23 min

12. To Script or Not to Script? How To Know Which Approach Will Keep Your Audience’s Attention Crazy Good Talks

    • Self-Improvement

“To script or not to script?” Do you ever ask yourself this question as you prepare for a Crazy Good Talk®?

In this episode, Deirdre Van Nest helps you decide which approach to take for your next speaking engagement –– and why (hint: It’s all about keeping your audience’s attention!). She also dispels the myth that scripting leads to sounding unnatural, and she shares her go-to method for memorizing long presentations. 

Deirdre discusses: 



Why scripting is the key to being 100% you in front of your audience

Top reasons to memorize your presentation

Guidelines on when to go scripted vs. unscripted

Why your favorite actors sound completely natural (even though they’re reciting lines)

And more



Resources: 



Crazy Good Talks®: 4. How to Grab Attention from the First Words Out of Your Mouth

Crazy Good Talks®: 5. Is Storytelling in Your Sales & Relationship Building Toolkit?



Connect With Crazy Good Talks®:



dvn@crazygoodtalks.com

1 (952) 451-0172

Crazy Good Talks®

LinkedIn: Deirdre Van Nest

“To script or not to script?” Do you ever ask yourself this question as you prepare for a Crazy Good Talk®?

In this episode, Deirdre Van Nest helps you decide which approach to take for your next speaking engagement –– and why (hint: It’s all about keeping your audience’s attention!). She also dispels the myth that scripting leads to sounding unnatural, and she shares her go-to method for memorizing long presentations. 

Deirdre discusses: 



Why scripting is the key to being 100% you in front of your audience

Top reasons to memorize your presentation

Guidelines on when to go scripted vs. unscripted

Why your favorite actors sound completely natural (even though they’re reciting lines)

And more



Resources: 



Crazy Good Talks®: 4. How to Grab Attention from the First Words Out of Your Mouth

Crazy Good Talks®: 5. Is Storytelling in Your Sales & Relationship Building Toolkit?



Connect With Crazy Good Talks®:



dvn@crazygoodtalks.com

1 (952) 451-0172

Crazy Good Talks®

LinkedIn: Deirdre Van Nest

23 min