Have you ever thought of yourself as a professional speaker or trainer? Have you ever gone to a conference and heard the speakers and said, " I wish I could be that good?" Would you like to make the kind of money professional speakers make? Did you joined a club in Toastmasters and have learned many things but are beginning to feel a little stagnant? Do you have a burning desire to be a great speaker and don’t know what to do next?

ProPath is not a part of Toastmasters International, Inc. and in no way are we advertising as such. ProPath is also not a club and there are no charges to anyone for using this program. However we are all members of Toastmasters International approved clubs. We use the programs available in Toastmasters International to further our plan toward being professional speakers. If you are a member of Toastmaster International and have a burning desire to be a professional speaker, then you have come to the right place. You are about to embark on a journey that may very well take you to your dreams. Enjoy the journey! We are blessed with so few in our lives. May your dreams be fulfilled and you life be full of love and passion. Remember the world needs people to communicate and spread the word. If not you, then WHO?

Toastmasters International offers paths that will get you where you want to be. Be adventurous and reach for the sky. Do advanced projects in the safe environment offered in the TI organization. Your rewards will be greater than you will ever imagine. Yes, you will be paid for speeches. Yes, you will be able to stay in hotels and speak to hundreds of people and see your name as the Keynote Speaker or Trainer for a seminar. Yes, you can hand out business cards and have audio tapes, books, games, booklets and video’s that you can sell at the back of the room. These are nice but are a by-product of the business; we call them perks, yet only part of the rewards that were promised. You will see that you do not have to wait for the rewards. The rewards will start the moment you decide to challenge yourself. You can have the things in life you want, really want. Things you have a burning desire to have. If you are willing to give up enough of the things you do and are willing to do the things other people will not. The trip is worth the work.

How do you get there? In pages that follow are many of the answers to questions you may have. First we will identify the paths that are more commonly taken. Then we are going to explore with you some additional paths which are available. This will be shown with a single path identified, but many speakers will cross paths and be more able to handle different projects that will come their way. Many just work on developing one path and want to be the best they can be. An example of one path may be Storytelling. Another may be Stand-up Comedy interlaced into the presentation with costume and props. Then there is the trainer or seminar teacher, answering the need to teach. Maybe you need to give technical presentations that will be easy to follow and bring all the points to the audience in a clear message. There are many times when a person is asked to be a Master of Ceremonies of an event. Be on television and sell a product or ideal. These are but a few of the paths in which people specialize. It is good for a person to experience many different paths in order to know where they are most comfortable. Good news -Toastmasters will give you that experience.

A basic path is similar to a Liberal Arts program in college. First you need to belong to a Toastmasters International Club. Really belong, not just go to a meeting every week and do what is requested but read the Toastmasters promise and do the promise. Serve as an officer in the club and when asked, serve as an area governor. Work on committees for planning the contests and district conferences. Work on a committee under a district chair. Learn how to plan meetings, deal with hotels when setting up meeting rooms, and planning meals. Understand how to use different microphones and learn to stand in back of a lectern or walk out in front of the lectern and deliver a speech. Know how to adjust sound systems. Practice using visual aids, overhead projectors, flip charts, the new computer projection systems, and the LCD boards that are available. Learn as much as possible about the new Multimedia presentation systems. Take each assignment in the New Communications and Leadership Manual and start over again with a new and advanced Icebreaker and go through the manual. Not with speed as the driver but with perfection. Schedule yourself to speak at other TI clubs. Which will get you away from your comfort zone, where you will grow faster. When you finish the New Communications and Leadership manual, do it all over again. You can file one CTM per year for each club you are a member. Always have a book in your presence in the meeting for those unscheduled speeches.

While working on your chosen path, you will see that many manuals are available. You could for example, choose "Storytelling" and "Interpretive Reading", as your choice to submit for the "ATM". Stand-up Comedy would choose "The Entertaining Speaker" and "Humorous Speeches". A chart showing the paths and suggestions on how to select projects is attached. You may have completed some of these manuals but the suggested manuals should be completed within the last two years and with "Quality of Presentation" as the driver or you should do them over again.

