How to deliver mesmirising and impactful speech

One of the new endeavors that i took in the last few weeks is to join IIMB Orators club. I was a part of toastmasters club at my organization a few years back and somehow had to discontinue being a part of it due to competing priorities.

Public speaking is a well researched subject. There's already a lot of relevant stuff available. While on one hand, it is easier to consume such stuff but at the same time, it is hard to teach public speaking in a distinctive way.
That's why I valued a short talk conducted by toastmaster Tony V Francis in the recent IIMB Orators meeting. His approach towards was this session was refreshing and the content shared quite unique.
Sharing summary of key learnings (notes courtesy- toastmasters Chandana R and Anantha L):


PUBLIC SPEAKING IS ABOUT WINNING HEARTS

• Public speaking is about winning hearts
• Public speakers are performers
• For you to be a good actor you have to loosen up
• We as public speakers have licence to dramatise

OVERARCHING RULE- CONTENT IS EVERYTHING

• LCD if there’s no laugh no cry no drama, don’t give the speech
• A good speech does not preach or moralise - it connects and resonates 

ITs ALL ABOUT STORY-TELLING

• Storytelling using pearls from your life.
• Every story is about conflict and resolution
• Suspense/ Bad situations make for better stories - things can always get worse - audience will probably like it anyways
• Intensity and obstacle: most good stories are about a protagonist wanting something and having difficulty getting it
• Always find a unique story for any toastmasters contest
• From personal experiences
• Otherwise it won’t be natural
• You will always be worried what the audience thinks if it’s a researched story
• We always believe that truth has to be told on the stage, it need not be like that
• The properties of people and the properties of character in a story are never alike. Intensity is different
• We hold back thinking this is not what actually happened
• Forget that you will make a fool of myself
• There’s a difference between performance and testimony

My Sketchnote Summary:

My LinkedIn post:
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/anujmagazine_sketchnote-publicspeaking-activity-6617200633302867968-Yirs/

My Twitter post:

https://twitter.com/anujmagazine/status/1203044663449407488?s=20

Update on 22nd-Jan-2020:
Glad that my sketchnote got featured in December edition of IIMB Orators newsletter. Copy accessible from below:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LhvdbdRYM8XXdxNxxotX00H2q_QVT5rR/view