The way in which one speaks makes all the difference in the world。 Whether gearing up to discuss a TedX Talk or creating an invigorating speech for the ages -tone matters， confidence matters， the agility and temperament matters， the knowledge of the subject matters， the authenticity and character of the individual matters。What I enjoy about T。D。 Jakes is he always is re-inventing himself。 He never stays stationary and is always willing to go that extra step to ensure that others comprehend， hono The way in which one speaks makes all the difference in the world。 Whether gearing up to discuss a TedX Talk or creating an invigorating speech for the ages -tone matters， confidence matters， the agility and temperament matters， the knowledge of the subject matters， the authenticity and character of the individual matters。What I enjoy about T。D。 Jakes is he always is re-inventing himself。 He never stays stationary and is always willing to go that extra step to ensure that others comprehend， honor， and respect him but also that they understand and appreciate their god given gifts。We all have them but are we using them？ This my friends is the question。Because when we wake up in the morning we can't think of the past but rather our present and how we intend to grapple with the world we have before us- in the here and now -in present form。Don't Drop the Mic isn't just about listening， it's comprehending， reinforcing， and reestablishing those boundaries and goals。In the day of Covid pandemics many of us have lost our way。 We seek leaders for their authority and power。 We look to officials to guide our way。 We look to others to simply here，" I'm in it with you。 You're not alone！" Contradictions， corruptions， injustices， racism， social inequality-there's always something on our plate that we need to address and inherently process。Preaching is like an art form and you must develop- hone in- and create a wonderful work of art。Considering the needs of others is paramount as simply talking without relative and pertinent information to tackle is meaningless。 Where do you seek inspiration？ Do you branch out of your norm- The miracle is always in your message。Yet， how do you bring that message to fruition？The power of God's love is all around us。 God's love has the ability to override human flaws such as ignorance， violence， fear， anger， and yes， even personal biases and or myths。Hope is our common denominator in unity and forgiveness。 Hope that showcases our trajectory forward and further away from our past as learned lessons to build upon and restore humanity。Another great aspect of T。D。 Jakes was his discussion surrounding the 'pregnant pause' and the written word and the relationship they have in story telling as it may be during preaching sermons， community events， or just general audience participation gatherings。Your energy， the enthusiasm you illicit， the grasp of your material goes a long way to healing and soul searching。Moving from textures to colors， gliding between serpent-to-dove dexterity， and creating that element of show and awe value is what we're after in transcending ordinary to extraordinary。Elevating a normal preaching segway into the end of the Earth revolution。Simply put- Use what God has given you and build upon it！Communication is key not just loud noise for the sake of argument。You don't win an argument without some form of listening， comprehension， and reverberating themes surrounding truths。Truth isn't always easy to accept but it must be welcomed！"The intricacy of a manner of preaching is not exclusively bound up in explanations and definitions， but in taste， efficacy， and the transformative power of the sermon to touch and move the human heart。" It's important to note here that， " No cook or preacher is greater than the tradition from which they were birthed。"It's all about turning one's plight or vision of hopelessness into hope。 How prepared are you？ Are you fully utilizing more than just your mouth？ Are you engaging everyone in the broadest of terms？ Are you honest in your engagement？These are questions that must be addressed in order to be a successful and engaging speaker。Recipes， ingredients， and elements of nature all must come together and be effective at getting your message out there， heard， and understood。Love， this new work and hope you find this review as thoughtful and reflective as possible。Thank you to T。D。 Jakes， Faith Words， NetGalley， and Amazon Kindle for this ARC in exchange for this honest review。 。。。more