Paula Pace, M.S. – Professional trainer, speaker, consultant, and author

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Wing It or Write It?

Posted on | October 28, 2009 | No Comments

In my classes, at least one participant will approach me during the first break to tell me he or she just can’t write a presentation; rather they wing it, or they speak off the cuff.  Some go so far as to say they are always successful with this. But in my classes, no one gets to wing it, and after several presentations, those who previously relied on their ability to wing it admit that preparation and writing enabled them to give a better, more powerful presentation.  

On the opposite end of the spectrum, are those participants who have to gather up every ounce of courage just to walk through the door on the first day of class.  At its conclusion, they tell me the process of preparing and writing their presentation alleviated their anxiety in a way they never thought possible. 

It is fair to say that preparing and writing a speech is at least 50% of the equation.  The other 50% is delivering it.

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