SAMPLE QUESTIONS ON THIS TOPIC:
• How does someone with a background in improvisation − making everything up on the spot − and doing teambuilding work with improv sudden become a motivational speaker? And where does improv fit into that?
• Okay. I get how you became a motivational speaker. But how did that lead to your becoming a coach, an author, and a speaker on the topic of public speaking?
• “Why is it so important for others to learn about this?”
• “When you work with your coaching clients, how does improv tie into your methodology?”
• “Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses as speakers, but is there a general advice that you find yourself giving more than others that is pretty universal?”
• “Does improv relate to developing signature stories?”
• “Let’s talk about the framework of a speech. Toastmasters is a professional club that has been helping people develop their speaking abilities for nearly a century, but I understand that you differ in how you recommend framing a speech?”
• In addition to your main book on public speaking skills, “Public Speaking: Get A’s, Not Zzzzzz’s!”, your new book is new book is “Public Speaking for TEENS: Get A’s, Not Zzzzzz’s!” Why a separate book just for teens?
DEPENDING ON TIME, YOU COULD COVER SOME OF THESE AS WELL.
• “One of the many TopTen lists in your book warns against several things that can distract an audience from your message. Can you share a few?”
• “Besides distracting them, you also write about ten ways you could potentially alienate some of your audience. What can you tell us about that?
• “Many times we don’t know the people in our audience so even if we’re not alienating them, we may not be relating to them as well as we could. What are a few of the missteps we can make in trying to relate to them.
• “We’ve focused a lot on what we should and shouldn’t say, but not a lot yet on delivery and I think that’s where more of the fear of speaking comes up.
• “Almost your entire book uses top ten lists, but in the midst of all of that you seem to have trademarked these Seven Variants of Vocal Variety™. Why seven?”
• “So, it’s the morning of the speech I’m giving at lunchtime…what should I do that day?
• Okay, we’re warmed up, we’ve stepped up to the platform and we’ve got an hour. How do we make sure we’re up there for exactly an hour? Who could ever be that sure they have exactly an hour of material?
• What do you say to people who say that it’s not about the skills they have…it’s just about the fear?
• Even the most prepared speaker can get nervous, though. ..
• So what can a person tell himself before he goes on stage to help the fear subside?
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In 2000, Milo left fifteen years in Information Technology to apply his then-ten-year passion − improvisation − to business practices and professional development. His training program, “TEAMprovising”, creates team connectedness, improved communication and boosted innovation for groups as varied as engineers, processing clerks, surgeons, Marines, I.T. staff, and librarians.
As a member of the National Speakers Association, his interactive motivational speeches have delighted Southwest Airlines, Minolta, and General Dynamics. His customized “IMPROVfessionals” duo keynote show uses ten improv games to prove ten points on sales, management, teamwork, or other topics. Kodak, Pfizer, and Qualcomm have praised his creative methods.
His speeches draw from stories in his third book, “The Worst Days Make The BEST Stories!” True life tales with a lesson in each. It’s been called “what ‘Chicken Soup for the Soul’ might have sounded like if Jerry Seinfeld had written it.”
In 2004, Milo launched the coaching side of his business “Public Dynamics. He has worked with hundreds one-on-one (thousands if you count keynote audiences) to move them past the fear of speaking through his steps to being more “Prepared, Polished, and Powerful”. Readers can learn from his two books, “Public Speaking: Get A’s, Not Zzzzzz’s!” and its Young Adult sequel “Public Speaking for TEENS: Get A’s, Not Zzzzzz’s!” which hit #2 on Amazon.
Milo is a San Diego based, but works with clients worldwide via Zoom and travels as need be for his keynote programs and teambuilding to share his “seriously funny lessons”. Learn more at www.MiloShapiro.com .
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In 2000, Milo left fifteen years in Information Technology to pursue his then-ten-year passion: applying improvisation to business practices and development. His training program, “TEAMprovising”, creates team connectedness, improved communication and boosted innovation for groups as varied as engineers, processing clerks, surgeons, Marines, I.T. staff, and librarians.
As a member of the National Speakers Association, his interactive motivational speeches have delighted Southwest Airlines, Minolta, and General Dynamic. His customized “Improvfessionals” duo keynote show uses ten improv games to prove ten points on sales, management, teamwork, or other topics. Kodak, Pfizer, and Qualcomm have praised his creative methods.
In 2004, Milo launched the coaching side of his business “Public Dynamics”, helping individuals become more prepared, polished and powerful upon the platform including CEOs at Sharp Health Care. A speech based on his book “Public Speaking: Get A’s, Not Zzzzzz’s!” provides a fresh voice on this old topic. Visit www.MiloShapiro.com .
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In 2000, Milo left fifteen years in Information Technology to pursue his passion: applying improvisation to business practices and personal development. Through his teamwork course “TEAMprovising” , he creates team connectedness, improved communication and boosted innovation (programmers at Sempra Energy, engineers at Qualcomm…even surgeons at AOSpine).
His interactive improv-game motivational speeches have delighted Southwest Airlines, Minolta, and Pfizer.
As a speaking coach, Milo has helped hundreds (including top management at Sharp Health Care) become more prepared, polished and powerful. A speech about his book “Public Speaking: Get A’s, Not Zzzzzz’s!” provides a fresh voice on this old topic. Visit www.MiloShapiro.com .
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In 2000, Milo left fifteen years in Information Technology to pursue his passion: applying improvisation to business practices and personal development. His interactive improv-related motivational speeches have delighted Southwest Airlines, Minolta, and Pfizer.
As a speaking coach since 2004, Milo has helped hundreds from salespersons to top management become more prepared, polished and powerful. A speech about his book “Public Speaking: Get A’s, Not Zzzzzz’s!” provides a fresh voice on this old topic. www.MiloShapiro.com .
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Milo’s playful, interactive motivational speeches draw on 20+ years of improvisation, delighting Southwest Airlines, Minolta, Pfizer, and more. As a presentation skills coach/speaker since 2004, Milo has helped hundreds (from salespersons to top management) become more prepared, polished and powerful through speeches and his book “Public Speaking: Get A’s, Not Zzzzzz’s!” Visit www.MiloShapiro.com
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After 15 years of Information Technology, Milo Shapiro created “IMPROVentures” in 2000. He offers TEAMprovising – teambuilding communication exercises based in lessons of improvisation, solo and duo keynote entertainment, and, in 2004, he began public speaking skills coaching for others. www.MiloShapiro.com
Best way to contact me? Call me old school, but email by far suits me best to start: improv@IMPROVentures.com .
To learn more about my work overall: www.MiloShapiro.com
To learn more about my speaking coaching specifically: www.PublicDynamics.com
Then, after that by all means, let’s find a time for a call or Zoom to really talk! Thanks!
Copyright 2023, Milo Shapiro.