Speaking Techniques

1. PREP: how to answer anything in under a minute
2. What? So What? Now What? The update people can act on
3. Problem, Solution, Benefit: how to propose a change people agree to
4. The Rule of Three: how to make an argument people remember
5. Local to Global: how to make one idea matter at every scale
6. STAR: how to answer "tell me about a time when..."
7. Past, Present, Future: how to tell the story of a change
8. Pros, Cons, Verdict: how to give a fair answer that still takes a side
9. Hook, Story, Point: how to tell a story with a reason to be told
10. Feature, Advantage, Benefit: how to describe something so people want it
11. Monroe's Motivated Sequence: five steps from attention to action
12. Before / After: how to show that something made a difference