Prosperous Project Management: Is a public speaker an entertainer or expert?

Prosperous Project Management

Tips, techniques and pragmatic strategies for excellent Project Managers, Toastmasters and high personal achievers. Wayne Botha is a rare Project Manager, with passion for achieving results through Project Management, while improving inter-personal relationships, and developing Project Managers in the process. Wayne is a faculty member at Toastmsters Leadership Institute and Axia college of University of Phoenix.

Thursday, September 27, 2007

Is a public speaker an entertainer or expert?

What do you think? Is a public speaker primarily an expert or primarily an entertainer? Your answer guides the training and coaching you pursue to improve your skills.

If you believe that a public speaker is an entertainer then you will pursue training in drama and acting.

If you believe that a public speaker is primarily an expert who communicates then you will pursue training that increases your expertise in your chosen field.

I believe that a public speaker is both an expert and entertainer. As experts we have specialized knowledge to share with our audience. We communicate better by adding skills from entertainers such as humor from comedians. Both of these skills need to be used to communicate effectively from the platform.

How do you plan to increase your skills in your area of expertise and as an entertainer?

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Name: Wayne Botha

Location: South Windsor, Connecticut, United States

Wayne Botha is one of those rare people who can say he is a project manager, author and speaker and mean it. He is a past Area Governor for Toastmasters International and an enthusiastic Toastmaster. Wayne is a faculty member of Toastmasters Leadership Institute and has trained audiences in South Africa, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia and the USA. With an MBA in eCommerce, and a PMP certification, Wayne is sought out to speak at Toastmasters and Project Management conferences. Wayne's colleagues and friends often tease him about his South African accent.