[0:03] From Hi-Fi Speakers, I am Mark Whitney with today's Educational Minute. Now, you've got your topic. What is the occasion? What is the occasion of your speech? Consider the event. Your speech may serve a specific purpose, and several questions should be asked. Does the event have a theme? Why are you there? Why are you there? Think about that. Why did they choose you? That's something for you to have a pretty clear understanding about. It's going to give you a confidence. Because remember, you're the one standing up and they are all sitting down. They might have actually paid money to hear you. Regardless, you are in the power position up there. There's a reason you're there. You should embrace that.
[1:01] When are you scheduled to speak. It’s always good to know what will happen after the speech. Do you have to do a meet and greet? Do you have to do a Q & A? Are people going to be peppering you with questions? Are you going to know what the questions are? Do you want to know what the questions are? I don't. Me? I don't want to know the questions. I like parrying the the questions. There's actually a great source for humor if you get stumped or you don't know the question or somebody asks you a question, you ask them a question. It's an opportunity to get real with the audience. You have to be a little more risk taker to do that. But, the audience will know that it's just for them. What is the occasion? What is the format of the event? These are all things you want to think about in detail before you put your body on the line out there and get all carved up.
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