Authenticity: the Key to Public Speaking

Over the last two months, I have been training a group of people in public speaking. Many speakers don't lack what is required to present effectively, rather than inhibit what they do possess.

"I'm not going to be Steve Jobs, so I had better not speak."

"I have an accent so I am not going to sound like Churchill."

Remember: in making a connection with the audience words are only a small part of the delivery. The example - a master class - from Viktor Frankl demonstrates this effectively.