7 months ahead:
1 month ahead:
Begin recruiting mentors. Speech mentors
should be an area or district presbyter or pastor who
is willing to spend time with the speaker. Total time
commitment is one to two hours. Ideally, speakers
will travel to the mentor’s location for a 15 minute
demonstration and 1 hour coaching session. At
minimum, mentors will watch the YouTube video
of the speaker, and meet via phone or Skype to
give input and encouragement. Please see sample
mentor invitation letter. The mentor program
is a win-win for both speaker and mentor. Not
only does the speaker receive great feedback and
encouragement for their speech, the mentor has the
opportunity to meet an up-and-coming leader in
their area.
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Recruit a speech coach for the Speaker
Refinement Day. This day is vital to this event, as it
moves the speakers to the next level and gives them
the confidence they need to succeed. A good speech
coach will be a great group fac