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March  2005

A Public Speaking Tip from Muhammad Ali:    If You're Not the Greatest, Act it.

“To be a great champion you must believe you are the best.  If you’re not, pretend you are.”

Those are the profound words of Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali.  And while he probably wasn’t discussing public speaking, he could have been.

At Speechworks, we have found that speakers can “fake it until you make it.”  That means behaving like a great speaker behaves. Keep your presentation focused on a few key points, speak with passion, and practice your speech.  That’s what we help our clients do in our programs.  All of our programs focus on two areas:

  • How to organize a message that is tight, simple and focused on audience needs. Speechworks teaches a simple Formula for focusing on listener needs.  We believe that if you have strong content, you will be more confident when you get up to speak.
  • How to deliver the message in a style that connects with the listeners.  We focus on eye contact, gestures, voice energy, and facial energy. Our coaches will give you private feedback on where you most need to improve.

A lot of people want to be great but aren’t quite there yet.  But you can get by focusing on the elements of greatness.

At Speechworks we help our clients learn how to communicate in a way that connects and persuades.  If you’re interested in becoming a great communicator give us a call at 404-266-0888 or check out our website at www.speechworks.net