1. Finding Your Voice - Lance Miller
Finding your message
What defines you? What do you really believe in?You should be
excited about communicating the message you will be sharing.
The Aim of Your Speech
Your aim in giving a speech should be to change someone’s life in
one specific way
How to Find Stories for Your Speeches
Try to find the extraordinary in the ordinary. Your stories don’t
have to be dramatic. Look for important messages in your
everyday life events/stories.
How to Prepare for Your Speech
Contemplate your message and your speech as you shower, ride,
etc. Let your subconscious dwell on what your topic will be
speaking on.
Lance’s Favorite Speech Model
The FLIP speech model – make audience think they know where
you’re going, and then flip it around. Get your audience to agree

2. with you, and then flip their perspective by giving them a new way
of looking at the issue.
How to Practice Your Speech
Practice your speech like you’re going to give it – practice the way
you’re going to deliver it
Advice for Delivering Your Speech
Focus on 100% on your audience when delivering your speech
Should You Memorize Your Speech?
Memorize your opening and closing, especially if you’re giving a
long speech workshop.
How to Choose the Title of Your Speech
Your speech title should create mystery.
Your speech title should create curiosity.
Try and work the title of your speech into the main body ofyou
speech
Advice for Toastmasters:
SPEAK.

3. Don’t just sit in your Toastmasters meeting…speak! Sitting in
Toastmasters meeting will make you a better speaker just as much
sitting in a henhouse will make you a hen