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What makes the speaker of the future?

Speakers of the future have high standards. Just like their audience. TED, GEDANKENtanken or rhetoric blogs. The speaker of the future is always up to date. He keeps his own story diary with anecdotes that he can use for every lecture. The analysis mode is always "on." Every lecture is ruthlessly dissected. Bad lectures he can no longer endure. "Stage time, stage time, stage time." Our speaker practices his presentation skills wherever he can. At team meetings, at the birthday speech for his aunt, or at the after-work lecture event. Preparation for him is not the exception but the rule.

Speakers of the future are polished and simultaneously so wonderfully normal. Perfect they are not. Anyone who has ever been to a poetry slam hears shy hellos and lots of "uhms" and "ahs". It is endearing to listen to these people think. They engage the audience in a conversation, a conversation with many. Not being perfect also applies to their stories. The speakers of tomorrow allow the audience to gaze deeply, they reveal their vulnerability.

Speakers of the future are young and unconventional. They have something to say. Age doesn't matter. Speakers of the future are not typical professional speakers with seniority credentials. Certificates, diplomas, and method terms ending with a trademark? Nope, the speakers of the future score with their experiences and their thinking. They have questioned the mainstream, come up with new solutions, and experienced something special. And as a matter of course, they talk about feelings, defeats, and moments of revelation. Speakers of the future are therefore not professional speaking experts, but experts who speak. Generic motivational speakers are becoming obsolete.

You don't meet speakers of the future at expensive conferences. They are taking their first steps as speakers in new and interactive event formats. “Unconferences” like Barcamps or Brownbag sessions, Ignite or Fuckup Nights, Science Slams or Speed Geeking. At these places, there is no frontal acoustic bombardment. The speakers of the future address participants, not listeners. They are creative, highly flexible, and ready for anything. Especially for your needs and interests.