Public Speaking 101 and a Horse!

My tried and true hot notes I've came up withthe pasture...so the horse gets use to seeing it.
over the last thirty years are coming to you rightHe'll eventually go out there by it, eat grass
now. These tips are so private I should not evenaround, etc. Finally he'll touch it with his nose.
be giving them away because they're withThe next thing you do is get a bucket of oats
thousands of dollars. I mean, if you had to payand lead him up to the trailer letting him eat some
for them at a seminar or if you purchased CD'soats out of the bucket while your holding it in
or books. But I'm a nice guy and I believe in theyour hand. In your other hand your holding the
playing it forward theory. This theory came tohorse's lead rope attached to his halter. Then you
me when I was training some horses. Horses? Doget up in the trailer with your bucket of oats in
I mean people are like horses? Of course not!hand. Don't spook him! If he doesn't want to
That's just when the idea occurred to me. Butcome up in the trailer don't force him. Try it again
first let's see what Wikipedia says about publicthe next day. Eventfully, by day 4, 5, or 6 he'll
speaking.come up in the trailer to get to the bucket of
Wikipedia: Public speaking is the process ofoats. As he comes up into the trailer you exit out
speaking to a group of people in a structured,the side door at the front.
deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, orI know your wondering how do I see a horse
entertain the listeners. In public speaking, as in anypertaining to public speaking? I thought you would
form of communication, there are five basicnever ask. You start speaking with larger and
elements, often expressed as "who is sayinglarger audiences. First you put some dolls on you
what to whom using what medium with whatcouch in your living room. Then you speak in front
effects?" The purpose of public speaking canof your class at Sunday school. Now your ready
range from simply transmitting information, toto go public. Go to Google and find a and find a
motivating people to act, to simply telling a story.local public speaking group. Everyone takes turns.
Good orators should be able to change theWhen you get so use to that, like the back of
emotions of their listeners.your hand, your ready for the big crowd. Like the
That's a mouth full isn't it! How complicated canschool PTA meeting or something of that size.
they make it seem? In training horses it's aBefore you know it you can start getting paid for
process of slowly adding more to the metaphoryour public speaking and you didn't even have to
your trying to get the horse to learn. Go to fastbuy a horse! Like I said, that's just when I got the
and the horse will balk on you! What do I meanidea! Now for you hot bonus tip. I'm not even
by that? Let's say your trying to get the horse tocharging you $9,000 dollars. The easiest way to
load in a trailer. It will take about a week mayberemember your purpose of speaking on the
two to get the horse to load. First thing you do issubject your getting paid for, is to in some way,
just get the horse to get use to the seeing thetie it into a story about something your very
trailer. What you do is park the trailer out there infamiliar with. Yes, yes, just like I did with a horse!