Write a Meaningful Speech

Why do so many public speakers choose boring subjects?
If not even the speaker find the subject exciting, who will?

If you always choose exciting topics or angles, you get an enormous advantage,

Every speech should be meaningful to you, as a speaker,
and meaningful to the audience.

When you find the message meaningful,
you get excited and convincing,
and you can say it over and over again without getting bored.

When the audience find the message meaningful they listen,
and you don't have to convince them how important the topic is.

If you can’t find an interesting angle on a topic, speak about something else!
Pick the most meaningful message you can.

How to Choose Your Message

First, ask yourself:

1. What excites me about this topic?
2. What do I wish I knew earlier?

Then ask:

1. What’s in it for the audience?
2. What are they really interested in?

Then remove everything that doesn’t excite you,
and remove everything that won’t excite the audience.

If your material seems boring, don’t give up.
I’ve seen math professors transform dry formulas into great lectures
that captured hundreds of people.

But you have to create stories from facts,
make memorable points,
and speak in a conversational way.