08: The Power of Scripting: Staying on Time and Engaging Your Audience

Today, we’re diving into a common dilemma faced by speakers – the challenge of managing your time during speaking engagements.

Welcome to another episode of Speaker Driven Business! If you’re an entrepreneur or business owner, you know that effective communication is key to your success. Today, we’re diving into a common dilemma faced by speakers – the challenge of managing your time during speaking engagements.

Have you ever struggled to stay within the allotted time for your speech? Or perhaps you’ve run short, leaving event organizers in a tough spot?

And we can almost guarantee if you’ve been in the audience, you’ve been subjected to speakers who run completely over time – annoying us AND the organisers.

Well, in this super fast episode, we’ve got a game-changing solution for you – it’s all about the power of scripting and word count management.

So, if you’re ready to take your speaking skills to the next level, don’t miss this episode of Speaker Driven Business. Tune in now and unlock the power of scripting for success!

WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE:

• The importance of scripting speeches (00:46)
• The value of counting words in your script (02:06)
• Why you need to build scripts based on the required number of words for a specific time (03:43)

QUOTES

“One of the reasons why we script is we want to become the darlings of the people who pay us.” -Jacqueline Nagle

“We’re trying to make sure that we remove all opportunities for disconnection. And speaking too slow is a major opportunity for disconnection from your audience.” -Jacqueline Nagle

RESOURCES

WHERE TO FIND JACQUELINE NAGLE

• Website
• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• Facebook
• YouTube

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