To enter into the ProPath program you need to understand that the "Professional Speakers World is only looking for the best they can afford." Speakers Bureaus and meeting planners will go with someone they know, someone that has been recommended to them, or someone that has a presentation packet with references, speech content sheets, fee schedule, biography and demo video tape. They simply can not afford to book someone that does less than a great job.

Whenever you speak for an organization outside of Toastmaster International, we call these outside speeches, ask for a letter of evaluation. Tell them you need to keep track of your progress and that a letter would be greatly appreciated. Most of these letters will be kind and give a good report even if you know that you may not be asked to speak for them again. Every once in awhile you will be given a letter that is not very kind. Take the time to talk to that person and find out what they were looking for that you did not give. Maybe you gave the wrong talk. Maybe someone else gave a similar talk in last months meeting. Maybe you didn’t understand that this was a very religious group or not a religious group and you may have said or done something that offended them. Whatever the reason you must try to find out. This information will help you avoid doing the same thing again. It is hard to face a rejection and find out where you failed but in order to better yourself you need to know. It may have been a lack of interviewing prior to speaking. This you need to know.

Interviewing the meeting planner or booking person, prior to speaking is necessary to provide the information you need to know your audience. If you wait until you have spoken to them to learn this it is too late. Ask questions about other speakers and the topics that the group enjoyed and benefited. Any special interests the group may have a political or religious affiliation. Are they a business group such as real estate, banking, networking or engineering? What is the average age of the group and what is the mix by gender. Ask the person what do they think the group would like to have as a topic. If the group is not right for you, better to suggest someone that it would be.

Start a scrapbook and keep all the information you can on your career. A copy of a flyer, the agenda of the meeting, the introduction card you gave the introducer and any comments or business cards you collected at the meeting. These things should be kept with the letter you received. Also put in a self evaluation of the meeting room, the people, their response, the lighting, distractions, what you were asked to do and how well you feel you did. Make notes about the type of people, age, and gender of the group. Mostly men, over 50 or mixed group, 30-50, very business or fun. These notes will help you determine if you would like to speak to this group again or recommend that group to another speaker. A copy of the special letters you receive should be kept in a special book that you carry with you. These people should be contacted and thanked for the letter and asked if you could include their names in a list of referrals. You should also ask if they would like you to recommend other speakers that you feel would do a good presentation.

This is called Speaker Networking and is done when you feel comfortable with other speakers and know the quality of work they do. Carry a few of their business cards. The minimum you should have is their name, address, phone numbers, fax, and e-mail, plus know their specialties. You must also let the others speakers know all your topics and contact information. Networking will work for you and your associates.

Start thinking of yourself as a company. Think of the other speakers you know and trust as companies also and that they are your associates. This is serious business and if you want to be taken seriously you must be a business. Keep records for your taxes and file a Schedule C. You don’t have to file a fictitious name (DBA) if you do business as yourself. If you want to work under a fictitious name go ahead and file that name. A name like Sam Cook and Associates, or Sam Cook Seminars, or Sam Cook Enterprises may not need a DBA filed if your name is Sam Cook. Check with your attorney or accountant. Keep track of mileage on your car for business or speaking appointments. Even if you are not being paid you are in training. The cost of education is deductible. When you buy books or TI manuals you may be able to deduct the expense. Look at this as a business.

