7 Minutes to Win It

"I was so moved by your Keep on Walking speech - it had a strong message and your performance was brilliant and warm-hearted. I had been struggling with several obstacles at the time and your speech cheered me up! Thank you Malachi." Do you want to have a lasting effect on your audience each time you take the stage? Do you ever wonder how champion speakers put together great speeches? Do you want proven tools and techniques to help you write and deliver a speech that will inspire people and change lives? In 7 Minutes to Win It, Malachi Talabi shares the speech writing secrets and delivery tools that crowned him the Toastmasters International UK and Ireland public speaking champion and saw him place in the top 30 of over 25,000 contestants at the World Champion of Public Speaking semi-finals in 2011. This book will take you behind the scenes of a winning 7-minute speech to discover just what it takes to create a powerful speech that touches the hearts and minds of any audience you speak to. You will learn: -How to turn a simple story into a powerful 7 minute speech -How to write a winning speech from scratch with less stress -How to take your audience on an emotional journey that builds a lasting connection -How to use body language, gestures and props to grab and keep your audience's attention -How to impact, ignite and inspire your audience in just 7 minutes -....and much more! You will also receive... -4 ideas to create great speech titles -5 ways to start your speech with impact -6 different ways to use the stage -41 tools and techniques to make your speech shine Plus -Special sections from 2009 World Champion of Public Speaking finalist Maureen Burns Zapalla and America's top speaker 2011, Scott Pritchard; -9 award-winning speeches from speech champions including Scott Pritchard, Lisa Panarello, Omar Rivas and Phil Barth. If you are entering a speech contest, preparing an after-dinner speech or a motivational keynote and you want to impact, ignite and inspire your audience, 7 Minutes to Win It is for you.