Comments on: How Do We Explain It? http://mytoastmastersblog.com/2008/07/23/how-do-we-explain-it/ Helping Toastmasters and Speakers Improve Everyday Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:23:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Bob Jensen http://mytoastmastersblog.com/2008/07/23/how-do-we-explain-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 Bob Jensen Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:44:57 +0000 http://mytoastmastersblog.com/?p=68#comment-1477 I've found that people want concrete advice, so "just keep doing it, eventually you'll get comfortable speaking in front of a group" doesn't cut it. So I give the teeming masses what they want, I tell them simply: "5 speeches. After 5 speeches, you'll feel comfortable doing this. I guarantee you." It WORKS. People typically DO notice a marked improvement around speech 5, so you have a self-fulfilling prophecy here. I’ve found that people want concrete advice, so “just keep doing it, eventually you’ll get comfortable speaking in front of a group” doesn’t cut it.

So I give the teeming masses what they want, I tell them simply: “5 speeches. After 5 speeches, you’ll feel comfortable doing this. I guarantee you.”

It WORKS. People typically DO notice a marked improvement around speech 5, so you have a self-fulfilling prophecy here.

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