"Lots of people make you repeat a question they heard quite well just so they can take a minute to figure out the answer." ~ Meredith Lee
Your number one mission as a speaker is to take something that matters deeply to you and rebuild it inside the minds of your listeners. The only thing that truly matters in public speaking is not confidence, stage presence or smooth talking. It’s having something worth saying.
I am a huge fan of structure and frameworks to help in both planned and spontaneous speaking. Structure provides a logical connection of ideas that binds content together. Structure gives a road map that helps to focus and prioritize our messages and remember them more easily. Structure also helps the audience understand our intent.