Public Motivational Speaking Is An Art That Can Be Learned

By Walter White


Thousands upon thousands of events every year feature someone who is supposed to motivate the audience. It may be an athlete, somebody that overcame a horrible trauma triumphantly, or somebody that succeeded against all odds, to name just a few examples. Their stories and experiences are told to inspire the rest of the people, to tell them that there is always hope and that they must never give up. In fact, public motivational speaking is big business indeed.

News channels often feature the stories of individuals that survived amazing, horrific or scary events. Many of them are then asked to tell their stories in person in front of audiences, on television programs and over the radio. People are interested to know how such individuals managed to cope with the experience they went through and they hope to learn from that person. Unfortunately many people are not able to communicate effectively.

Even the most gripping tale or the most controversial idea will fail to motivate or inspire people if the speaker do not know how to grip and maintain the attention of the audience. They have to tell their stories in front of the cameras and to large crowds but they do not know how to truly reach the audience. The answer is to get at least some basic training in this art.

There are numerous websites that offer training, advice and tips on how to effectively address an audience and how to obtain a favourable response. The ability to address a group or a meeting with confidence is an asset that will not only be of value to those addressing large crowds and the media. Everyone will benefit from better presentation and conversational skills because everyone will have to address strangers at some times.

Many speakers are only active for a short while because they have a specific message and once they feel that they have delivered that message they disappear. Money others, however, have turned speeches for motivating people into brand new careers. There are many different types of speakers. Celebrities, sports stars, big businessmen and pioneers are just a few examples. They all have one thing in common, however. They believe that people can become inspired by them.

Some of the top rated speakers demand fees that can easily be as high as a hundred thousand dollars per event. They are in very high demand and their services must be booked months or sometimes even years in advance. Many of these successful speakers augment their careers with the publication of books, blogs, videos and workshops. In many cases a new book, for example, will even serve to blow new life into the speaking career of the author.

There can be no doubt that the presence of a top notch speaker adds prestige and sparkle to any event. There are many critics, however. They say that these speakers repeat the same old message over and over again. They turn ordinary events into miracles and they make people believe that they have achieved extraordinary things. This is simply not the case, argues critics. People may be inspired by such speakers, but only for a very short time.

The secret of successful motivational lecturing is in making the audience believe that they are hearing a new and fresh message that can help them change their own lives. Freshly inspired many members of the audience will indeed resolve to change themselves. Sadly, this inspiration is often very short lived.




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