Within the first year you should purchase business cards and letterhead or get a program for you computer that will create the cards and letterhead. The business cards should have some thought as to how the total package will look. Take time to think about the folder for your presentation kit. Your logo or your picture should be on many of the sheets you give. Sometimes a slogan is used. Many people purchase business cards that say Professional Speaker or Public Speaker. Then they start to put together the presentation package and all of a sudden the cards are not good enough. You will need a visual that will pull your package together. An example of a wonderful package was that of a retired fireman that is doing seminars on "Safety in the Workplace." He had a picture in his fire fighting gear taken and superimposed that picture on everything on the left side of the pages. It was a common theme that pulled the entire presentation together. Many speakers use photos of themselves to pull the package together. Start simple but professional then as you grow you can develop the more expensive package. Remember your business card is the first thing many people will see and that may be the only thing they use to make a decision to continue. Make sure you are making the right statement. Your business card, contents sheets, bio, one sheets, fee schedule and references all need to be faxable. If you have a web site where you can show additional information and maybe a sample of your speaking style then include that on your presentation sheets. The industry is moving toward the presentation package including the demo being electronically transmitted. We know it is coming and will be the standard in a year or two. So, as they say in Scouting, "Be prepared."

You must be able to understand the use of a computer. Get on the Internet at least for e-mail. You can get a computer program that allows you to have your computer be your fax machine. If you do not have a fax or computer at this time then have a friend that has one let you receive faxes at their fax machine. As a last resort Staples and Office Max has fax machines that you can have faxes sent to. Each sheet will cost you $1.00, but may be cheaper than buying a fax of your own. The problem with these companies receiving your faxes is that they will not let you know and it will just set there in a box. You need to know when someone is sending you a package. Some people will send you information thinking you will receive it and you do not even know it was sent. Having your own is best. If this seems too much to take on at first, understand that you are setting the timetable.

Let’s explore, using the computer as a tool. You probably already use a computer and are able to accomplish the things you want. A suggestion to consider. A newsletter about your topic is a wonderful thing to produce. It does not require being updated until the information has changed or you decide to reprint. Do not date this newsletter just put volume numbers. Also put a price on the newsletter. You may choose not to charge but the price will show value. You could eventually choose to charge a price.

A few more suggestions. Keep expense records. Keep name lists of customers by industry and company and at what program you met them. Start a mailing list (including the e-mail) as soon as possible. When time permits, develop a Web site and encourage people to visit. Become a writer. All speakers that I know that have made it big or even semi-big are writers. Not necessarily great, writers but able to put the words together. Personalize articles in your words with your thoughts and make sure you are not just copying the information. Keep as much information in the computer as you can. Include your introductions, bios, letters to the clients and speeches. When you record your speech on tape you may want to listen and write the best parts into the computer and title it the speech title and date. Start building passion into your topics. Speak with passion and write with passion. Your passion will be remembered long after the content was forgotten.

Use your Toastmasters supply catalog. You don’t have one? The first thing you should do is purchase a new supply catalog or borrow one from the club secretary. Read it and make out an order for something. Maybe a stack of Form 400, New Member Applications, No charge. You can order a No charge package number 123Z. Then look for some of the other information that is for No charge. Many items are at No charge or a small charge that will help you and your business grow. Some items cost a few dollars more and should be planned. Look up the Success/Communications Programs and Success/Leadership Programs and decide which one your club needs the most. Or which one you have the most interests in doing. Plan on doing one soon, within the first six months of starting ProPath, then do one every six months until you have presented them all. Do one Speechcraft and one Youth Leadership per year. The Better Speaker Series and the Successful Club Series are great programs to mix with Advanced Basic manuals and give to your club and to other clubs. How to Listen Effectively, Building Your Thinking Power, Leadership parts 1, 2 and 3 and Improving Your Management Skills are all very good to offer at a school, community group, or the city library and companies. This can be at no charge or a nominal fee to be paid to the Toastmasters Club to cover the costs. It is necessary for you to know this information, but even more important for you to know how to teach this information.

