I'm Patrick Dolan. I spent more than twenty years presenting to executives, boardrooms, and rooms full of strangers. These are tools I use in class: one shows how public speaking shows up in the careers you are headed toward, and one helps us find topics for quick speeches so practice stays relaxed and, hopefully, fun.
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A class vote and reveal that connects career fields to public speaking. Pick where you are headed, then see how often that role puts you in front of a room and how much is riding on it.
A topic finder for quick speeches. Six lanes of prompts to walk through, plus a "Deal me a card" button when you would rather leave it to chance. The goal is easy topics and low pressure.
Before the classroom, the boardroom. My career has been built on high-stakes communication, and I teach from that experience.
Why I teach. I have been blessed with so many things in my life. If I can take some of what I have learned and help provide others with the tools and experiences that shaped me, I want to do so.
"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act." Proverbs 3:27 (NIV)
That is the heart of it.
Outside the classroom I'm a husband and dad, which means I have plenty of practice speaking to audiences that talk back.
The fastest way to reach me is email: patrick.dolan@arizonachristian.com
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