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

6 Dec 2016 · 2 min

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TJ Walker uses an anecdote about someone named Norman mistaking spoken rehearsal for a call for help to introduce advice on practicing speeches out loud. He emphasizes that Winston Churchill achieved speaking power through diligent rehearsal—repeating speeches aloud and practicing for up to two weeks to appear spontaneous—and suggests listeners rehearse aloud (even in the bathtub or shower) to improve performance.

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Norman rushed into my bathroom. Sir, are you okay? Are you okay? And I said, norman, I wasn't addressing you. I was addressing the House of Commons. That's right. I like to practice my speeches out loud. My servants thought I was in trouble or I was calling for them. No, I was just speaking out loud, practicing my speech before the House of Commons. I always found that speeches go better when you practice them out loud. And if you want to really seem spontaneous and ad lib, practice for two weeks. My name is Sir Winston Churchill. So much has been written about Winston Churchill, the great wit, the great writer, the great leader, someone who saw the danger of Hitler Nazism before others did. But not as much has been discussed about the sheer diligence and the discipline he had as a speaker. Yes, he was a great writer and wrote so many books, but it was his ability as a speaker and his discipline as a speaker. He made effective speeches because he rehearsed them out loud over and over and over again. And he didn't have the advantage of being surrounded by little cell phone video cameras, which make it even easier to practice. Today. You might not end up as a world leader with quite the reputation of Winston Churchill, but there's nothing preventing you from practicing your speeches in the bathtub or the shower.