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Do you have a speech coming up, but are not sure what it’s going to be about? How do you come up with a groundbreaking idea that gets people talking? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When it comes to public speaking, how you deliver your idea is often more important than the idea itself. You don’t have to break any ground with your speech\u2014subtle ideas can be just as impactful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s why you shouldn’t give up on an idea just because it’s not groundbreaking or revolutionary in some way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The Idea<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Often, people believe their public speaking idea must be \u201cbig\u201d to be worthy of a speech, and this simply isn\u2019t true. Some ideas are big<\/strong>\u2014for example, an invention that will save lives, or a civil rights issue that will affect future generations. But other ideas are subtle<\/strong>, like an observation about human behavior or a juxtaposition of landscapes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, remember a time when your thinking was shifted, or you were delighted and entertained. Often, subtle ideas spark these life-changing moments. Both big and subtle ideas have the potential to influence or move an audience.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to Make a Subtle Idea Impactful<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

In one of the most popular TED Talks of all time<\/a>, \u201cLooks Aren\u2019t Everything,\u201d model Cameron Russell shares her photos and personal experiences to present an old notion in a novel way. The point that looks aren\u2019t important isn\u2019t a new or big one\u2014but Russell illustrates it effectively. She shows the audience side-by-side photos of when she was a young teen, juxtaposing shots from her modeling jobs with candid shots<\/a> of her with family and friends.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In one professional photo, she was scantily clad with the body, pose, and facial expression of a grown woman. Next to it was a photo of her with her grandmother, in which she looks like a typical middle schooler. She explained that these photos were taken a week apart, at an age when she was yet to even have her period. She detailed the team of people that worked on her look and manipulated the modeling photo to make her look older, sexier, and more glamorous than she really was. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russell\u2019s subtle way of tweaking the assumption that models naturally look perfect demystified that perfection and added depth to the common idea that \u201clooks aren\u2019t everything.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Do you have a speech coming up, but are not sure what it’s going to be about? How do you come up with a groundbreaking idea that gets people talking? When it comes to public speaking, how you deliver your idea is often more important than the idea itself. You don’t have to break any ground with your speech\u2014subtle ideas can be just as impactful. 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