As keynote speakers standing on the platform we carry a heavy load of responsibility. Audiences listen thoroughly to what we have to say, express and convey. Individual hearts can be touched by one of our personal stories, insights or metaphors. Lives can change forever by what we show and verbally express.
You have another area of expertise than I have. And so do many other speakers. In my opinion it doesn’t matter if you are a motivational speaker, a sales or negotiation expert, or a humorist. Here are five meta-questions all keynoters should reflect about:
- how can I implement loving kindness in my speech?
- how can I be congruent in all aspects of my life? On and off stage?
- how can I stay humble in spirit after an overkill of compliments?
- how can I be a living example of “How can I serve?”
- how can I touch people’s hearts to live their lives to the fullest?
Myanmar girl in Swedagon temple
I listened to a great story this morning from Dr. Wayne W. Dyer. 35 years ago he produced a cassette tape about self confidence. A crack hooker, a woman sunk into the lowest pitfalls of life, stole a copy of that tape from a drugstore. A few years ago. She managed to listen to the program in a shelter home. It turned her life upside down. She learned how to love herself. Now she’s clean of drugs, married and the happy mother of a baby girl.
The words you speak might resonate for decades. Whatever your subject is, choose your words carefully. Speak with audacity. Aren’t we in a perfect position to change lives into wonderful and blissful experiences? Isn’t one of our challenges to touch the people who listen to us in their souls and to heal their hearts?
Speak well,
Hans Ruinemans (:-)
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Hans,
wonderful insights in a few short words. Especially for speakers, having the power to influence many and being showered with compliments and attention there is the danger of ego-bloatitis
Paying attention to your words could definitely help some to avoid that.
Thanks!
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I love your perspective Hans, could be called “spiritual speaking”. Wonderful thoughts to guide all of us who can be of influence. Thank you.
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Hans,
Well said. The power of our words really do make a difference since our words have the power to heal and the power to destroy. What a difference we could make in others, whether we are a keynote speaker, a politician, a business person, or a student, etc., if we thought about each word before it came out of our mouths. Easier said than done.
I personally ask myself another question before I stand up in front of people: Am what I’m saying truthful? This means I better have the facts and I better present them truthfully.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.
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Hans, you are right on! I have a program that addresses those who are out of work, in career transition and I get letters years later from the most unsuspecting ones in the groups that I have addressed telling me how what I said or what they learned has helped better their lives. I believe that we have great responsibility to choose what we say with caution and to deliver it with passion. Good thoughts my friend!
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Wise words. In different fields speakers who want to serve mankind can change the life of their listeners for better or worse. It is indeed a great responsability.The five meta questions are a good contribution to prepare our speeches.Thank you for sharing your wisdom and experience.
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Your thoughts reflect mine almost exactly. Speeches from the heart always stay with me longer than than others. My life is fuller when I believe I’ve made a difference even in a small way, in the life of another. Well said!!
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Dear Hans and Dawn,
I lack words in describing how much our thoughts resonate!
The ideas you have expressed are representation of the life I want to live by.
Please, if you can, spend a few minutes watching some of my video clips and you will know.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1iln_E49oU&feature=channel_page
Perhaps, when we move aside time and space, we can travel together, a bit, in this journey of life.
Cheers!
Posted by Raju Mandhyan
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Appreciable, difficult too
Posted by Narinder Jit Singh
A 4 min video interview by PunkMedia of me and ‘spiritual speaking’ can be found here (in Dutch) http://www.vimeo.com/6220456