Marcus Smith, a fellow Toastmaster and fellow engineer, recently did an interview with yours truly. He asked me the following questions.

1)        On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate your first speech? Why?

2)        On a scale of 1 to 10 how would you rate your last speech? Why?

3)        In your opinion what is the most important part of a speech? Why?

4)        In your opinion what is the least important part of a speech? Why?

5)        Why is public speaking such a paralyzing fear in the world today?

6)        Who is the speaker that you admire the most and why?

7)        What are your thoughts on writing a speech word for word prior to delivery?

8)        Why were you initially drawn to public speaking?

9)        List 3 common myths about public speaking that you hear constantly. Tell us why they aren’t true.

10)        What advice would you give someone who was about to deliver their first real speech before an audience.

You can check out my answers on Marcus’s Blog. I’m a bit embarrassed because I think my answers were long-winded in retrospect, but oh well. Thanks Marcus & good luck.