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He walked up to me.

I could tell that he wanted to share a burden but I just didn’t know what it was.

“My name is Francis” He started.

I have been trying to develop my speaking skills.

I try my best to communicate with people as well as I can but a lot of people especially foreigners complain that they find it difficult to understand what I am saying.

I am a graduate but I don’t have a job yet.I am still applying.

I actually got an offer with a company before.It belongs to a woman who stay at Lekki but at the final stage of the interview, she said she couldn’t give me the job because my speaking skills were not good enough to persuade her high profile clients.

I felt really bad.

A lot of people have told me that before but I didn’t know it was a big issue till now.

Please, help me.

What can I do?”

This is not fiction. It happened today.

I was touched by what he said.

Thankfully, it’s not a helpless situation.

There’s hope.

The interesting thing is that we had never met in person before but he had heard me speak and he believed there was something I could teach him.

I was humbled by that fact and I was very delighted to offer a few quick tips.

I also spent a few minutes encouraging him.

The truth is that there are many people like Francis who should have gotten good jobs yet there are still going from one interview to the other.In many cases, they have the technical know-how that the job requires.However, they need to develop their communication skills to beat the competition.

As you may have guessed, I told Francis about “SPEAK WITH POWER!” and you can be sure that He’s going to show up.

Who knows Francis could be the next Fela Durotoye, John Maxwell or Les Brown.

Don’t laugh.DREAMS COME TRUE!

If you are like Francis, you can’t afford to miss the seminar.

Even if you are an excellent speaker, I believe that you know a “Francis”.

There might be a Francis in your house, family or neighbourhood.

Help them out.Tell them about the seminar.

Encourage them by giving them part of the money.(You don’t have to give them all the money because they also need to invest in their own future…EXCEPT THEY ARE BROKE)

They will be eternally grateful to God that they met you.

You will also be elated because you will celebrate their success.

I look forward to seeing you with all the “Francis’” you know on January 30, 2010.

The time is 11AM

The venue is SWEET SENSATION, Alagomeji, Yaba.

Get the details here…

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=430119755144

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=430119755144

The last one week has been interesting.

Think about the fact that I was “out of circulation” for the last three months of 2009.

Now I have to attend to the things that piled up in my absence.

Also consider the fact that I have several goals for 2010 and I have to deploy my resources to achieve my goals.

It’s all good.I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Okay.Enough about me.Let’s talk about you.

I hope you are doing well.

I apologise for not telling you this much earlier.

The good thing is that it is not too late.On january 30, 2010, I shall host my first seminar.

It’s tagged “SPEAK WITH POWER!”

And it will be an opportunity for you to learn How To Become A Highly Effective And Highly Sought-After Speaker…Even If You Have Never Held A Microphone Before And You Are Too Shy To Introduce Yourself!

YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS THIS!

Last year, several people contacted me to coach them in public speaking.

I declined…for two major reasons.

First, I felt I still had a lot to learn myself.

Secondly, I felt my schedule was already too busy for me to take on that responsibility.

Now, I have a rethink.

Since the end of “THE DEBATERS Reality TV Show”, my phone has been ringing “off the hook”, my inbox has been “stuffed” with messages.Many of those calls and messages are congratulatory and many have this request-”please can you help me improve my public speaking skills?”

I have been thinking about this seriously.I can’t keep on saying no.

The truth is that I have learnt soooooooo much from the over 200 public presesntations I have made over the last five years and from my intensive 3 month training at THE TALK ACADEMY.

I can’t deny it anymore.I have a lot to teach.

So I have decided to have an event where I and a few of my colleagues would teach you and others who are interested in learning what we have learnt so far in our public speaking career.

Here’s the thing-We would only be able to take very few people because “SPEAK TO WIN!” is NOT a motivational seminar.You will draw inspiration and motivation from it but it is NOT a motivational seminar.

It is a skill acquisition training so we are providing very few seats in order to be more effective.

Here’s a sneak peek at what you will learn:

You will learn…

***How to overcome the world’s greatest fear-the fear of public speaking.

***How to draw people to you and express yourself in ways you never thought you could.

***The 3 key elements of every great speech.

***3 mistakes speakers make and how to avoid them.

***7 habits of highly effective speakers.

***7 powerful ways to start a speech.

***How to deliver your message so people respond.

***How to get your voice to connect to the hearts of people.

***How to emit an aura of magnetism and influence by increasing your confidence and charisma.

***How to leave people with a strong sense of your presence, so they feel you in their spirits… so they ‘take you home with them’ in their hearts

***How to bring out the best in people and encourage, equip, and empower them to accept your views and unite their goals with your own

***And much, much more.

The Venue is SWEET SENSATION Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos.

The Time is 10am to 2pm.

The date is January 30, 2010.

Stay tuned for more information about “SPEAK TO WIN!”

Be careful what you ask for, you might just get it.

I remember how I used to ask God fro open doors and access to new levels.

The last few weeks have presented so many open doors that I am beginning to learn how to resist the temptation to satisfy everyone else at the expense of myself.

Please don’t get it twisted.I enjoy serving people.I was born to do that.

Nevertheless, every now and then, you feel the strain that comes from being ambidextrous and being in “high demand”

Just to give you a clue of what I’m talking about.

I flew in from Abuja on Monday.

Had series of engagements on Tuesday.

Had to shop for a couple of things on Wednesday.

Had to sort out some business demands on Thursday.

Travelled throgh heavy traffic to Ibadan that same Thursday.

Returned to Lagos on Friday.

Had an appointment to keep on Saturday.

Now it’s early sunday morning (few minutes past 1am now)and I am putting final preparations to the messages I’m preaching in a few hours.

I’m speaking for a friend at an early morning service then I’m off to Ibadan to stand in for a senior colleague.

I have to be back in Lagos tommorrow because I have an early morning appointment to keep on Monday morning and guess what?

I have to take off to Abuja again Tuesday evening or first flight on Wednesday to speak Wednesday evening…

What do you say?

I say “Oh help me God.

P.S.:I’m not complaining.Truth be told, a part of me actually enjoys it.

P.P.S:The blogging contest is still on.Please vote for my public speaking blog, publicspeakingmastermind.com by clicking on this link.I still believe it will rise to the top.Thanks.

God is good.

I promised to give you updates on my luggage.
Well, though the folks at AERO promised to send it on their subsequent flight, they forgot it again so I had to endure the pain of being without all the items I had put together for the trip.You can imagine how inconvenient that was.

However, I refused to let the devil take the glory.When it was time for me to preach, I put all that distraction aside and allowed God move the way He wanted to.It was out of this world.I knew the enemy wanted me to be distracted but He lost out.

The people were blessed.

I called the folks at AERO and told them not to bother sending it again.
I picked it up at the airport when I landed in Lagos.

Thankfully, it had not been tampered with in anyway.

Thank you for standing with me in prayer.Your care and prayers made a difference.

P.S:I’ve concluded that when I grow up I will own a private jet.I hope you have too.