We can all gain from coaches.
It may be too soon for a specific coach
at this time for you.
First speak more, and more and more.
Church groups, women's groups, youth groups, scout groups, sororities, etc.
Focus on coming up with 3 speeches
that you truly want to give and begin
giving them wherever and whenever you can.
I started in 1980 giving presentations on
Leading Tools, Styles and Traits
Communication Tools, Styles and Traits
Team Tools, Styles and Traits
Creative Thinking Tools & Techniques, Styles and Traits
During the first year or two while I was still a professor in the Art Department and an adjunct for the School of Environmental Design I spoke for Rotaries, Lions, Kiwanis, Civilian
Institute for Government programs as a concurrent or guest speaker. That led to my working with several other UGA institutes, the Georgia Center and many individual colleges and departments for meetings of theirs
Then the late Walt de Nero asked me to give talks about
Leading and Leading Styles for Community and County Leadership Development Programs for Rome, Georgia, one weekend and the Cartersville, Georgia.
Those two led me to give 350 to 400 of those until 2010 or before.
I have been corresponding today with one of the original Chamber of Commerce Executive Directors that Walt connected me with, John Cox, who was then part-time/volunteer Executive Director for the Paulding County Chamber of Commerce. He eventually became full-time. I did his Leadership Paulding Development Kickoff Retreat for 17 years in a row before he moved to the Carolinas. He is now the Ex Dir at the Naples, Florida Chamber. We have known each other since the early 80s.
I will gladly be a beginning coach.
Let's talk during our ride into Atlanta and back next week.
Here is my second generation website created by two men I met through
a creative thinking chat group on the original internet before the www
was created. One I have never met who lives in New York state. The other lives
in Sydney, Australia and we have met in person twice: 2001 and 2006 and
correspond by Facebook or email weekly and sometimes daily.
Most coaches I have met and those I have gotten to know through NSA
keep saying....
3 speeches
I always have 4 because I chose to focus on 4 inter-related and inter-dependent topics
Leading
Communicating
Teaming
Cre8ng
Here is a sample page from my 3rd generation website that shares samples of speeches for Cre8ng only.
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