Keep that notebook or recorder handy -- in your pocket or on the car seat beside you and be alert for possible illustrations you can use in your presentation. You just never know where and when they'll pop up.
For instance let's say you just passed a white-water river being run by rafting enthusiasts. How could this be used as an illustration?
Could you use it to illustrate how the hectic pace of life today is like being caught up in such a river -- without a rubber raft -- or perhaps the difficulty in reaching some goal?
Or perhaps you just read an article on the box fish -- a very square looking specimen with bumps or all over it. The magazine feature points out that when you first encounter this fish you would probably think that it looks very cumbersome, but despite its very square shape it is actually very aerodynamic and can speed through the water very easily (Look up box fish on line and you'll see what i mean.) and automobile designers have actually copied its shape in designing their vehicles because of this. How could you use this information in a speech?
It could make a good illustration of need not to get carried away with first impressions when making decisions about things or people because first impressions can be deceiving.
You probably run into even better potential illustrations so keep on the lookout for them and keep that notebooks or voice recorder handy to just them down for use in some current or future presentations.. Some people even use their cell phone cameras to record such things for future reference.
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