Not really, in my opinion.
Better strategy: Make allusions to your beliefs that like minded audience members will pick up on and connect with.
This is a video I did advising FFA officers on the issue, but it’s a question I get from time to time, so I thought I’d post it for you here in case you’re interested.
You are free to disagree, obviously.
Just one speaker’s opinion.
Just posted a photo album of shots from my National FFA speech.
This morning I got to speak at the Wyoming StuCo conference.
Good times. Good times.
Want to meet them? Here they are: Read More
Last night I had the pleasure of speaking to students in Ohio at Kent State University… without ever leaving my office!
Before I joined the group via Video Skype, they watched my stand-up comedy movie about disability awareness, Laughing at Our Differences. Then I appeared on the screen and answered questions for about half an hour.
The students could walk up to the microphone … Read More
The New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) has posted an article on their website about my speech at their conference two weeks ago.
Here’s an excerpt:
Moving with the agility of a gymnast back and forth across the stage, the athletic 25-year-old described lessons drawn from his love life, learning to ski, and even a trip to the men’s room. But the story that may have resonated the most with the crowd involved a recent speaking engagement he had in Massachusetts… [read the rest of the article]
The funny this is that I almost didn’t include that story about the speech in Massachusetts. The NYSSBA meeting was running late and they wanted me shorten my presentation. Since I’d never told that story before, I thought it might be the best part to skip.
I ultimately decided to tell it anyway and cut another section…which was apparently a good decision!
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