Starting Out: Speaking One Exercise

When starting out on your journey towards mastering performative speaking, it's crucial to set your current baseline to base your future progress against.

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These are all of the questions to ask yourself when starting off.

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• What are your 3 biggest strengths as a speaker?

• What are your 3 biggest weaknesses to work on?

• What type of talk is your favorite? (speech, pitch, story, etc.)

• What is your least favorite?

• Where do you like to create your talks? 

• How do you like your environment when you create? -Do you memorize, outline, or wing it? 

• What is your character or characters? 

• How can you get practice? 

• Do you have a favorite speech either real or fictional? -Who inspires you as a speaker? 

• What topics do you want to talk about? 

• What is your dream scenario?

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Write down your answers, then refer to them in three, six and twelve months.

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You'll be absolutely amazed at how far you've come.