You Are Now Ready For The Higher Level of Classes. These courses are designed to have you reach to a higher level and fully reap the rewards that were promised. You will work harder and accomplish more than you ever thought possible. When you are working at this level you will be what is referred to as a Semi-Professional Speaker. During this next level you may even be paid for speaking, given free rooms and your name in bold print as the featured speaker fore an event. This is nice and you should enjoy the honors. However, you really have not reached the professional level at this time. You are getting closer and you will even begin to feel like a professional. Much of your success from this time on will depend on how good you are. How specialized you are and how flexible you will be for a special presentation. (Example: You may be asked to adapt your speech, and speak to a group for a convention or meeting about a subject you do not believe in or to a group you do not like for political reasons. We suggest that you stay true to your feelings and turn down any presentations that would give you bad feelings. Unless you are a very good actor, you may not do as great a job as they and you would like.) Welcome to the higher level. Most people working in the professional speaker’s world will not have completed projects that you have at this time. You may even be better than most at this time. You need to grow even more to push them aside and take their assignment. To be just as good, just isn’t good enough.

For those of you living in Virginia our speakers bureau information can be found on the District 66 web site. The Speakers Bureau is a great way to start speaking to outside groups and to learn early that we are all "Edutainers," educating and entertaining at the same time. You do not have to wait to join Speakers Bureau. You can visit as many meetings as you want until you feel that you are ready. The requirements to qualify are to have completed a few speeches and come to Speakers Bureau meetings, give a qualifying speech and be good enough to be sent out. If you have not joined Speakers Bureau prior to now, it is time to join and start speaking. Requests for speakers come to District Speakers Bureau from various organizations. You may be good enough to represent Toastmasters International District 66 to the public.

District 66 is blessed with several advanced clubs. These clubs are set up to encourage the longer speeches that a normal club has problems fitting into the schedule. The evaluations are at a higher level that you will find a focus on doing better. Normal is not good enough. More advance speakers will develop faster in this environment. The Richmond Three Letter Club at 804 598 - 8713 Cindy Connelly, Virginia Beach Three Letter Club email Ed Sykes at tjoe@norfolk.infi.net or call 1 888 TM SAY 59.

Brochures are not used as much as in the past. The industry likes to work with sheets that can be faxed and transmitted by the net. Choose to have a brochure only after you have completed the requirements of ProPath. Then you will only spend money on exactly what you will need. Brochures are expensive and that money would better be used to do your presentation package. Flyers are less costly and used for impending events. To suggest attendance and sell benefits. Do not put too much on a flyer. Keep lots of empty space.

Now is the time to select your best topic. This topic must be researched and kept up to date. You

should be able to speak twenty minutes on this subject and then speak another twenty minutes on the same subject with out using the same material. We call this a 20-20 speech. When you are asked to do a keynote speech on you subject you will be able to put both segments together with a few stories and summary opening and closing and you have a 1 hours speech. You should be able to slant the topic politically if necessary and to appeal to different age groups and interest groups. This speech should have speech content (one sheet) produced and an audio tape of several presentations. Even if the presentations are in a Toastmasters club. Segments should be identified on a tape outline (yes, that is what the little numbers on your recorded are for) where you can pick out those segments and compile them on a sample tape. These tapes do not have to be professional quality at this time but the better recording you have the better you will sound. You are ready to speak. Begin to think digital at this time. If you are purchasing a recorder of any kind, spend the extra money and get digital. In a year or two most of the information we speakers give will be given over the net. If you are not set up for this quality, the image you send out will not be the quality you want received at the other end. Most meeting planners and Speakers Bureaus are not degital at this time.

Now is the time for you to develop your elevator speech. What’s an elevator speech you ask? Imagine yourself on an elevator on the 27 Th. floor and you needed to tell someone exactly what you do and what benefits you give. You have only about 7 seconds to tell them. What would you say? Many times a person will be introduced to you and the subject will come up that you are a professional speaker. The other person asks, "What do you speak about?" You now have 7 seconds to tell them and what you can do for them. Don’t just say, "I talk about business." An elevator speech is not usually about the topic but the things you do. If the topic is what you do then they will be the same. What will you choose to have in your elevator speech? An example; "I am a builder of homes and people. Every home and presentation needs a firm foundation, strong walls, interesting points, lots of windows to allow the light to shine, a few fun places and a roof that keeps you safe. My presentations make you feel at home." Your speech will be something that you can say without thinking. You may choose to use some of the words in you presentation package. Something similar to a slogan. We call it Branding. Look for something you do or say that will be a "Brand" for you. Something that people will idenify with you when they hear it.

