TJ WALKER - THE HABIT INFLUENCER - Personal Development | LIVE STREAM

20 Jan 2017 · 2 min

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TJ Walker, a public-speaking coach, explains why inaugural addresses matter so much. Kennedy and Reagan used their first speeches to frame their entire philosophy. If you're a new leader, your first major speech should state your philosophy and primary goal clearly.

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Hi, I'm TJ Walker, and I help people speak their best because how you present your ideas is the number one factor in your success. It's time for another president. In the US that means an inaugural address. These are especially important because they get so much attention. John F. Kennedy's inaugural address. Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. Ronald Reagan government isn't the solution to your problem. It is problem. So there's tremendous scrutiny on this. Now, I work with presidents of countries, prime ministers around the world. I can tell you they put a lot of attention on this. Now, what does this mean to you? If you are the new CEO of a company, if you're the new president of your local chamber of commerce, realize that your first speech is one that's going to get extra attention, extra focus. So you've got to really make it great. This needs to be a speech you've given a lot of thought to, because people are going to look at everything else you do through the lens of what you said. It needs to lay out your philosophy and it needs to lay out your number one goal. If you do that, your inaugural address in anything you do, head of the PTA or head of a local tech meetup will have a big positive impact on your career. I'm TJ Walker. Thanks for joining me. If you like this or get any value out of it, please follow my Facebook page. Please like it and let me know what's the best inaugural address you've ever heard at the presidential level or your local level.