I learned a lot of lessons along my journey as a professional speaker. And many of these lessons I teach now in the speaking and communication trainings I give as well as through the free public speaking course I offer through 10xSpeaker. I don’t believe you need to know everything about speaking to be a powerful speaker.

Some people will try to arm themselves with everything they can get access to before going out there and starting to deliver powerful speeches that move people and drive action. I believe the best way to learn is through doing. And I also believe that knowledge means nothing unless you apply it. What’s the point of knowledge in your head if you don’t do anything with it? 

So I decided to distill everything I know about giving a powerful talk down into 4 key components that make up 80% (or more) of what you need to know to get started and deliver a powerful speech. These are the 4 biggest lessons I can give you that will impact...