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Public speech and presentation skills training in a fun and dynamic format.
San Diego public speech skill training with professional motivational speaker Milo Shapiro.
A fun and interactive way to improv your speech skills.
Coaching in presentation skills and public speech skills available.
Public speech skills and presentation skills training in a fun and dynamic format.
San Diego executive speech coach Milo Shapiro will make your program more powerful and captivating.
Los Angeles public speech skills training with professional motivational speaker Milo Shapiro.
A fun and interactive way to improv your speech skills.
Coaching in presentation skills and public speech skills available.
Public speech skills and presentation skills training in a fun and dynamic format.
California public speech skills training with professional motivational speaker Milo Shapiro.
A fun and interactive way to improv your speech skills.
Coaching in presentation skills and public speech skills available.
Work on your fear of speaking in public with San Diego speech coach Milo Shapiro.
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Milo Shapiro is also a motivational public speaker with presentations on risk-taking and on public speaking skills.
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Speaking Coach
Powerful Communication:
Giving Your Words
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Speech coaching
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Full Speech Ahead!™
Public Speaking Coach
Milo Shapiro's column on the
art and business of public speaking
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Column #1:
Public Speaking? A column?
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Q: Why would anyone write a column (or
read one!)
about public speaking?
− M.S. San Diego |
Okay, I confess. I
submitted that question myself. I'm hoping readers will start
asking more specific questions for the coming issues of "Full
Speech Ahead!", but someone had to
get the ball rolling.
And it's a fair question.
So here goes:
For years, Americans ranked public speaking as their
greatest fear. DEATH ranked second! Yet the ability to communicate
effectively (be it one-on-one or to a crowd) can make or break careers.
A man who can share an idea clearly and concisely is seen as a winner.
A woman who can see a problem and eloquently convey a solution to a
group has "management" written all over her. (And vise versa; looking
at the ranks of the National Speakers Association shows us quickly that
platform skills have no gender bias.)
Where we do find bias is against people who lack the
skill. A perfectly nice person may have a room full of people thinking
deadly thoughts about him/her just because they want the speech to end!
Ever been in that room? Me, too.
So why a column about public speaking? Because it IS
important and because − keepin' it real, here − I know most people
aren't going to read a whole book on the topic. Little bits are easier
to take.
In the issues to come, we'll be looking at the many
ways that you can make changes − from big organizational ones to minute
ones with impact − in your preparation and delivery.
Even if you'd rather eat a Brillo pad than speak to a
group, I hope you'll follow "Full Speech Ahead!" You might be surprised
someday when a mike is handed to you and you'll be glad you had a little
info behind you. It may never happen at your day job, but it could come
up at your religious center, your PTA meeting, or the day that Channel
10 asks you a question at an event.
If you’ve survived these first few paragraphs, you’ve
already realized that I don’t write like most other training authors. I
prefer to write the same way that I might speak to you — which, oddly
enough, is valuable if the topic at hand is how to speak to people!
But people get all hung up about how the printed word
should be more formal (like not starting this sentence with "But" or
using a phrase like "all hung up"). The reality, though, is when we
write for speaking, we should write like that because we
talk like that (including italicizing words we'd stress when
speaking). Otherwise, when we read, we get that strange professor-ish
sound and feel like maybe we should add a British accent or something to
account for it.
So…I’ll try to keep things light to make sure that
this column is a comfortable and fun read, but not at the expense of
saying what needs to be said to help you find your voice, make fewer
blunders (especially if sharing mine can spare you a few), and excel
from the platform.
If my speaking style sounds too informal for the type
of speaking you might do, let me share a few thoughts with you:
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· Some
people reading this (maybe you, maybe not) think that
speaking to a group is scarier than bungee jumping off a
space shuttle. So just reading a column on public
speaking may have their stomach in a knot. If I can
keep this column a little lighter, maybe it’ll help
those people to keep breathing, thinking…and reading.
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· With
each passing year, our audiences include more of
Generation Y (born 1981–1994) and even Millennials
(1995+). These are folks who do not remember life
before MTV, The Simpsons, or reality TV. Changes in
schools and media have trained them to expect a more
informal approach than Gen X and Baby Boomers got.
Studies show that including the right percentage of
informality holds their attention better.
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· My
speaking engagements have been well-received by Minolta,
Pfizer, Kodak, Southwest Airlines, Hilton Hotels, the
American Society of Training and Development, and the
Project Management Institute. Something I'm doing seems
to be working.
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You’re
still reading an introduction column, which is probably
a good sign. Just wait 'til we dig in!
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And
if you could read a whole book on this topic, I know one by a guy who
writes just like this... |
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A favorite coaching testimonial:
 Testimonial from
Dr.
John Jenrette,
CEO,
Sharp Community Medical Group
"I’ve participated in many programs on speaking skills over
the years, but this was my first time trying individual
executive coaching on the topic − and what a difference!
Your working directly with me advanced my knowledge and
abilities to a level that group lessons never could.
"The one-on-one
approach allowed you to focus solely in areas where I needed
development as a CEO speaking to my organization. Together,
we determined areas in which growth would benefit me and you
tailored exercises directly relevant to programs that I
give, setting that growth in motion.
"The most definitive
moments of payoff were after you worked with me on specific
upcoming programs. Your ability to help me find more
powerful words, streamline my ideas more effectively, build
stories with strong imagery, and communicate the final
speech in a dynamic style is making an impact on my
audiences. After my presentation this week, I had two
doctors came up to me and tell me how much they enjoyed my
presentation. Doctors! A tough bunch to impress!
"I had confided
in a colleague that I'd hired a coach. The day after the
presentation, he approached me to say he’s seen a noticeable
improvement in the quality of both my material and
performance. He also said he could see that audience’s
attention was decidedly stronger than in the past. "
(Please click to see the whole letter from Mr.
Jenrette)
Here's an email from Dr.
Jenrette six months later:
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Milo,
I am getting great
feedback
at my most recent talks
and lots of questions on how I did this.
Today I presented at the Sharp Leadership
conference to tell people how I was a “Learning
Leader". I told the story of how I wanted to improve
my presentation skills and how I hired a speaking coach
with improv skills and
demonstrated some of what I learned and gave a
hugely successful presentation.
Mike Murphy, the CEO
of Sharp HealthCare, told me
there are going to be lots of people who want to
find out who I worked with and there were lots of
congratulations afterward.
Our
Director of the Six
Sigma team here at Sharp HealthCare
texted me (during the meeting!) and he has been
looking for a way to improve his team of black belts
on presentation skills, facilitating their work
groups, etc., but he had not found anything very
innovative. He and I talked after the meeting and
you'll be hearing from him soon!
Thanks again, Milo and I have a feeling there will
be more interest coming from Sharp.
Happy to let you know that we're already working on
bringing you in to give your keynote "Public
Speaking: Get A's, Not Zzzzzz's!" for a larger group
so we can gauge interest in more coaching around
Sharp. Hope you have time in December for
that.
John E. Jenrette MD
John E. Jenrette MD
Chief Executive & Medical Officer
Sharp Community Medical Group |
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