Re: [ET2] Emotrance for Community College Students?

IJilly_at_dnVuaEn9l616hQrjCR0q99rkHDz_e6DJKwBotjFqdcmVyZsa0xGFxeob71D4O3erGCfyWOjMqw.yahoo.invalid wrote:
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> I would like some ideas on how to introduce Emotrance in a public speaking
> class. My class is tomorrow, and other than a tape on how to do an
> introductory
> speech (introducing a speaker), I need some unique ideas to start my second
> class of the semester. I'm thinking that a version of ET would possibly be
> more acceptable to students of all ages than the tapping, which no doubt
> brings
> out cynicism in some people (my students range from 15-year-old home
> schoolers to college-age students to Global students from all over the
> world to
> retirees).

I'd go at it something like this.

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The greatest public speakers speak not by reading from notes, but they speak from the heart.

They have a message they want to share with their audience - and it matters not if this message is about learning quantum physics, explaining an engineering project, or an inspirational speech that lifts the members of the audience.

Being a great public speaker is not about being particularly well spoken, or clever; it isn't about a million footnotes or quoting other people like a parrot; it isn't only about facts. Speaking to a group of 2 or 200,000 is about reaching your audience, touching your audience, in fact opening up a channel between you and the audience, through which information and energy flows - both ways.

Public speaking is an extraordinary experience. It is energising, uplifting and pure joy to those who have learned to speak up fearlessly and without reservations.

It is my personal desire and hope that each one of you will come to experience the joy of public speaking in the course of these lessons, and in so doing, that you will gain a life skill like no other - the ability to be heard, and a chance to change the world.

Welcome to The Joy Of Public Speaking!

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I personally LOVE public speaking, and I know that all the other really good public speakers feel the same way. It is a fabulous experience to be able to share your knowledge and experience with others, an amazing honour *to be listened to* by other adults and it transforms your self concept and self esteem. You get so many other things free of charge, like the ability to complain in a restaurant, or stand your ground in an argument, as well.

When you've really got the audience on your side, this amazing process happens where their attention LIFTS YOU and it becomes a reciprocal virtuous spiral that lifts the event up, and up.

The only thing that stops people from experiencing the JOY of this is fear, shields and old injuries.

I think it is completely practical to ask the group, "Have you ever felt uncomfortable prior to a public speaking event of any kind? Even at school? Did your hands get wet? Did you have a lump in your throat? Butterflies in your stomach? A pressure in your head? Trembling legs? Well, that's normal, and we're here to get rid of all of that first of all, so that we then can really get our teeth into the main theoretical principles of public speaking and make it all work for each one of us!"

You can do an ET session with the entire group right there and then, asking them to think of such a time, find such a sensation and breathe deeply as they soften and flow it, because it's only an energy.

Even a small improvement in state should give the participants hope that there is indeed, SOME THING THAT CAN BE DONE to change their experience, transform their abilities as public speakers - they just hadn't heard about it before.

I'd really go for the "joy" of public speaking as the end outcome, and right away - I bet most people never even in their wildest dreams thought of public speaking in terms of "joy"! That extends the issue from the start and sets a whole new goal post, as well as demanding that there should be fun in the process, excitement, and that the outcome really should be that they speak with passion, and from the heart.

That's what makes a speaker exciting, regardless of the topic, and indeed, it brings the driest, most boring topic to life for the audience, be they 3 or 99 years old.

Ah what an exciting opportunity you have there to do some fabulous work with your group!

I'm nearly jealous - LOL!

Are these the sort of ideas you were looking for?

Cheers,

SFX

           
Received on Mon Aug 28 2006 - 08:26:29 BST