On Speaking.
August 15th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
I'm sitting in my hotel room, taking a breather, unpacking and, yes, blog reading for a bit, and I just read this inspiring post from Chris Brogan.
There's a lot more to it than this, but I quote:
"Obligations of a Speaker
If you are here to inspire and equip me, and you’ve built a house to rest beneath the promising North Star you hung in our sky, you must be responsible for a few things.
1. Do not deceive me, unless you tell me early in your speech that you intend to do so. You have my trust. Respect that.
2. Do not make the house for yourself. I admire that you have stature to stand on your stage and speak to me. But I have not come to hear how great you are. Be humble.
3. Equip me. Inspiration is not enough. If you give me only hope, I cannot eat hope.
4. Encourage me. Be willing to see me build my house from your speech and your example. And praise me for the house I build from your instruction.
5. Give the stage to me. In the end, we all want to hang stars before others. Even if they are small stars, on a small stage, or a blog somewhere out in the darkness. When you are done with your speech, your star, your house, invite me to the stage."
I'm presenting for the first time in this setting, totally terrified (but I think I'll do OK) - and Chris' post really hit it. He's talking about blogging, not presenting, but it gave me a lot to think about...
There's a lot more to it than this, but I quote:
"Obligations of a Speaker
If you are here to inspire and equip me, and you’ve built a house to rest beneath the promising North Star you hung in our sky, you must be responsible for a few things.
1. Do not deceive me, unless you tell me early in your speech that you intend to do so. You have my trust. Respect that.
2. Do not make the house for yourself. I admire that you have stature to stand on your stage and speak to me. But I have not come to hear how great you are. Be humble.
3. Equip me. Inspiration is not enough. If you give me only hope, I cannot eat hope.
4. Encourage me. Be willing to see me build my house from your speech and your example. And praise me for the house I build from your instruction.
5. Give the stage to me. In the end, we all want to hang stars before others. Even if they are small stars, on a small stage, or a blog somewhere out in the darkness. When you are done with your speech, your star, your house, invite me to the stage."
I'm presenting for the first time in this setting, totally terrified (but I think I'll do OK) - and Chris' post really hit it. He's talking about blogging, not presenting, but it gave me a lot to think about...
Originally posted @ Diary of a reluctant blogger ;)
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