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

18 Sept 2017 · 2 min

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A short live-stream segment by TJ Walker about using personal stories in public speaking. Walker advises speakers to use personal, vulnerability-focused anecdotes that reveal mistakes and lessons rather than portraying themselves as heroes. He illustrates with examples (being fired, freezing on a talk show) and closes with a promotional call-to-action for his public speaking trainings (monthly NYC public courses, private and online options).

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Did I ever tell you about how big and wonderful I am? Big mistake many speakers make. Now. It's good to tell stories, and it's good to tell stories where you're personally involved. And it's not just third party regurgitating something in the starfish story or something people have heard in the end times. However, be careful about making yourself the star or the hero. When I tell a story, quite often it's to show how I made mistakes and other people can learn from it. When I'm doing media training, I'll tell the story of how I was actually fired for something stupid. I said to a reporter, I'll tell a story about a time I froze on a talk show set because the host pulled a gun on me. These aren't things that make me look like a hero. These are things that show how I'm like anybody else. I can be vulnerable, I can make mistakes, I can screw up, but I can then learn to overcome it. And so can you. So, yes, use stories, yes, give personal examples. But be careful on the idea of making yourself out to be the superhero. I'm TJ Walker. I help people speak more effectively. If you'd like to improve your speaking, perhaps you may want to come to my public presentation training course. It's held each month in New York City. We also have private trainings, one on one, and group trainings. These can be held anywhere in the world. And then there's also the option of live online video based training. So check out the links below and give me a call.