How can you stay organized as a motivational speaker?

Perfect practice - unstoppable success. Always follow your mental map. Use audience cues to guide you further. I did not say scripting - I said have a plan.

Having a clear mission & purpose will allow you to be organized an structured to communicate your message. This is the Attack component of how a Lion operates in the wild and people that have are structured with a well planned system will have a high chance of success. Once you understand your mission & purpose think about how to make the message as simple as possible so the audience can develop a relationship with your focus topic. Then make the message consistent and repeatable with lots of practice presentations to perfect your speaking flow & emphasis.

I find it helpful to keep things accessible in my own way. Some of the brightest minds I know work in absolute chaos but know where everything they need is at all times, so I take the lesson that our organisation looks different to each other. One of the worst things I did was try to replicate someone else's organisation. It made me uncomfortable, slowed down my process and dampened my creativity. Find what works for you and look at ways to reduce YOUR clutter. The things that get in the way, draw out time or act as hurdles.

-Planning is essential - Consistency towards your own commitment keeps you going - MSC of goal setting can be exercised to stay focussed M - Must do tasks S - Should do tasks C - Can do in tasks. The above method helps one to assign specific tasks related to its level of urgency and relevance to the project.

Keep all materials in one place for easy access. Practice regularly and get feedback from peers or mentors. Visual aids, notes , and a well-structured speech outline can help during the presentation. Staying organised ensures you’re well-prepared and confident, improving your public speaking performance.

- To do list is a saviour - Planning the to do list a day prior before you call it a day is what is called the right planning for the next day - Prepare for a sudden change as well- here mindset matters .. seeing a change in your routine can be disturbing but aligning your inner self to accept the change will work wonders - Technology can be saviour here when one needs to change a plan. - Finding someone who can replace you for some important assignment can also help you ease some of your tasks.

Some of my favorite tricks are actually quite simple. -build in pauses -write your notes like you would deliver it in speech, not in paragraph; this likely means additional paragraph breaks, double spacing, and extra large font (think 20+) -always have water and apply lip balm ahead of time -for the love of all things holy, please read your notes through several times before presenting especially if you have slides and need to practice advancing them -ask the team for what connection cables are to be supplied (bring backups) -always have a written copy of your presentation and break up any slides into small segments so you can deliver and not just read a speech

-Understanding and Finding the right person to delegate your task is crucial - Aligning then with core values, ethics and principals so that the delivery has the same effect and impact - The process to identify someone who can replace you needs envisioning. The work starts pretty early for this. -envisioning growth and envisioning the right talent to full fill the needs is a critical and needs a methodical approach.

Remember that “no” just stands for new opportunity and failure is the doorway to success. There’s always room for improvement, but give yourself grace and the time to grow and learn. Constantly work to expand your horizons and better your craft, but don’t let seeing other speakers succeeding get you down. Just remember that everyone is own their own journey and has their own metric for what success looks like!

Keeping the "mojo" alive remaining enthusiastic in between bookings can be tough. I remember a period where I was not booked for 2 months, and staying organised in those 2 months was challenging. To stay organised, I 1. Practised 2 keynotes so they stayed fresh 2. Thought of speaking content to share on social media. 3. Built a new home streaming set up for online presentations. Doing this was a fabulous way to invest time and stay organised as a speaker.

When everything else is said and done, yes, be organized as a speaker, but no don’t be so prepared that you disconnect from being Present. Your audience won’t remember if you deliver a perfect speech per your notes, that only you can see, but they will recall how they felt when they heard you. Did it feel like you genuinely cared that they were I the same space with you? Or could you just as easily given a lecture in your own closet just to hear your own voice. Let them know you see them. Let them know they matter. Let them know you are grateful for their presence. Don’t let your extensive prep and planning keep you being absent from being Present.

Energy: Where is your energy. People know when you are excited about your topic. Excitement and energy come from experience. Share your experience.