Inherit the Heavens

The meek, they say, will inherit the earth.

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Will the outspoken then inherit the heaven?

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Heaven can be a state of mind, a state of being, a state of performance ecstasy

An ideal to be reached and strived for always.

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“No, Jonathan, there is no such place. Heaven is not a place, and it is not a time. Heaven is being perfect.”

Richard Bach in Jonathan Livingstone Seagull

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My experience...

• “Never Too Late”

by Jim KeyWorld Champion, 2003

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How?

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1. Pre-writing concepts

2. Drafting ideas

3. Editing the text

4. Polishing the speech

Prewriting

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Point or Thesis or ArgumentWhat EXACTLY do you want

to say? Format or Structure

How do you want to say it?

PicturesNarrative/Story Suspense

Drama

Belly

FactsEssay Figures

Drafting

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Drafting / Element 1Definition

Give an IDEA a shape, an identity or liken it to something the reader/listener already knows & understands : Simile/Metpahor

• Love

• Fear

• Quest

• Success

• Color Mauve

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Drafting / Element 2Process & Explanation

Fluid instructions to DO something & reach a desired RESULT

•Drive Car

•Make Tea

•Set Goal

•Handle Conflict

•Apologize

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Drafting / Element 3 Division & Classification

To SEPARATE or PUT TOGETHER ideas, concepts or things

• Homo Sapiens

• Flowers

• Automobiles

• Sports

• Marital Relationships

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Drafting / Element 4Argument & Persuasion

Structured DETAILS & PROOFS against opposing ideas and beliefs

Argue in less than 5 sentences• RH Bill is important to RP

• Marriage is Useless

• Same Sex Marriages are a Great Idea

• Honesty is the Best Policy

• Love Never Dies

Drafting / Element 5Your Voice

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Your INDIVIDUAL personality / taste / uniqueness

Express• Its Great to Age

• Money Makes Happiness

• Tears Win Over Fears

• Life is Fertilizer

• Toastmasters are Noisy

Editing

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Grammar & Language

Sentences &

Paragraphs

Grammar Editing Get 3rd party

critical feedback

Choice of Words

Polishing

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Set / Punch

Rhythm Polishing

Rhyme Face live audiences

Easy repeatedly

Timing

Vocal Variety

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Deep Inside a Harsh Desert Lies an Oasis!

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