Iron Man

"The Difference Between Talking Points and Reading 
From a Script"

Google Movie Synopsis:

A billionaire industrialist and genius inventor, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), is conducting weapons tests overseas, but terrorists kidnap him to force him to build a devastating weapon. Instead, he builds an armored suit and upends his captors. Returning to America, Stark refines the suit and uses it to combat crime and terrorism.

Scenario:

Stark is addressing the media during a press conference after the Iron Man and Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges) fought throughout the city the night before.

Selected Scene:

Christine Everheart:    I'm sorry, Mr. Stark, but do you honestly expect us to believe that that was a bodyguard in a suit that conveniently appeared, despite the fact that... 

Tony Stark:                 I know that it's confusing. It is one thing to question the official story, and another thing entirely to make wild accusations, or insinuate that I'm a superhero. 

Christine Everheart:    I never said you were a superhero.  

Tony Stark:                 Didn't? 

Christine Everheart:    Hmm. 

Tony Stark:                 Well, good, because that would be outlandish and, uh, fantastic. 

I'm just not the hero type. Clearly. With this laundry list of character defects, all the mistakes I've made, largely public. 

Rhodey:                      Just stick to the cards, man.  

Tony Stark:                 Yeah, okay.The truth is... I am Iron Man.

Business Tip:

Ask yourself, who is your favorite speaker or why are you impressed with that presentation you recently attended or viewed online?  Your answer will probably be based on the individual’s ability to effectively communicate a clear and concise message— which means he/she was articulate, knowledgeable of the subject matter and well prepared. However, there are tons of people in the business world that have the experience and background we would like to hear speak, unfortunately, too often they overlook one detail, talking points! They elect to write their remarks and read them off the sheet (usually verbatim). These are the speeches we tend to tune out and rarely remember. So, there are two ways you can make TPs (abbreviation for talking points) work for you. First, they can be used to keep you on message and help with important data you might want to share (ex., numbers, quotes, etc.). Secondly, they make for a great style when speaking or presenting to a group and allow you to pepper in some of your personality or better yet passion!  Understand, this means you may need more time to practice, but if you’ve been told you have the gift of gab or you are a good story teller, TPs may be the style for you . . . unless, you are IRON MAN!