As director of the statewide Materials Committee, I am occasionally invited to give talks to different groups. A few days ago, I had the opportunity to deliver a speech at an event organized by the Association of Maquiladoras and Exporters. This event was to be attended by approximately 280 people plus the state governor and city mayor.
I prepared the speech in the following manner. First, I typed the ideas on the Palmtops Memo editor, then elaborated and edited until I had an acceptable write up. Then I read it aloud to myself from the screen of the Palmtop and made the obvious changes to have a more polished product. After this, I practiced the speech, reading it again from the screen using the correct intonation and pacing, paging down when necessary. As I read, I recorded my voice on a dictation recorder. I would then listen to the recorder and make further changes to the text.
I did this several times until I had a speech that I felt comfortable with in terms of quality and potential impact. I then printed the file.
While delivering the speech at the event, I realized that I had almost memorized it without intending to. I was happy with the way the Palmtop had helped me, and people liked the speech.
Jose Patino
Chihuahua, MEXICO
Internet ID: jose_patino@dgc.ceo.dg.com