Certified World Class Speech Coach wins Club contest! Yes, that's me, Teresa Dukes!
Have you ever had something make you so happy you just HAD to tell some one? Well, recently I had something make me feel so upset and angry I HAD to tell someone and that someone just happened to be my home Toastmasters Club - Speak Easy @ Martlesham.
What better way to get free therapy than to develop a speech on something that absolutely won't leave your mind. You see, every time I tried to forget about the intimidation that upset me the more it took over my mental state. The more I tried to push it to the back of my mind - the more it rebelled and forced itself to the front!
So, there was no way around it - I had to get it out of my mind so that I could be more focused on other things. As a speaker, the best way to do this is to write a speech! Some of my clients complain "I can't think of anything to speak about, I'm boring!" My response to that is: "The topic that is most on your mind is the one you will have the most passion for AND the best message!"
There is no better therapy than to face what is bothering you head on! The email or comment that is the culprit to your displeasure probably wasn't intentional or malicious - it was probably just delivered quickly and poorly.
After delivering my speech entitled IOU at Speak Easy @ Martlesham's Club Contest I felt a weight was lifted from my shoulders, I felt vindicated, and I felt humbled. Yes, humbled. Our world is so fraught with conflict, violence and anger we sometimes forget that our words can act as ammunition which wounds the psyche of those who hear them. Choose your words carefully - It makes a big difference to your own psyche.
