6 customisable OKR examples for Speaking
What are Speaking OKRs?
The Objective and Key Results (OKR) framework is a simple goal-setting methodology that was introduced at Intel by Andy Grove in the 70s. It became popular after John Doerr introduced it to Google in the 90s, and it's now used by teams of all sizes to set and track ambitious goals at scale.
Formulating strong OKRs can be a complex endeavor, particularly for first-timers. Prioritizing outcomes over projects is crucial when developing your plans.
To aid you in setting your goals, we have compiled a collection of OKR examples customized for Speaking. Take a look at the templates below for inspiration and guidance.
If you want to learn more about the framework, you can read our OKR guide online.
Building your own Speaking OKRs with AI
While we have some examples available, it's likely that you'll have specific scenarios that aren't covered here. You can use our free AI generator below or our more complete goal-setting system to generate your own OKRs.
Our customisable Speaking OKRs examples
You will find in the next section many different Speaking Objectives and Key Results. We've included strategic initiatives in our templates to give you a better idea of the different between the key results (how we measure progress), and the initiatives (what we do to achieve the results).
Hope you'll find this helpful!
1. OKRs to enhance and refine my communication skills
Enhance and refine my communication skills
Practice public speaking at four local events
Research and select four events suitable for public speaking- Register and attend these local events as a speaker
- Prepare speeches relevant to each event's topic or theme
- Receive positive feedback on communication improvement from 6 team members
- Request feedback from team members regularly
- Implement learned techniques into daily team interactions
- Engage in training courses for effective communication skills
- Complete two advanced communication training workshops
- Attend and actively participate in these workshops
- Apply learned knowledge in professional communications
- Research and register for two advanced communication training workshops
2. OKRs to get better at public speaking
- Increase confidence and competence in public speaking
- Score above 7/10 in feedback forms received after public sessions
- Do 6h of training sessions on public speaking
- Give 10 public speeches in front of an audience
- Secure 10 speaking engagements
- Deliver each speech in front of an audience
- Create a list of 10 topics for public speeches
- Research and prepare each speech
3. OKRs to enhance children's speaking skills focusing on pronunciation, diction and intonation
- Enhance children's speaking skills focusing on pronunciation, diction and intonation
- Ensure 80% of children show measurable improvement in intonation via regular testing
- Achieve a 30% improvement in diction based on an established rubric
- Attend professional speech and pronunciation workshops
- Record and critique personal speech regularly
- Practice daily using recommended diction exercises
- Implement a bi-weekly pronunciation training program for all children
- Allocate resources for pronunciation training materials
- Schedule experienced trainers for bi-weekly sessions
- Outline a comprehensive bi-weekly pronunciation syllabus
4. OKRs to get better at public speaking
- Become a confident public speaker
- Increase ability to think on the spot and respond to questions.
- Practice responding to common questions.
- Read articles and books on public speaking.
- Take part in mock interviews and assessments.
- Make a list of potential questions and answers.
- Increase ability to effectively engage audiences.
- Research effective methods of engaging audiences.
- Test strategies and refine as needed.
- Prepare engaging content for audiences.
- Develop strategies to appeal to the target audience.
- Increase comfort level in public speaking environments
- Attend public speaking events as a spectator
- Seek feedback from trusted sources after each practice session
- Practice public speaking in front of a mirror
- Join a public speaking group or class
- Deliver public presentations with poise and clarity
- Make eye contact with the audience
- Practice delivering the presentation
- Speak slowly and clearly
- Prepare talking points in advance
5. OKRs to advance my proficiency in spoken English
- Advance my proficiency in spoken English
- Watch and summarize 10 TED Talks in English each month
- Write a brief summary for each TED Talk
- Select 10 TED Talks in English to watch
- Watch each selected TED Talk in full
- Recite a new English poem flawlessly every week
- Practice reciting the poem out loud
- Read and interpret the poem daily
- Select a new English poem every week
- Engage in English language conversation for 30 minutes daily
- Join online communities for English language learners
- Attend local English speaking clubs
- Start daily English conversation with a friend
6. OKRs to enhance communication skills and overcome shyness
- Enhance communication skills and overcome shyness
- Attend two networking events every month to interact with diverse individuals
- Schedule two networking events into personal calendar
- Research local networking events happening nearby
- Regularly engage and interact with attendees during events
- Complete an online course in public speaking or interpersonal communication skills
- Find and enroll in a relevant online public speaking course
- Successfully complete and pass all course evaluations and exams
- Actively participate in all course activities and assignments
- Engage in weekly activities requiring public speaking or initiating conversation with strangers
- Strike up conversation with a new person in a public place daily
- Volunteer to present at weekly community meetings or events
- Enroll in a local weekly debate club or toastmaster session
Speaking OKR best practices to boost success
Generally speaking, your objectives should be ambitious yet achievable, and your key results should be measurable and time-bound (using the SMART framework can be helpful). It is also recommended to list strategic initiatives under your key results, as it'll help you avoid the common mistake of listing projects in your KRs.
Here are a couple of best practices extracted from our OKR implementation guide 👇
Tip #1: Limit the number of key results
Having too many OKRs is the #1 mistake that teams make when adopting the framework. The problem with tracking too many competing goals is that it will be hard for your team to know what really matters.
We recommend having 3-4 objectives, and 3-4 key results per objective. A platform like Tability can run audits on your data to help you identify the plans that have too many goals.
Tability's audit dashboard will highlight opportunities to improve OKRsTip #2: Commit to weekly OKR check-ins
Setting good goals can be challenging, but without regular check-ins, your team will struggle to make progress. We recommend that you track your OKRs weekly to get the full benefits from the framework.
Being able to see trends for your key results will also keep yourself honest.
Tability's check-ins will save you hours and increase transparencyTip #3: No more than 2 yellow statuses in a row
Yes, this is another tip for goal-tracking instead of goal-setting (but you'll get plenty of OKR examples above). But, once you have your goals defined, it will be your ability to keep the right sense of urgency that will make the difference.
As a rule of thumb, it's best to avoid having more than 2 yellow/at risk statuses in a row.
Make a call on the 3rd update. You should be either back on track, or off track. This sounds harsh but it's the best way to signal risks early enough to fix things.
How to turn your Speaking OKRs in a strategy map
OKRs without regular progress updates are just KPIs. You'll need to update progress on your OKRs every week to get the full benefits from the framework. Reviewing progress periodically has several advantages:
- It brings the goals back to the top of the mind
- It will highlight poorly set OKRs
- It will surface execution risks
- It improves transparency and accountability
Most teams should start with a spreadsheet if they're using OKRs for the first time. Then, once you get comfortable you can graduate to a proper OKRs-tracking tool.
Tability's Strategy Map makes it easy to see all your org's OKRsIf you're not yet set on a tool, you can check out the 5 best OKR tracking templates guide to find the best way to monitor progress during the quarter.
More Speaking OKR templates
We have more templates to help you draft your team goals and OKRs.
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- OKRs to drive two new revenue streams via food delivery app advertising
- OKRs to centralize prospecting features within a singular client intelligence hub
- OKRs to expand investor network with five strategic VC firms
- OKRs to streamline all business processes through automation
OKRs resources
Here are a list of resources to help you adopt the Objectives and Key Results framework.
- To learn: What is the meaning of OKRs
- Blog posts: ODT Blog
- Success metrics: KPIs examples
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