The document outlines a "Speaker Shine Series" to help speakers improve. It discusses 4 pillars: impromptu speaking, evaluating speeches, public speaking, and moderating. It provides tips for ideating topics, outlining speeches, writing in short bursts, getting mentor feedback, practicing frequently, preparing for presentations, and getting post-speech reviews to improve future talks. The overall goal is to help speakers develop powerful presentations through planning, practice and incorporating feedback.

1. Speak
“Speaker Shine Series”
RANJITH VENKATESH

2. “Speaker Shine
Series”
 4 pillars to shine as a speaker
 Impromptu
 Evaluate
 Speak
 Moderate
 More information:
 https://ranjithvenkatesh.com/sp
eaker-shine-series/

3. Ideastorming
 Mindmapping  Conversation Cafe

4. Speech outline
Opening
Shock them
OR
Make them interested
Body
Hero’s journey
OR
Personal Story with Message
Closing
Call to action
OR
Inspire the audience

5. Write
 Write 100 to 150 words at a time
 Write once or twice a day
 If you need a 5-minute speech
 You are done in 3 to 5 days
 If you need a 10-minute speech
 You are done in 5 to 10 days
 Read and check for flow
 Rewrite and check for flow

6. Mentor input
Send text and get feedback
 Use Libre Writer with Track Changes
 Use Microsoft Word with Review
Send video and get feedback
 Send speech text and video to mentor
and get feedback
 Use Yoodli AI for personal speech
feedback or with a speech coach

7. Practice
Learn by heart
Assume you have speech which is
700 words
Learn 100 words by heart
- 7 blocks of learning
Learn 200 words by heart
- 4 blocks of learning
Learn 400 words by heart
- 2 blocks of learning
Learn 800 words by heart
- Speech learnt by heart
Record and replay
- Record using Camera App on
Windows
- Record using Camera App on
Android phone
- Record using Zoom and save
to local machine
Practice with
friends or family
Practice in front of friends or family
- Ask them for the top three
things they remember
- If they can’t remember three
things, then make your
speech memorable

8. Make
Before stage time
Provide speaker introduction to
moderator
Be there atleast 30 minutes before
the speech
Check out the stage and audio
equipment if possible
Stage time
Identify 2 to 3 friendly faces in the
audience
Look and deliver full sentences (1
to 3) to friendly faces
Record speech if possible, for later
analysis
After stage time
Get positive feedback from
mentor or well-wisher from
audience on day of speech
Get feedback to improve from
mentor or well-wisher by providing
text and video recording
Improve speech if it needs to
made again

9. Reference
 Why Mind Mapping Is So Powerful and How It Works | FOCUS
(mindmeister.com)
 Liberating Structures - 17. Conversation Café

10. Summary
 Ideastorming with Mindmapping or Conversation Café
 Get a speech outline
 Write the speech
 Get mentor input
 Practice the speech
 Make the speech

11. Contact
 Ranjith Venkatesh
 Mobile: +49 160 92790039
 Email: ranjithvenkatesh@hotmail.com
 Website: www.ranjithvenkatesh.com
 Twitter: @RanjithVnkatesh