This week, my podcast is from the Effective Public Speaking book. My copyeditor is zooming through the chapters. I hope I can finish the manuscript next week to get ready for print, etc.
The Podcast:
The Transcript:
This is 60 Seconds of Writing in Public with Johanna Rothman for August 1, 2025, where I read an excerpt of just a minute of some writing in progress.
This is from the Effective Public Speaking book.
Speaking Clarifies the Value and Quality of Your Ideas
What if you don't yet have anything to market? You might be in the same position I was in 1979. I didn't speak then to market myself. Instead, I was showing my company's expertise. That's a great way to start becoming an effective speaker and to practice your speaking skills.
And if you “only” speak inside the organization, you can become known for interesting ways of presenting the necessary information. People will seek you out to present across the organization and, maybe, to your organization's customers.
But the best reason to speak is this: Effective public speaking helps you think through how to explain your expertise to others. And the more you do that, the more you understand your expertise and the more effective a speaker you become. It's a reinforcing feedback loop that helps you and your audiences improve.
The Video:
Here's the video link.