Speech Preparation System Notes Thanks for your interest in this system! Download a PDF of my Meet the Experts notes by clicking here here. This is the intro page: Meet the Experts 2008 Write Better Keynotes Faster Blurb: Quit running from those lucrative custom keynotes! Quickly develop new material related to your niche. Learn a proven speech development system from someone who has written and delivered more than 500 distinct talks. ******************* In January of 1990 I found myself as the pastor of a small church in north central Alberta. Amidst the shellshock of all the realities of working in a church I discovered that producing a fresh talk of approx 25 minutes every single week had the potential to kill me. I was spending approx 20 hours of my week in sermon prep and another 30-40 in other church related work. An article I read in MacLean's in those early years said "A competent speech writer can produce 6-7 good speeches in a year." I needed to do between 40 and 45. And I didn't want to suck like many preachers. One of the things I did to survive was to begin to develop a system that enabled me to consistently, predictably produce solid content. The system allowed me to break down the task into bite sized chunks so that I knew where I had to be in my preparation on any given day of the week, and if I was at the right stage I didn't need to panic. My prep time dropped from 20 hours, to 15, and eventually settled in at about 10-12 hours. At the same time my content got more consistently solid. As I've moved into professional speaking outside of church circles, I've discovered that my system still works and makes it very easy for me to alter my primary talks or produce a solid custom talk when the need arises. A standard method of speech prep will help you produce better speeches with greater consistency. You will know going in that it is a good talk. This will in turn boost your confidence and make you an even better communicator. As a bonus, a standard method of prep will save you time. My purpose is not that you will adopt my system, but rather that you will begin to develop your own system so that you can consistently and predictably produce solid talks. There may be some aspects of my process you want to borrow, but the issue is not what system you use, but rather that you have a workable system. Click here to access the speech preparation pdf | Team Building Motivational Keynote Speaker | Biography | Release | Planners |