What to Say When You Don’t Have Time to Prepare for a Speech

If you’re an executive or leader who is asked to give a 5-minute speech to a group, what do you choose to include? Executive communication coach Ruth Milligan has a public speaking hack for you. Start with these two questions, and they will lead you to what you should say.

She shares the details in this week’s short public speaking tip video.

Ready to hone your public speaking and presentation style? Register for our next class– the Executive Style and Delivery Workshop on June 7. Get the details here.

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Ruth Milligan Articulation Executive Communication CoachRuth Milligan is the Founder, Managing Director and an Executive Coach and Trainer with Articulation. She is perhaps best known as one of the original curators for any TEDx event (the license program for TED). Since 2009, Ruth has selected and coached over 200 speakers who have taken the TEDxColumbus stage. She is often tapped as an expert in the TED-style of speaking and has authored a class on how to be a TEDx speaker coach. Connect with Ruth.

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