Public Speakers 5 Biggest Questions, Part Two

I do not want to over-simplify these five riddles, but I’m about to offer you one solution for all of these five, very different problems.

It might be called “Wayne’s Super Fix.”

It’s a commanding use of one Theme Model for your topic, speech or presentation. Not a big lofty, 50 slide presentation.

We’ll start at the top; Stage Fright? There’s a lot of advice out there but no one will tell you this fix.

Develop a strong Theme Model for your presentation, then don’t speak or present, , , just talk about your masterpiece. It’s your baby, , , something that no one has every seen or heard of before.

Tell them about how you discovered all of its elements, who helped you organize them, what the critical point(s) are and how your pattern works in real life, etc.

You’ll knock their socks off, even it you stumble all over the place. Guaranteed!

Red-Hot Topic? Get a subject you can draw in one frame, , , one that you can turn into a powerful Theme Model and you are home free.

Speak Without Notes? Just use your new-found way of curbing stage fright. Talk about your Theme Model.

Toastmasters to Profitable Career? Tell people about your Theme Model. In your TM speeches, in your TM club, have your TM buds promote you, in your blog (if I can set-up one, anyone can), website, Twitter, Squidoo, Facebook and the lists goes on.

You can write articles about it online and offline. The secret is that you have something (your Theme Model) to promote, so use it every way you can.

Beating Out the Big Boys and Girls? To do that you’re going need some kind of an advantage on them, , , and you do! Your Theme Model.

That Theme Model of yours is a visual aid, usually with from three to seven elements that embodies your whole presentations. And it will set you apart and above those speakers who don't have such an effective tool. It will be what puts you ahead of the pack.

Wayne

P.S. Heart model from http://www.heart-health-weightwatcher.com/ . Click on diagram of the heart to enlarge.

The Boot Model

I first used the "boot model" back in 1973 when I was attending The Sunrise Toastmaster Club in Phoenix. One of my main interests in those days was recruiting new members into our club.

The Boot Model, By Wayne Kronz

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During the four years I participated, no one brought in more new people than I. To help me with this "calling," I developed the Boot Model.

I drew a cowboy boot about the like the one you see here. So went my little membership presentation, , ,

"'Like the big opening at the top of the boot, we are an easy group to join. We don't make a lot of demands on you. No fancy initiations, rituals or hoops to jump through.

"And once your in our club, we are on your side. You see, learning how to speak in public, outside of Toastmasters can be cruel. We're here to protect you from this rattlesnake infested world, like the high-topped part of the boot.

"As you sink down into your new piece of footwear, you'll notice that right around the center of your foot, it fits rather snugly. That's because the better it fits the more support it offers you. We want to offer you that same kind of support as you learn and practice the craft of public speaking.

"Next, you'll notice the height of the heel. It will give you a new angle on everything you see. Our club will do exactly that. You'll see public speaking from a new and exciting view point.

"Once an old feller from back east asked a cowboy why the toe of his boot was pointed. With out hesitation the cowboy answered, "to kill the cock roaches in the corner of the room." It's there for function. And we want to be just that in your presenting career."

So there you have it, Waynes' Boot Model. It can be adapted to any organization or group or culture. A ten-step program. The new teachers at your school this year. Or, your local chapter of ASTD.

Use it and then tell me how it works.

Wayne