Chapter 95 Look for opportunities to speak in public

Applying the principles in this book in everyday language can often lead to unexpected harvests.In addition, you should look for and take advantage of every opportunity to speak in public.How can we achieve this goal?For example, you could join a club that gives you the opportunity to speak in public.Don't just be an inactive member, just be a bystander.In this club, you're expected to pull out all the stops and help with committee work, most of which you're asking for.Try to be the host of the show, which can give you the opportunity to interview excellent speakers in the community, and you will naturally have to take on the task of delivering presentations.

Use the advice in this book as a guide to start practicing your 20- to 30-minute speeches early.Let people in your club or organization know that you are preparing to speak to them.Fundraising organizations looking for volunteers to do their pitches will give you a set of speaking tips that will help you a lot in preparing your speech.Many important speakers have started in this way, and some of them have even risen to extraordinary success.Take Samuel Levinson, for example, a radio and television star and a sought-after speaker across the country.He used to be a middle school teacher in New York, and usually likes to give short conversations about the things he knows best-like his family, relatives, students, and unusual aspects of his work.Unexpectedly, these talks produced an enthusiastic response from the audience, and soon he was invited to speak to many groups.Although these foreign affairs have greatly affected his teaching work, he has been a special guest on many radio programs.Before long, he turned his talents entirely to the world of entertainment.