A few years ago, my friend Ian got me the gift of a daylong session with Sean Stephenson. It was supposed to be about becoming a better public speaker
Sean was a world class speaker. I mean… he was RIVETING to watch on his massively popular TedTalk.
So I showed up and thought Sean was going to give me tips on projecting your voice, how to command the stage, etc.
But over the hours we spent together that day, I spilled my beans to him. Told him everything. He kept asking questions. I kept sharing and sharing.
At one point, I said to him, “Isn’t this supposed to be about becoming a better speaker?”
He explained how his background was in therapy, and you can’t be a great speaker until you are true to yourself.
He said,
“Being a world class speaker means being a world class human.”
