Ironically, one of the best ways to become a better speaker is to become a better writer. And there is no better way than to write a daily blog. As the most successful bloggers will tell you, a well-written blog sounds exactly like a real person talking in a real conversation. And the sheer act of writing forces the mind to organize thoughts in a more cohesive pattern.
Imagine you find yourself at a huge trade conference with back-to-back speakers all day long for three days. Select a morning or afternoon when the all of the speakers are focused on issues that are not crucial to your career. Next, sit on the second row of the auditorium. Only instead of listening to the speakers, I want you to put on an I-pod or a Walk-Man and listen to music. But I want you to watch, really watch, each speaker carefully.
After Rosie O’Donnell appeared on her last episode of ABC’s “The View,†many people though she’d be denied a platform, at least until she got her own show again… not so. Only a few days after her last appearance in May of 2007, Rosie made a home webcam video and posted it on her website, www.rosie.com.
The video was crude, amateurish, had bad lighting, and Rosie appeared to be in need of makeup. It was a far cry from the multimillion dollar studio where she had been broadcasting at ABC.
“Welcome to our podcast!â€
“This is our first ever podcast.â€
“We hope you are enjoying our podcast experience.â€
These are all phrases I here constantly from people’s podcasts. What is the one thing they all have in common? Nobody cares about Podcasts!
By that I don’t mean that no one listens to Podcasts. Podcast audiences are growing everyday – audiences now reach into the millions.