Very few of us get invited to speak based on our name alone. You’re invited to speak because you know something. You have experience with a topic, and maybe you’ve spoken about it before.

Once the general topic or subject of your talk is nailed down, get to work answering these three questions:

Giving a good speech often has very little to do with the minutes in front of your audience and everything to do with the time and care taken before you ever stand up.