ProPath - 204 Sending Tapes and Letters

Many groups use speakers. You can get a list of groups and the contacts and meeting locations that use speakers. Groups like Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary, Optimist and many others use speakers every week. They are always looking for someone new. Someone that can entertain and educate the group. These groups will pay you in coffee mugs, pointers, and ink pens but you will get a free lunch or breakfast or dinner and you will be honored. Within these groups are people that will be interested in having you speak to other groups. That person will want to know what other topics you have. That is why you need at least three or four topics that are at the 20-20 level or going that way. You may be able to offer a topic that is a combination of more than one topic tailored to the needs of that other group.

You need to find out the contacts and call them and talk to them. Send them a basic presentation package and sample tape. Speakers are usually booked months in advance but sometimes they have to cancel. If the contact person has your name and tape on their desk you may get a call. That’s how it can happen. When you get a new tape send them a new letter and copy. Thank them for considering you as a speaker. You can even ask if they can recommend someone else to send the letter and tape to for their consideration. When you have been contracted to speak you will usually get a phone call and maybe a fax. Take the time to send them a letter thanking them and include your normal fee with a note that your normal fee of $X has been waived for this presentation. Include a copy of you bio and an introduction sheet. Then you may send them an outline of the presentation. This can all be done with a few clicks of the keyboard when you are set up correctly. This is the way the Professionals do it. Do you want to be professional? Do it!

What is important to understand is that every time you speak you are interviewing for the next speaking job. Always be in the interview mode. When someone asks you if you speak on sales or customer service or motivation, you should be able to ask them if they want you to speak on that subject. Then ask when and where. Do not try to sell them at that time. They wouldn’t be asking you if they didn’t want you. Now tell them you will get back to them and discuss with them what they are interested in having presented. NEVER discuss details at that time. Make sure they have your information and you have theirs. Write on the back of the cards what they are interested in having and when and where and let them go. Now is the time to move around and meet as many as possible. The reason you make the notes on the card is that information will get separated and you want to be able to call and have the right person and the right project connected. Be on the lookout for people that are walking up to thank you and not saying anything except how much they enjoyed you presentation. Ask them what they do and if they ever need speakers. Then give them a card and tell them to call you if they can ever use your services. This opens the door for conversation later. It also makes them feel rewarded for coming to you. This is a very positive reinforcement. They may not hire speakers but they will know someone that does.

It is also nice to have something for people to take home that will continue to sell you. Have a handout of information on the subject you just gave, some of the quotes that were said, suggestions for additional reading. And of course all the ways a person can reach you and maybe some of the other topics you cover. All the big presentation companies and major speakers do it and very well. If you have something to sell in the back of the room make sure you have mentioned it several times during the presentation. Not "I have a book on the table in the back of the room." But "Additional details about this subject and others are covered in my book. You may see me at the break or after the presentation and I will assist you." Don’t let anyone leave without knowing who you are and what you do and how they can reach you. A Speaker recently shared that he uses his book during the presentation and even has people in the audience read from the book. This will show the audience how to use the book and they identify with that usage. His book sales went up more than double without him trying to sell.

Meeting Planners hire most of the speakers. Some Meeting Planners are employees of the company or association and some are independent and work for many associations and companies. Meeting Planners are hard to reach. You may know who they are but that won’t help you unless they know you are good and what you topics and fees are. Because Meeting Planner receive requests from companies and associations dealing with a verity of subjects the Meeting Planner call Speakers Bureaus that specialize in fields and know the speakers better in each of those fields. The speaker doesn’t cost any more through a Speakers Bureau because the speaker pays the bureau. Meeting Planners are encouraged to deal with Speakers Bureaus. You need to know what a Speakers Bureau needs from you and how to make your presentation package and demo tape. You need to be Speakers Bureau friendly. A very good way to learn how to deal with Speakers Bureaus is to order "Speak and Grow Rich" by Dottie and Lilly Walters. This book can be ordered by calling 626 335-8969. Dottie and Lilly Walters are a source of information and other publications that has led many speakers to success.

