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What makes a family? What bonds lives together—whether
by blood or by spirit? What ties unite us? What cords bind us? What chords
make us one?
The certain sign, the vital fluid, the elixir we share is our need to
be before audiences sharing our essence, sharing our feelings, sharing
our thoughts, and —yes—sharing our ideas.
Some primal urge informs us, compels us, makes us let our message out.
We do it in the moment, in the here, in the now, our words vibrant and
alive as we look into the eyes of our audience.
As parents feel delight seeing their children grow, we feel delight
seeing audiences accepting us, enjoying our stories, listening to our
lessons—and taking value away from our presence.
As a lover seeks the bliss, the joy of penetration, the mingling of
essences with the beloved, the release— we seek the bliss, the
joy of touching hearts and minds, of awakening insights, of quickening
hope, of driving darkness away, of leading folks into light.
As the father in the traditional family goes forth into the world to
do his work, whatever that may be—to build, heal, fix, create,
service, move, plant, harvest—so we speakers go forth into the
sky to speed our speech to classes or workshops, to auditoriums, to venues
large and small, wherever audiences can assemble to see and hear us,
audiences longing to learn and grow, wanting to widen their horizons,
gain skills, take away strategies, methods, tools and keys to personal
achievements—and always, always, always seeking hope.
As the mother in the traditional family nurtures and protects, comforts
and cradles her children, we who speak illuminate and teach, open doors
to potential, entertain and inform our audiences, with acceptance, with
tenderness, with love.
As siblings, the brothers and sisters in the traditional family may
have their differences, varying tastes and views, plans and directions,
yet come together at mealtimes, at special occasions, at times of celebrations
and at times of loss, supporting and serving each other—so we speakers
have our unique specialties and topics, approaches and attitudes, examples
and experiences. And we join together in our local, national, and now
international gatherings to share, to serve, to help each other widen
our horizons and expand our worlds.
And, there’s more. There’s more that bonds and unites our
family of fellow speakers.
A traditional family shares a home, a shelter, a place of being together
whether or not all choose to be there. We speakers have such a home now,
thanks to the wisdom, the genius, the faith and the spirit of our founding
father and his caring regard for his gifted children. Today we have a
physical home, a spiritual shelter, a legal shelter. It’s here
now. It will continue to be here for generations unborn.
Like traditional families, we speakers have an extended family, too.
Our cousins are in every direction. They may call themselves teachers,
trainers, facilitators, professors, consultants, coaches or mentors.
They may work for schools, colleges or universities, public or private,
for governments, for business, large or small. Some wear blue suits.
Some wear blue jeans. All serve to build bridges between the past and
the future. All are closely related to us, honored and welcome guests
whenever they come by.
Isn’t it great to be part of this family? Don’t you feel
wonderful, knowing your true blood line? If space permitted, we could
look back on our heritage. Socrates, Demosthenes, Plato, Cicero, and
so many more white-garbed speakers of a far earlier era. Let’s
bow low to Franklin, Jefferson, Emerson, Whitman, and so many more speakers
of the modern era.
And, what of us? We are the torch-bearers. We’re accountable.
We carry hope and light into the future. Welcome to the family. Welcome
home.
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About the author
© Burt Dubin. Burt Dubin is author of "The Speaking Success
System," an unusually effective mentoring program to help speakers
reach their career goals faster. Get your complimentary 7 part
e-course on how to succeed faster as a paid speaker plus Burt’s
Speaking Biz Strategies Letter at: <http://www.burtdubin.com/bonus.html> Contact
Burt at: (928) 753-7546 or 1-800-321-1225 Fax:(928) 753-7554 e-mail
Burt at: burtdubin@citlink.net
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