The Professional Speaker #4 - The Professional Seminar

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Executive Summary

Successful seminars begin with clearly stated objectives so, at the end of the seminar, the audience is able to quantify exactly what they have learned. Remember that seminar attendees have challenges and they're counting on you to help them discover the information they need to create solutions. Personify the skills and knowledge you teach because you are the audience's role model.


Objectives

  • Plan and present a seminar with specific learning objectives

  • Relate to the audience by using a seminar presentation style

  • Use seminar presentation techniques to promote group participation, learning and personal growth

TIME: Twenty to forty minutes





Your Project Speech

Plan, rehearse and present a 20- to 40-minute seminar in your field of expertise. Warm up your audience and orient the members as to the nature and learning objectives of the seminar. Your presentation style should provide a role model reflecting skills and knowledge of what you're teaching. Use one or more seminar techniques to enhance the learning process. You may wish to conduct one of Toastmasters International's Success/Leadership seminars for this project.

This information is provided as a service to members. For full details on this speech project, refer to The Professional Speaker manual. All materials in the Toastmasters Educational Program are copyright Toastmasters International. All rights reserved.


The Professional Speaker Manual

Professional speakers can give a variety of presentations to a variety of audiences. This manual offers guidance in preparing and presenting a keynote address, an entertaining speech, a sales training speech, a seminar and a motivational speech. Includes information about marketing yourself as a professional speaker.

(See sample speech here)