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The analogy okay as far as it goes but as a trainer for people who want to do public speaking, I’ve got to ask where it takes them. The important thing, I would have thought, is to instil the techniques/skills/mindset/whatever, not just draw attention to the similarities. :)

Okay, more seriously, I think there’s also a big difference between public speaking and “chatting up” in that what you’re selling in your chatting up is, essentially, yourself. You are your own content. On the other hand, in public speaking you are just the medium, not the message (or at least if you are, you’re too egotistical for my liking!). In public speaking it’s not about you (sorry, but it’s not!) – it’s about what you’ve got to say and it’s about your message… your content.

Eliding the two things is certainly a bit of a problem for a lot of our clients, who think that people are there to see/hear/judge *them* when they make a presentation…. In fact no one comes to hear me speak, they come to hear a speach on X, Y or Z.

S

Just a note about public speakers that I have thought were awesome: The ones who entertained me and made me laugh, while also being giving me good content. (Ze Frank, http://www.zefrank.com)
The ones that were passionate about what they talk about and are excited to share their knowledge. (Wil Reynolds, http://www.wilreynolds.net, and http://www.thinkseer.com)
Ones who have a contagious charisma. (Gary Vaynerchuck, http://garyvaynerchuk.com)

Each one of these have traits of someone who could be a good pickup artist. Girls love guys who make them laugh, have charisma, but also are intelligent men.

My honest opinion, Dean Hunt, has the ability to be right up here with these speakers. There is something about Dean Hunts blog that keeps me coming back, I am sure if he were speaking, I would be on the front roll. Dean is down to earth, not afraid to experiment with his ideas, entertaining, and he sure knows what he is talking about. I would expect Dean to get the people listening to him, involved in his presentations just as he gets his readers involved in his blog. I would expect his presentation to be very interactive with the audience.

Just be who you are, and you will be okay in both the speaking world and dating world.