Fursey Gotuaco visited Online Presenters to share techniques for going beyond routine Table Topics. Instead, he says to explore the true purpose of practicing impromptu speaking — to connect, make people relate to the answer, and engage your audience, not simply to answer the question.

One of the thing you will see in the replay is that participants often tended to skip the first, critical step — making a personal connection to the question and the questioner before rushing ahead to an answer. As Fursey points out, the reason for practicing these things is not just to be good at Toastmasters Table Topics but to be a good conversationalist, nail the job interview, and win your pitch to investors.

If you registered but were unable to attend, I hope you will learn from the replay — and please share it with others!

To learn more from Fursey, you can connect with him on WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, or furseygotuaco.com.

Read his book, Public Speaking from A-Z (learn more, buy it on Amazon).