3 Pillars of Powerful Preaching
What are the essentials of great public speaking or preaching?
Well, there are three pillars—three things that every talk needs to be powerful and effective. These are the absolute basics of all great communicators.
In this episode, we’ll talk about why you need all three of these pillars or your talk will collapse.
Resources Mentioned
- I talk more about this concept in my books: Preaching Nuts & Bolts, and Preach and Deliver. Check them out at ProPreacher.com/books
Key Takeaways
Here’s a quick list of some of the big takeaways from this episode. Check the timestamp to see when each point is discussed.
- There are three pillars that all powerful and effective public speaking sits on top of. [3:10]
- The pillars are best understood in the form of a question: who, what, and how.
- Who = Who is speaking? Are they credible? [4:15]
- What = What did they say? Is the message clear? [9:55]
- How = How did they say it? Is it compelling? [12:58]
- Without all three legs, your message will fall flat on its back. [18:24]
- A credible who and compelling how without a clear what = entertaining nonsense. [18:42]
- A credible who and clear what without a compelling how = boring lecture. [19:19]
- A compelling how and clear what without a credible who = ignorant rant. [20:44]
- A credible who, a clear what, and a compelling how = life-changing message. [21:34]
- Evaluate your next message using the three pillars: Is it credible, clear, and compelling? [22:50]
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