Thread by @ArmaniTalks

Writing is a foundational skill to improve speaking.

If you're too nervous to take the stage, then warm up with writing.

If you don't know what to write about, then write about your speech anxiety.

Clarity melts anxiety.

Each word will help you calm down.

'Why does this trick work?'

It works because it gets you focused on the fundamentals.

Cut out the noise for a second.

Public speaking is no more than connected ideas....👇👀

'Connected ideas, you say?'

Yes.

'I thought public speaking was mainly about speaking in front of an audience?'

Surprisingly, no.

Whenever learning a skill, you gotta look into the pure fundamentals.

The basics.

Everything else is the basics being manipulated in new ways to create something beautiful.

Aka, the speech

Example:

Empathy is a derivative of self understanding.

If you don't understand yourself, then you'll be subpar at understanding others.

Can you do it?

Sure.

But like I said, subpar at best.

Same thing with public speaking.

You can do all the flashy tactics to get the audience to like you.

Will that work?

Sure.

But it will be subpar at best

The greatest speech comes down to ideas.

Don't focus on the HOW, yet.

Ex: how do I stand, how do i speak, how do I make eye contact.

Your attention is too dispersed.

Focus ALL the energy on the WHAT.

Ex: what the fuck am I talking about

Understand that simple concept, you've just cut your public speaking learning curve EXPONENTIALLY.

No lie...

It takes many toastmasters and public speakers, multiple speeches to learn this fundamental principle.

☆first focus on the WHAT
☆then polish up the HOW

That's why you want to warm up with writing.

Writing allows you to warm up with connecting ideas.

Gets you confident in expressing your thoughts.

But more importantly, gets you to understand what those thoughts are in the first place.

You're much better off learning how to shoot free throws before making a 3.

You're much better of learning how to crack an egg before making an omelette.

You're much better off getting your business to profit before scaling.

'Well, what do I write about?'

That's more of a question you wanna ask yourself.

Writing is a process of self discovery

You need to take the journey on your own & have faith you'll figure it out

If you rely on too much advice in the beginning, then you'll be writing like you did in school.

Boring, stiff & snoozeworthy.

So let me give you some minor tips rather than frameworks

Writing Laws:

1. Write like you talk.

2. Focus more on message vs. word selection, grammar, sentence structure.

3. You'll have a lot before you have little

Just write & let your mind take ya where it takes ya.

Redundant words will begin to fall off.

And the message will get stronger.

Twitter is my favorite tool for writing because it challenges you to say more with less.

But use what you gotta use.

Microsoft word, journal, blog etc.

The message matters more than the medium.

Warm up before you speak on stage.

If I were to ask others for 20$, how would you feel?

'Low confidence.'

What if i told you to give others 20$. How would you feel?

'High confidence.'

Exactly.

When you focus on the ideas first, then you give the audience ...

20$

50$

100$

And much more....

You doing THEM a favor champ.

A lot of your speech anxiety melts when you invest in the fundamentals rather than tricks.

Ideas win in the battlefield of the stage.

Everything comes 2nd.

Never forget that.

Record your speeches & focus on the HOW when you have the power to rewind.

Since you made it this far...

Recording your speeches slashes your Learning curve even more.

On this stage you can focus on the HOW.

A combination of:

Writing
Recording your speeches

Will put you ahead of the masses.

'That's it?'

Yep, that's it

You don't know a topic unless you can distill it to the purest fundamentals.

So focus on doing less, not more.

Don't try to look 'cool' for acceptance.

Believe In your message & you'll end up being accepted by accident

Clarity melts speech anxiety.

Writing & speaking were Yin & Yang all along.

And it's about time that you realize that

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