At first, I had a hard time finding a public speaker to research about for Public Speaking. Every person I came across was supposedly "a fabulous speaker," yet they didn't even arouse my attention. Then, I found a biography on a guy named Ben Glenn (aka the Chalkguy).
Ben Glenn is an artist and a motivational/public speaker. He is also the president of Chalkguy Media International. What's really interesting about him is how he first got into art and how that led him to public speaking. In his younger years, Glenn had a learning disability. He struggled learning things that other people naturally understood. Later, as an adult, he was officially diagnosed with ADHD. This disability did not hinder him, however. Even though he couldn't write well, he was able to write a book called Simply Special; Learning to Love Your ADD. He also found a major love for art. Initially, he wasn't even that good at art, but he kept working at it and now he makes breath taking images with pieces of chalk. From here, he went on to share his story in front of audiences. In these presentations, he tries to motivate the audience to never give up and to step out of their shells (especially those who are like him). He isnt boring in doing this, either. He is actually very humorous and engages the audience. Also, at the end of these presentations, he creates beautiful pictures out of chalk paired with an amazing light show within minutes. I can only imagine how inspiring this is in person when I just watched a Youtube video (Ben Glenn "How I Got Started Chalkin") and felt motivated.
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