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Motivational Speaking and Writing

February 20th, 2008 admin Posted in Motivational Writing |

Many of the greatest motivational speakers in the world today understand the power and influence of words. Regardless if it is in spoken or written form, words and ideas are the building blocks that literally shape our interaction with society. Great motivational speakers know how to harness this power and utilize motivational quotes and passages from others in their speeches to evoke feelings and a powerful emotional response to their message.

If you want to develop your own ability to motivate others and yourself you can use these simple steps and ideas to model your behavior after other successful motivational speakers you appreciate and respect.

Understand the “Why”
Motivational speakers and writers should understand that true motivation must come from within to be a lasting and changing force in ones own life. To be motivational in another person’s life, you must understand “why” it is necessary for the motivation in the first place. If you really want to learn how to motivate yourself or others and have it last more than a few minutes you need to understand how to promote lasting changes in behaviors and understand shifting sentiments in your audience. This comes from understanding the medium behind the message, the fuel to the fire, the foundation that you will use to build your motivation upon. Motivational speakers use these simple concepts to tap into this powerful and changing life force.

Use the Past to Direct the Future
The use of motivational quotations and sayings that are common, yet often forgotten is another example of how motivational speakers can temporarily motivate others with the use of powerful ideas and language. Pulling quotes from political figures, historians, scientists, atheletes and other famous people can not only inspire your audience, it can also potentially connect to your audience and give them the comfortable feeling that you are one of them. If you are speaking or writing to a group of baseball fans, you might want to quote a famous baseball player. If your audience is a group of techies, quoting a famous scientist or inventor may be the spark to light the fire.

Rinse and Repeat
Lasting motivation comes from repeated daily exposure to motivating messages and ideas, or by harnessing the power to motivate yourself from within. This is why repitition is crucial to motivational writing and speaking. Once you think you have already hammerd the point home, you will still need to round all the bases and make certain to that the point you were making has sunk in with your audience.