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Becoming a Serial Killer 102
Ken Coomes, DTM
I know you, and I know way of expressing the idea of
how you think—you’re a having a clear Opening, Body,
Toastmaster. That means and Conclusion. But I think
you’re on a journey to you get the idea.
improve yourself, and you Keep your story (or
recognize the need to prepare. speech) progressing. Let the
So, let’s start our preparation, story build, whether it’s a
for writing serial fiction, AND speech (we’re all storytellers,
for our next speech! Here are are we not?) or a piece of
some tips to consider while serial fiction. This is another
you travel on this road to idea, just like the outline or
self-improvement, as a serial organization, that applies to
writer and as a speaker. all your writing, not just serial what you’ve discovered, the
These tips are taken work. Reader’s Digest version. For
from the BookBaby blog, Don’t info dump. Sure, you you youngsters, in ages past
as well as “Smart tips for did some killer research for people often read paper copies
writing brilliantly” by copy your speech. By now you’ve of newspapers, magazines,
blogger Dean Rieck, several become an expert Googler. and books. Reader’s Digest
author courses I’ve studied For that typical 5–7 minute was (still is) a small-format
on InfoStack, and my own speech you’ve compiled 5-7 magazine (in print) that
personal experience. full pages of information. The condensed the contents of
Outline your overarching speech inspired you to share books, stories, and news items.
plot. I’m sure you recognize with a different audience, so This was one way for busy
this from Toastmasters you’ve decided to offer those people to “keep up” with their
material, probably some same seven single-spaced reading. Maybe you can relate
evaluations you’ve heard (or typed pages of information to to the idea of condensing
delivered), as “The OBC’s of your serial audience. data if I refer to Cliff’s Notes
Public Speaking.” Truth be Don’t. (however, I must admit,
told, I’ve never heard that Give them the gist of I don’t know if they still
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