How to Wow Your Audience With a Killer Speech From the Heart
Need to share your story but don’t know how? Here’s the one thing you must remember!
By Tim Mousseau
I am a professional speaker. By saying this, I mean it is my full-time career, I am on the road 1/3 of the year speaking to collegiate audiences, and I spend a large part of my time perfecting my craft. I am also a professional writer. I work as an author, whether publishing online or pursuing literary dreams. Lastly, I work as a copywriter for a marketing firm. I help companies tell their stories in a compelling manner.
Why do I bring these things up? Because across my work, across all I do, across everything, I am a storyteller. It is my job to tell stories. To audiences of thousands, or readers of millions. I tell people my story and the stories of others. All my jobs rely on me having mastered storytelling.
In my storytelling, I have consistently operated under one of the best pieces of advice I ever received. I learned it from someone who is a giant in my area of the speaking world. I have seen them speak, and they are a beyond-engaging, competent orator. They speak with a passion. They inspire me every time I hear them no matter if they are doing a program I have seen before. They inspire me because when…
