How to Make a Speech with TEDxAsheville director Barrie Barton

Twice 5 Miles Radio, hosted by James Navé, welcomes TEDxAsheville Director Barrie Barton to the microphone. This show is titled How to Make a Speech which is fitting since Barrie's successful business Stand and Deliver Asheville helps people worldwide learn how to make speeches. Barrie's teaching style combines highly developed and insightful perspectives of body language, presentation mastery, and adult learning methods with her talent and passion to motivate and encourage clients to reach their finest potential. As a lifelong educator, Barrie's finely tuned capacity to organize learning results in an embodied experience of success and lasting results. Barrie’s approach is firm and honest, with a dash of humor, empowering you to make meaningful personal connections and challenging you to stand up and deliver in a more powerful and confident way. 
In addition to her groundbreaking Stand and Deliver Asheville training programs, Barrie is the Executive Director of TEDx Asheville and Artistic Director of Story Choreography Projects. She directed and produced 15 large-scale multi-media productions at the Diana Wortham Theatre and other venues. Barrie holds a BA in Dance from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a Masters of Arts Education from Vermont College. She taught for over 22 years in two High Schools as a Dance Educator in the Buncombe County School System. When you listen to this conversation, you'll discover that making a speech involves writing, rehearsal, and practice. Enjoy.