TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 2017-2018

(Campaign / Candidate / Activist Training)

 READY SESSION

COST: $15 Pay online securely here

LOCATION: RUTHERFORD COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY HQ, 603 W. Burton St., Murfreesboro

Learn how to SPEAK TO BE HEARD and gain the confidence needed to COMMAND A ROOM (or topic).

 Topics to be covered:

• What are Public Speaking Skills? (it is not just talking “big league”)

• Introducing a Speaker (so they will not have to reintroduce themselves)

• Thinking and Speaking on Your Feet (without your foot in your mouth)

• Speaking with Conviction (and when to step aside)

• Selecting a Topic (narrow is not always better)

• Organizing a Speech (Yes, there really is a beginning, middle, and end)

• Gestures (when, why and how to use your body in speaking)

• Vocal Variety (your voice can be powerful, even in a whisper)

• Word Choice (being descriptive creates connection)

• Evaluation (how and why speech evaluation is needed)

• Discussion Workshop (how to have a competent discussion as a participant and leader)

• Practice – Practice – Practice (delivery of speeches from 60 seconds to 3 minutes with evaluation)

• How to deliver speeches that are longer (from 2 minutes to 10 minutes and longer)

• Tips and Hints (how to make a speech longer or shorter on the fly; how to memorize speeches so they do not sound memorized)

Please email [email protected] to RSVP for a session or with questions.