Lessons from Sydney: #2 Begin with the End in Mind.
The End.I do not consider myself an expert in public speaking, but my few experiences of it has thought me one thing, it is always good to begin with the end in mind. That simple task of knowing the end point of our message allows us to craft the script from its introduction, flowing to how the story unfolds and reaches its climax, and the ending that is to resonate with our listeners.
My journey here in Sydney has been like public speaking. In every speech, there are bits and pieces that we need to cut off, as time is limited. We must always focus on feeding the most important elements that would be beneficial to our message. Beginning with the end in mind has helped me to understand the elements that are involved in Sydney's message.
The few experiences of speaking to a crowd have also thought me that not everything will always go as we hope for. There might be technical glitches, or we might forget our script and blank out. Not forgetting that we might have a difficult audience, the worst being those who drain our energy. That is the reason we must always have our guard up, and be present in the moment so that when errors come about, we are ready to troubleshoot.
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To begin the end in mind comes easily when the end that we perceive is what we want and hope for. It is always easy to channel energy and emotion to something we enjoy doing, to reach our state of peak performance in that arena. The problem is,
What happens when we cannot find the end that we want?
How do we begin something when there is no end in mind that we want move towards? Or how do we end something when we do not want to go there? I have often found it hard to move in those situations, and the only way out is to go back to the start. To the why we have that message in the first place, the reason we are where we are.
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Missy Higgins was unbelievable, and the land of Kiwis was amazing. Billy Elliot was a great treat, and Tina Arena is next at the Opera House.
The secret to raising smart kids.
Time is closing in.
My journey here in Sydney has been like public speaking. In every speech, there are bits and pieces that we need to cut off, as time is limited. We must always focus on feeding the most important elements that would be beneficial to our message. Beginning with the end in mind has helped me to understand the elements that are involved in Sydney's message.
The few experiences of speaking to a crowd have also thought me that not everything will always go as we hope for. There might be technical glitches, or we might forget our script and blank out. Not forgetting that we might have a difficult audience, the worst being those who drain our energy. That is the reason we must always have our guard up, and be present in the moment so that when errors come about, we are ready to troubleshoot.
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To begin the end in mind comes easily when the end that we perceive is what we want and hope for. It is always easy to channel energy and emotion to something we enjoy doing, to reach our state of peak performance in that arena. The problem is,
What happens when we cannot find the end that we want?
How do we begin something when there is no end in mind that we want move towards? Or how do we end something when we do not want to go there? I have often found it hard to move in those situations, and the only way out is to go back to the start. To the why we have that message in the first place, the reason we are where we are.
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Missy Higgins was unbelievable, and the land of Kiwis was amazing. Billy Elliot was a great treat, and Tina Arena is next at the Opera House.
The secret to raising smart kids.
Time is closing in.
posted by Sam @ 3:42 PM
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4 Comments:
We are free to make our own choices, but we are never free from the consequences of those choices. The End in Mind is a process, but that process is dictated by choices.
There are always 2 choices in life, the moral and the priority. A moral choice is between a right and a wrong. A priority choice is between two rights.
The question shouldn't finding the ending. But understanding the choices to that ending. ;)
At least for me that works. Haha.
Hey Keith,
Always great to hear from you.
d=)
Oops. That last line should be:
The question shouldn't be about finding the ending, but understanding the choices towards that ending.
Must've been blur when I was typing that. Haha. See ya soon bro. XD
Haha, no worries, I think I managed to catch that 'to' and 'towards'.
Thanks bro.
Will be seeing you soon :)
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