Three impromptu speaking drills you can do anywhere

Impromptu speaking feels scary because it's unrehearsed. But the skill underneath — organizing a thought quickly — is very trainable. Try these.

Drill 1: Point, Reason, Example (PRE)

Pick any object nearby and argue for it in three sentences: your point, one reason, one example. Thirty seconds, done. PRE gives your brain a rail to run on.

Drill 2: The 60-second story

Answer "tell me about a time you…" in exactly one minute with a beginning, middle, and end. Time it. Stories are easier to improvise than arguments.

Drill 3: Question hot potato

Around the dinner table, everyone gets a surprise question and 20 seconds to answer. Laugh at the messy ones — that's the point. Speed lowers the fear.