lundi 24 février 2014

Getting Your Point Across: Simple Public Speaking Tips

By Tara Dawson


Being able to speak in public is a great skill to have. The more you know about speaking in front of an audience, the more at ease you will become. Keep reading and learn how you can become a better speaker.

Your audience will not remain attentive unless you work to keep them listening. You must work hard to get their attention and even harder to keep it. You are performing for them, and speaking confidently to win them over is key to achieving the desired results.

Memorize your speech before you do anything. Once you have the ability to make your speech without assistance at any time, you can then start working on delivery. If you know your speech, you can add to it and play with it a little while you are on stage, while still getting your message across.

Learn the material the best you can. You should even know facts and jokes about the topic of your speech. If you have time, you can add in some of these things throughout your speech as needed. Also use them to reinforce your speech in questions and answer sessions or follow up conversations.

After you have memorized the broad strokes of your speech, practice often. This will help you to become more comfortable with what you are saying. Make sure you master proper pace and breathing. You will need to leave pauses for interruptions by the audience. Use the equipment you are going to use for the speech to practice if you can.

Keep moving if you suddenly realize you skipped something in your outline. Do not pause to go back, it might set you off course. Additionally, backing up will just make it abundantly clear to your audience that you messed up.

You may want to consider using a story to engage your audience. Make sure to outline your speech. A well-rounded story will have the audience know when you begin and when it ends. Be sure you use true life events in order to sound really authentic.

Practice your speech as much as you possibly can. Practice before a mirror or even video yourself so that you see where you can improve. Practicing before loved ones is an ideal method since they can offer the best criticism.

Upon reaching the end of this article, you should have absorbed many useful tips about speaking in public. Apply these tips as you hone your skills. Even if you do not need to use the tips often, they can provide you with a great feeling of self assuredness.




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