I already heard from 5 people so far who are interested in my upcoming
paid, e-course called, "Talk Boosters: Lessons From 21 Years Of Preaching
That Can Take Your Talks To A New Level."
That Can Take Your Talks To A New Level."
I'm really looking forward to sharing these things with you.
What I will do for the next 2 days is post you some excerpts
of some of the actual things I'll be sharing and teaching you.
*This way, even if you don't decide you want to be a part, then
you'll still learn some new resources and tips to help you improve
your talks. It'll also help you to be able to decide if this course
will be helpful for you.
(NOTE: If you want to when it will be and how much it will cost,
then skip the bottom of this post.)
then skip the bottom of this post.)
1st Excerpts From My "TalkBoosters" E-course:
1. A Helpful Resource:
One of the resources I share in my course is a little book that's really helped me to improve my introductions. It's a book called, "Introducing the Sermon: The Art of Compelling Beginnings" (The Craft of preaching series) (Paperback) by Michael J. Hostetler
In this book, Michael says there are four contact points that you should have in your intros:
1. The Secular: He says every sermon should start with the life experience of the listener. This means the experience of life in the world, day-by-day, week-by-week.
2. The Biblical: The second point of contact of the introduction is moving the listener naturally to the Word Of God.
3. The Personal: Every person who listens to the sermon is asking, "What does this have to do with me?" He says if you fail to personalize your message, then your preaching will have little effect.
4. The Bridge: This is the final connection point. This is the part of your intro that bridges your beginning into the rest of your talk.
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2. How To Judge The Effectiveness Of Your Talks = > "The Change The World" Acid Test
In the course I share a way I learned to "test" the effectiveness of our talks. Here it is...
We all need to judge our sermons based on this criteria: did it change behavior/action?
*Without a change in the student's life, the sermon is just a speech given to entertain.
Tim Sanders (best-selling business author) gave 3 simple questions in a blog post, which he calls the "change the world" acid test.
Here are 2 of the questions that could really help our sermons to have more results.
1. Did I give them motivation to do something?
2. Did I give them clear action items?
Ask yourself these questions after you give your next talk.
I'll send you some more excerpts tomorrow. If you're interested in being a part, please contact me through this blog ("contact me" link at top of this page) and let me know. Here are more details...
My Upcoming "Talk Boosters" Course:
I'm going to be offering live, online training of my "Talk Boosters" course again.
What is "Talk Boosters" about?
I'll offer a paid, 4 class e-course that focused on 3 important areas:
- Content
- Structure
- Presentation
When?
I'm thinking of doing it Thurs. & Fri. Oct. 20 & 21st from 9am-11am PST
and Mon. & Tues. Oct, 24th & 25th 9am-11am PST.
*If you can't make it one of the days, there will be recordings you
can listen to (and my word-for-word notes in ebook form).
How Much?
The cost for the 4 eclasses will be:
$40 - if you've purchased my "lasting ministry" ebook ($10 a class)
$60 - if you haven't purchase my ebook ($15 a class)
Are You Interested?
I'll send you more details next week, but if you're interested, then
shoot me an email. *If different days would be better than let me know.
(Contact me through this blog's contact page.)
Thanks,
Scott
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