Brian Tracy breaks down the PREP formula: state your point, give reasons, show an example, restate your point. He's given thousands of talks worldwide and says preparation builds confidence. Download his full 5-minute speech workshop.
More than 5,000
More than 75 countries
PREP (Point of view; Reasons; Example; Point of view)
5,000 millionaires
5 million millionaires
Hello, my name is Brian Tracy and I've given more than 5,000 talks and seminars in more than 75 countries. And what I've learned is that preparation is essential to your ability to deliver a powerful speech. The more you plan and prepare, the more confidence you will have when you finally stand up to speak. The PREP formula is an extremely effective preparation technique that some of the best speakers in the world use all the time. The first P in PREP stands for point of view. This is where you state your thought, idea, or fact at the beginning of each talking point. For example, you can say, more people are going to make more money in the next 10 years than in the last 100 years. The R stands for reasons for your point of view. State your reasons for holding this point of view or idea. For example, you could say the number of millionaires and billionaires, most of them self made, in one generation, has increased by 60% in the last five years and the rate of increase is accelerating. The letter E in the PREP formula stands, for example. Illustrate or use an example to reinforce and prove your point of view. For example, you could say in 1900, there were 5,000 millionaires in America and no billionaires. By the year 2000, there were 5 million millionaires and more than 500 billionaires. By 2007, according to BusinessWeek magazine, there were 8,900,000 millionaires in the United States and over 700 billionaires worldwide, most of them first generation. And the final P also stands for point of view. Restate the first P to emphasize your idea further. For example, you could say there have never been more opportunities for you, the creative minority, to achieve financial success than exist today except for tomorrow and the years ahead. You'll use these elements of the PREP formula to build out and organize the key points in your talk. Download the full 5 minute speech creation formula and workshop for free. Now. I've professionally spoken to more than 5 million people and this is the exact formula that I've used to outline every speech I've ever given. It works for me and it will work for you as well. Sam.
