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One Saturday morning in December 2012, I received an email out of the blue from the president of Bank of America Merrill Lynch Asia Pacific-- one of the most senior executives in the worldwide organization. He discussed he had just read among my posts (among the first ones I had actually written for this column) and was interested by the connections I made between the culture of the U.S.

He ended the e-mail by inviting me to do a series of keynote presentations and workshops during the business's international leadership conferences the list below month in Hong Kong. Frightened, Another Point of View accepted. I'm an entrepreneur, for weeping out loud. As quickly as I strike "send out" I turned to my other half and stated, "Oh s--, I need to learn how to be an expert!"Up till that point, I had no significant public speaking experience outside of business conferences and sitting on panels at trade convention.

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So I prepared. And prepared. Then prepared some more. It went so well, they brought me out to Sydney and Singapore 2 months later on. That was 5 years back. I now discuss one hundred times each year. And you understand what? It gets much easier! All of us have the requirement to speak well in front of an audience at times during our lives.

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So why leave things to chance? Here are some ideas that will introduce you into the speaking stratosphere. 1. Know your audience. If you are speaking in front of an audience, there is generally a reason. Know who you are speaking with and what they want or need to remove.

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If it's a business event, teach and motivate them. Knowing the market of the audience is important. 2. Practice, rehearse, rehearse. Nothing becomes muscle memory unless you practice relentlessly. If you have a huge speech coming up, make time every day to practice. Prepare your goals and the material well ahead of time.

3. Experiment interruptions. When I know the material, I like to add a bit of interruption to evaluate how well prepared I really am. Turn on the TV or rehearse while pushing your child in the swing. Anything that includes a little bit more obstacle. 4. Find a style that works for you.