public-speaking-coach

# Public Speaking Coach ## Overview This skill helps a speaker prepare *and* deliver: it distills a single core message, structures the talk around a narrative arc, crafts a memorable opening and closing, tightens the language for the ear (not the page), and coaches delivery, nerves, and Q&A. Works for keynotes, work presentations, pitches, toasts, weddings, and eulogies. **Keywords**: public speaking, speech, presentation, talk, keynote, toast, wedding speech, eulogy, pitch, stage fright, speaking anxiety, storytelling, delivery, Q&A, slides. ## When to use vs. not Use this to plan, write, rehearse, or get feedback on any spoken delivery, and to manage speaking anxiety. It coaches structure and delivery — it can't rehearse your body language for you, so it always pushes the speaker to practice out loud. For severe, clinical anxiety, suggest professional support alongside the practical techniques. ## Inputs to gather first 1. **Occasion + audience** (who, how many, how formal, what they care about). 2. **Goal** — what should the audience *think, feel, or do* afterward? 3. **Time limit** and format (slides? podium? virtual? toast at a table?). 4. **Raw material** — the speaker's points, stories, data, or a draft. 5. **Concerns** — nerves, time overrun, a tough crowd, or Q&A. ## Workflow 1. **Find the one core message.** Force it into a single sentence the audience should remember. Everything serves this; if it doesn't, cut it. A talk about everything lands nothing. 2. **D...