A note about how Speakers Bureaus are paid. Normally they receive 25 percent of the total fee. That includes educational material and other things. They do not receive a percent on travel and expenses. If you think that they are collecting 25 percent commission on your work you are right but only on the work that they bring you. This is work you would not have been given. The Speakers Bureau found the need, researched the need and the available speakers, contracted the presentation for you, sold the buyer on you and buying your educational material, collected your travel fees and expenses and the booking fee. They then follow through and mail you the check. Yes they do most of the work and you get 75 percent for showing up and doing the gig. Any work that comes from one of you presentations that they booked will go to them also. And all sales of educational material are computed. Try to set up an operation that will do all that for only 25 percent. Remember work you bring in for yourself not connected with bookings will be all yours. A Speakers Bureau is not an agent and is not exclusive. The more Speakers Bureaus you contract with the more speaking you will do.

The Accredited Speakers Program is especially tailored to you the semi-professional speaker. When you have completed twenty five outside (non-Toastmasters) speeches to groups of twenty or more, you are eligible to submit a script and tape of a 20-20 topic speech of your choice and you will be considered as a possible candidate to speak at a Regional or International convention. Invited to speak is not as important as doing the speeches that will make you eligible. Winning the honor is good. You would be one of only about 45 people that have won that honor worldwide to date. You can order the Accredited Speakers Program from you supply catalog.

The High Performance Leadership Program is wonderful for planning and setting goals. You can use it to plan out your business and your career. Accomplishing all these projects shown in ProPath will build clubs, accomplish speeches, introduce new members, inspire young people and start them on the way to better communications. You will have accomplished the steps for personal growth and for growth of all that is around you in a High Performance Leadership way.

This program is comparable to writing a business plan for your business. If you use this program you will be required to focus on questions that you may not think of normally. What is your personal and business Mission Statement? What is your Vision Statement? What is your product? What other products do you now have or will develop? This is a way to focus on your growth. We recommend that you use it to develop your speaking business. You will need to have a few people work with you and where better to find them than in an advance club and or Speakers Bureau. This is a way to have a Speakers Business Manual with evaluation sheets and a plan to follow. Order it for less than $20 from your supply catalog.

Congratulations! You have now come to the point where you are to get the rewards. You were promised that they are better than money and fame. The rewards are Knowledge: Knowing that you can do the presentation the right way and can share the information you have in a professional way. Wealth: You will acquire many things in your life and financial wealth is a valued goal, but not as valued as a wealth of accomplishment and satisfaction of a job well done. Thousand of new friends you will have informed, entertained and enhanced with your abilities. Respect: Hundreds of other speakers that will respect you and you them. Each will share in helping the other learn and grow. Health: People are healthier when they say what is on their minds and are able to stand up to people and give their point of view. You will even win most of the time because you will be a superior spokesperson. This is a stress reducer. Happiness: Beyond where you are, is a place where you can be happier than you are now. As you learn more and experience more and earn more respect you will move closer to that special place of happiness. The rewards are Knowledge, Wealth, Respect, Confidence, Health and Happiness. What more could you ask for?

Please understand that you are in charge of your own success and that Toastmasters International, Founders District and ProPath will not guarantee your success. What is guaranteed is that when you complete ProPath you will be a better-trained and educated person, able to meet the requirements of the professional speaker’s life. You will find that very few will ever meet the level of speaker that you see on Television or hear on Radio. You may never be invited to speak at Peter Lowes’ Success Program. You may only be the best corporate trainer the company has ever had, or move your sales to be the top producer, or be remembered for the promotion you did on the new model for your company. You may find that you are more able to listen, teach, and understand people and what motivates them. You may find that your home life is better and you are feeling better about life in general. This means that you have become what you wanted when you started this course and that the level you achieve is mostly depending on what you do with your talent, and a little luck. The major difference is now you are ready for the luck. Real luck is when opportunity and preparedness meet.

