 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:18,919 Speaker 1: notes is better than stumbling around and forgetting things, then 32 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:23,280 Speaker 1: going back and distracting people from your point. If you 33 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: have a few points you are going to make, it 34 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: might help to say that up front so people know 35 00:02:29,720 --> 00:02:32,799 Speaker 1: what to expect and know that you will be brief, 36 00:02:33,600 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: so it is worth listening to everything you say. I 37 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: want to say three things I love about the groom, 38 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: then you tell a funny story to illustrate each point. 39 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 1: Or I am opposed to this new parking lot for 40 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: three reasons and just want to share some evidence on 41 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: each of these in the three minutes I plan to talk. 42 00:02:56,360 --> 00:03:00,280 Speaker 1: When the remarks are clear, coherent, and to the point, 43 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:04,880 Speaker 1: then people get the point they can focus on the 44 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 1: point instead of the scene the speaker is making. For 45 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: the most part, when we are speaking to folks, the 46 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: point is not us in our demeanor. It is what 47 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: we are trying to convey. Now. I do understand that 48 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:24,239 Speaker 1: in some situations people have to speak without much preparation 49 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: at all. I was pondering this when rich Strike won 50 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: the Kentucky Derby this year. Rich Strike entered the race 51 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: with eighty to one odds. The horses, trainer and owner 52 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 1: were probably not expecting to need to talk to the 53 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: media afterwards about their victory. I thought they did a 54 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: reasonable job that said, it can be fun to daydream 55 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: even in the face of the equivalent of eighty to 56 00:03:49,880 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: one odds. You may never need to give a nineties 57 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:58,240 Speaker 1: second victory speech after winning something on a televised awards show, 58 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: but you might need to give some sort of thank 59 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:06,360 Speaker 1: you speech somewhere. Why not think about what that would be. 60 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:09,920 Speaker 1: If you'd like to give one piece of advice or 61 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: one nugget that has been helpful to your success, why 62 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:17,839 Speaker 1: not think about that. How could you tell that story succinctly? 63 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:22,080 Speaker 1: When you think about what you want to say, you 64 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: can make your point without the extraneous stuff that makes 65 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 1: people stop listening. And when people listen to you, you 66 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:34,680 Speaker 1: will likely get to say more in the future, so 67 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: keep your remarks brief. It's all about conveying something that 68 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: matters and showing respect for the people you are speaking to. 69 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:50,600 Speaker 1: In the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and 70 00:04:50,640 --> 00:05:00,520 Speaker 1: here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, 71 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:02,880 Speaker 1: I'd love to hear from you. You can send me 72 00:05:02,920 --> 00:05:06,560 Speaker 1: your tips, your questions, or anything else. 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