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Text Mapping - A Deeper Look
If you haven’t had a chance to download my free public speaking guide, I’d suggest you do that and read over the section on text mapping (aka “Reading”, the 4th section of my public speaking system) before diving into this blog. Head on over to www.ubuskills.com and sign up for my mailing list - you’ll have the free guide delivered straight to your inbox!
Text mapping is the secret sauce, and I’ve written about it before here. You’ve probably heard me mention that when clients come to me and tell me that they are great when they speak off the cuff, but sound robotic when reading from a speech, I gently correct them to let them know they just haven’t learned this amazing skill.
How to Read Aloud Well
Let me begin by saying that, aside from controlled breath, this is one of the most fundamentally important lessons in public speaking that I can give to you. In fact, it’s so key that for a long time, I didn’t even mention it on social media posts because I didn’t want to give away the “secret ingredient”.