We would like to thank the many people that have written and e-mailed the team. Suggestions to include additional information have come from many interested parties from all around the United States. This program is being used in several cities with our permission. This will be submitted to the Founders District Web page http://www.foundersdistrict.org/ and will be available to all. Copies of this program are sent to Toastmasters International and several Members of the Board. Requests for additional information has been received from Members of the Board but the only concern was if we were charging money for this program. We have not nor will be ever request or accept money for the use of this program. Note even postage. It is a guide to help you accomplish your goals and dreams using the established programs and materials of Toastmasters International. You must be a member of Toastmasters International in order to accomplish the requirements of this program.

The June 1999 issue of the Toastmaster magazine was a special issue dealing with "Crossing the bridge from amateur to professional speaker." The cover shows a man walking across a $100 dollar bill as a bridge with a blindfold and the words "From Free to Fee." Several articles are dealing with being professional and one deals with "The Harsh Realities of Professional Speaking." This is a great issue and you should read it from cover to cover many times. Like all business there are things that are wonderful and things that are less than wonderful. It brings reality into the thinking. The world of professional speaking is wonderful and sometimes we have a price to pay because we have been blessed. Many issues of the Toastmaster magazine have good articles about professional speaking read and keep them all.

"From Free to Fee." That is what we are all about. Let’s break down the words. From: where we have been. What you have done is important to determining the knowledge, experience, education and history. Where you are going is much more important to ProPath. Recently a man using ProPath told me he was a "Jack of all trades and master of none." He had 30 years experience doing many different jobs. From sales to manufacturing and back again. He is now a computer expert in a large company. Ready to start his speaking career. He doesn’t have one year experience 30 times he has 30 years of experience. His life is now Macro not Micro. We have enough people speaking in the Micro of life and work. What we need is more with the Macro experience and "the big picture." He will go on to be a wonderful speaker. The difference between Free and Fee is the "r." What does the "r" stand for? We can call it reality, responsibility, research, reliability, and you can think of several more. Let us know what you feel the "r" stands for. You to can walk that bridge to all that is promised. Start now by deciding you want to and then commit to ProPath.

We would like to know you progress, e-mail us and let us know.

ProPath team leaders can be contacted:

Kif Anderson, Bellflower CA, (562) 272-7363

E-mail <kifanderson@earthlink.net>

Jack Nichols, 6163 Lakewood Blvd., Lakewood, CA 90712-1028

(562) 531-3990 Fax (562) 531-2350 e-mail jacknichols@earthlink.net

Additional information is available for specific interests. Please feel free to request and we will provide all that we have. Good work and good luck go together.

ProPath Attachment - Suggested Manuals matched to Paths

Path Suggested Manuals

Storytelling Storytelling Interpretive Reading

Specialty Speeches Communicating on Television

The Entertaining Speaker Special Occasion Speeches

Humorous The Entertaining Speaker Humorous Speeches

Communication on Television Special Occasion Speeches

The Professional Speaker Storytelling

Seminar or Trainer Technical Presentations The Discussion Leader

Public Relations Speaking to Inform

Interpersonal Communications The Professional Speaker

Business/Technical Technical Presentations The Professional Salesperson

The Professional Speaker Speeches by Management

Speaking to Inform Communicating on Television

Sales/Marketing The Professional Salesperson Specialty Speeches

Speaking to Inform Public Relations

Interpersonal Communications Storytelling??

M/C, Announcer, etc Special Occasion Speeches Communication on Television

Humorous Speeches Interpretive Reading

Public Relations Interpersonal Communications

Motivational The Entertaining Speaker The Professional Speaker

Storytelling Humorous Speeches

Communicating on Television Special Occasion Speeches

These are just suggestions. The projects in each of the above manuals are worth doing and doing over again. However, the practice you will need in your chosen path will be more applicable when you work these manuals together.