I talked about my self-driven journey and which allowed me to build a genuine passion for public speaking.
It is not unusual for me to pivot towards writing. After all, speaking and writing are deeply interrelated, functioning as two productive sides of the same coin in both language development and communication. And pedagogical and linguistic research corroborate this assertion.
Insofar as the writing component is concerned, it is a partnership with another prolific speaker, Ahmad Fakhri.
And in my speech, I shared that we translated decades of public speaking mastery into written guidance designed to help others find their voice.
Besides, the spotlight session provided a curated showcase of our two books to the SAL membership. 😉😉😉
(BTW, I sold one Pearls book!)
Seven participants. Four project speakers. Six elevator pitches. (The one-word topic for "That's One Minute" was 'war').
And in place of the usual evaluations, another option exists in SAL and it's called "a moment for reflection". This is self-evaluation with the help of an assigned evaluator. This gives the project speakers an opportunity to practise "processing feedback, introspection and openness". This, in fact, allows them to really take ownership of their self-evaluation, so that they can take the necessary steps to become a better speaker.
Oh, I must mention this: I was voted Best Project Speaker! 😁😁😁
Photos of the said meeting:
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