Has Your Career Advancement Outpaced Your Public Speaking Skill?
By Michael J Griffin
5 minute read
It’s been said that public speaking is the number one fear of most people, with death being second. “This means,” said comedian Jerry Seinfeld, “if you have to be at a funeral, you would rather be in the casket than doing the eulogy.”
My observation in Asia have seen that corporate leaders get promoted faster than their skill development in public speaking and presentations.
Promotion up the career ladder means the leader must be an even better multiplier of influence, productivity and profit. Being a higher level leader requires you to be able to influence larger groups, teams and across cultures by being an effective communicator in face to face and virtual scenarios.
For over 20 years I have been coached and inspired by Dr. John Maxwell and his leaders to be an effective public speaker/presenter across organizations and cultures. What an honour and blessing to be coached by only one of eight people on the planet who have been awarded Toastmaster’s Golden Gavel and been inducted into the National Speakers' Association Hall of Fame!
Dr. Maxwell has just released his latest book titled “The 16 Undeniable Laws of Communication” that focuses on the behaviours and attitudes required to be a confident public speaker of influence. I suggest you go to your favourite book website and purchase it today!
To whet your appetite, Brain Dodd has extracted some quotations from this book. Let’s review some of them.
“There are 5 essentials to communication – Who says it? What is said? How it is said? When it is said? Why it is said?”
“The Law of Credibility says your most effective message is the one you live.”
“You find your voice only when you’re authentic.”
“I’m not going to teach it unless I live it.”
“Improve yourself. Don’t improve who you are not.”
“Get over yourself. I’ve never met a great communicator who it was all about them.”
“The Law of Preparation says you cannot deliver what you have not developed.”
“Am I going to wing it or am I going to work for it?”
“Every time I speak I have two messages – my Best Message and Big Message.”
“The Big Message is written in your heart. The Big Message never changes. It’s your DNA. It’s who you are as a communicator.”
“What do I want the people to see, know, feel and to do? – 4 separate questions for know your Big Message.”
“They come to hear you give the Best Message but they’re drawn to your Big Message.”
“Make your first impression the true expression of who you are.”
“If you want to connect with people you have to intentionally connect with their world. You have to find people to lead people.”
“Enjoy every (speaking)experience. It’s just difficult when the communicator is not enjoying the experience.”
“You need to laugh at yourself a lot more because everyone else is.”
My 20 years of learning from Dr. Maxwell at EQUIP and Maxwell Leadership has inspired me to create the ELAvate Presentation Skills (EPS) workshop. Over the past 8 years, the EPS workshop has never had a bad review and has 100% participant agreement that it improved their public speaking skills. Let me give to you what John Maxwell has taught me to become an accomplished public speaker.
I give a 100% money back guarantee to any participant who is not satisfied with EPS.
If you are a fast track leader, a B2B salesperson, a corporate trainer, a non-profit volunteer or someone who just wants to become a confident public speaker of influence, sign up for EPS. ELAvate will be conducting Public EPS Workshops in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia (in Bahasa) during the months of April to June.
Download the EPS Platinum flyer for the content and agenda of this EPS workshop here.
Send me an email at michael.griffin@elavateglobal.com if you wish to find out more about EPS and our public workshop schedule. Become the confident public speaker of influence you desire to be. I would be honoured to help you achieve your vision!
Michael J. Griffin
Founder and CEO ELAvate
Maxwell Leadership Founding Member