
Formal speaking situations:
- Testifying in court
- Arguing for a change in policies before your city or county council
- Testifying before the Congress or a state legislature
- Debating (in a meeting, or in a formal debate)
- Presiding over a ceremony--awards, graduations, and more
- Asking a question of a political candidate in a public forum
- Making a formal motion to change a procedure or law
- Asking for a raise or increase in your budget
- Chairing a meeting
- Presenting an award
- Honoring a friend or colleague on a special occasion
- Speaking up in favor of a colleague's point or project
- Rallying your team to a cause or effort
- Thanking a mentor, senior colleague or a good work effort
- Accepting thanks, an award or other recognition
- Delivering a eulogy
- Sharing bad news with a work team
- Fielding questions from hecklers
- Fielding questions from a hostile or upset crowd
- Advocating a less popular point of view
- Explaining what you do for a living to the uninitiated (which would be most of us)
- Handling questions about your personal life
Everyday work situations:
- Conference calls
- Webinars
- Podcasts
- Presentations to your boss or board
- Presentations to clients
- Negotiations (for raises, deals and more)
- Talking and listening to customers
- Working with clients
- Explaining your product or service
- Framing and telling a story to illustrate your point
- Anticipating what your friend will want to say or hear
- Focusing a discussion on just a few points
- Speaking so you can be understood and appreciated by people of all ages and backgrounds
- Making your point clear