Back from hiatus....

After the first earthquake in Christchurch in September 2011 I put my speaking and coaching business aside for a while.  After the big earthquake in February 2012 I put it in to hibernation as I moved to Wellington pursued other work, and adjusted to the changes the Earthquake has wrought. 

We're almost a year on from the big quake now,  and I seems that my creative energy is coming back so I'm picking up a few threads....

Reading a speech and the relationship between a speaker and an audience

Seth Godin thinks that "It's extremely difficult to read a speech and sound as if you mean it."

He's got me thinking:

Focussing attention on a script can mean that you lose the vital connection with the audience.


Does this mean you should never use notes?  No!  Sometimes having a few notes in outline frees you to connect with the audience, rather than putting your energy into worrying about what comes next.