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Public Speaking Essentials: How to Craft Your Personal Story

Name: Public Speaking Essentials: How to Craft Your Personal Story
Rating: 4.5 (2456 reviews)

Teaching you to find your authentic voice and engage others through the power of your own stories.

Created byJosh Withrow

Last updated 6/2017

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What you'll learn

Discover how to engage and intrigue your audiences right from the beginning of any speech.
Develop powerful personal stories through action-ready lectures that will help you RIGHT NOW!
Discover time-saving techniques while writing a speech.
Develop effect techniques to recognize personal story opportunities
Understand what information you need to know before writing a speech.
Improve your VERY NEXT SPEECH with a course that is 25% theory and 75% ACTION.

Course content

5 sections • 33 lectures • 1h 10m total length

Instructor & Structure1:18
You will learn how this public speaking class is structured and hear a little bit about my speaking experience.
Introduce Yourself
How to Succeed In This Class1:10
Learn how to succeed in this public speaking class.

What Do I Mean by Storytelling?2:54
The Brain Game: The Dramatic Affect Storytelling Has on the Brain4:11
Discover how storytelling activates the audience's brain far more than data, triggering imagery, emotion, and action to boost memory and influence decisions.
Don't Worry! You're Already a Natural Storyteller1:22
You are a natural storyteller; learn easy techniques to communicate your personal story with confidence in public speaking.

Overview of "Be in the Know"0:55
Understanding these 5 areas will prepare you to master your next public speech.
Know Your Purpose for Public Speaking7:25
Learn how purpose affects the way your prepare a speech.
Know Your Purpose Recap1:03
Identify the main purpose of your speech: inform, persuade, or entertain—and plan each element accordingly. Learn to entertain with jokes, anecdotes, or personal stories, and make your next speech amazing.
Know Your Constraints for Public Speaking4:21
Learn how constraints affects the way your prepare a speech.
Know Your Constraints Recap2:02
Know Your Audience for Public Speaking7:15
Learn how audience affects the way your prepare a speech.
Know Your Audience Recap1:35
Know Your Desired Outcome for Public Speaking5:36
Learn how desire outcome affects the way your prepare a speech.
Know Your Desired Outcome Recap1:20
Know Your Story for Public Speaking4:21
Learn how knowing your story affects the way your prepare a speech.
Know Your Story Recap1:45
Know your story communicates your core values to the audience, revealing who you are, your worldview, what you value most in life, and depth.

Overview of 5 Steps1:09
Start writing your own personal story by following these 5 steps of speech preparation.
WHAT IS a Story Bank?1:42
Learn how building a story bank will help you master your next public speech.
HOW TO Build a Story Bank to Master Public Speaking1:28
Put your speech writing abilities in to action!
WHAT IS a Detail Storm Cloud?1:40
Learn how creating a detail storm cloud will help you master your next public speech.
HOW TO Create a Detail Storm Cloud to Master Public Speaking1:16
Put your speech writing abilities in to action!
WHAT IS a Personal Action Story?1:01
Learn how your personal action story will help you master your next public speech.
HOW TO Write Your Personal Action Story to Master Public Speaking1:44
Put your speech writing abilities in to action!
WHAT IS Making the Main Point the Main Point?1:09
Learn how making your main point your main point will help you master your next public speech.
HOW TO Make the Main Point the Main Point to Master Public Speaking1:53
Put your speech writing abilities in to action!
WHAT IS Preparing a Story for All Seasons?1:06
Learn how preparing a story for all seaons will help you master your next public speech.
HOW TO Prepare a Story for All Seasons to Master Public Speaking1:32
Put your speech writing abilities in to action!

How To Use These Stories in a Speech2:24
Use your personal stories to connect with the audience, start strong, and accentuate points, then close with a call to action. Remember the audience comes first; stories flavor the message.
5 Points to Remember for Personal Stories & Public Speaking1:44
Bonus Lecture: Turn Your Knowledge into Skill0:21
Thank You1:45
A Few Good Resources0:07
"I want more resources!"

"You can't handle more resources...well, okay, here you go."

Requirements

View these lectures with a journal or notepad so you can record and develop personal story ideas.

Description

Would you like to tell personal stories that impact and engage any audience?

How would you like to use your own PERSONAL STORIES to leave a lasting impression with any kind of group?

You don't have to be a TED Talks speaker to benefit from the practical, action-ready lessons in this course.

All you need is a willingness to develop your own personal stories.

I have been a classroom teacher for 13 years, and I've spoken to groups of 10's and groups of 1000's, and one thing that I've learned through all of my experience is:

Audiences connect better to personal stories.

Studies of the brain show that personal storytelling engages an audience significantly more than just communicating facts and statistics.

In this course, I will show you the SIMPLE ACTIONS you need to take to make your own personal stories more engaging, more intriguing, and more memorable.

In this course you will:

* Understand the dramatic affect that storytelling has on public speaking

* 5 things to consider before crafting your personal stories

* 5 steps to writing an engaging personal story

* How to use your stories in a speech

All in all, this course will give you the tools to develop great personal stories and the understanding of how to incorporate them into any speech.

ENROLL TODAY, and get the benefit of Udemy's 100%, 30-day Money-back Guarantee!

Who this course is for:

Public speakers, teachers, business men/women, or anyone who wants tell better stories will benefit from this well-structured and action-ready course.
This course is recommend for anyone who wants to engage the imagination of audiences both large and small.

Public Speaking Essentials: How to Craft Your Personal Story

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Introduction3 lectures • 2min

Why Storytelling is Essential to Public Speaking3 lectures • 8min

Be in the ‘Know”—5 things to consider while crafting a personal story11 lectures • 38min

5 Steps to Writing an Engaging Personal Story11 lectures • 16min

Putting It All Together5 lectures • 6min

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