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Public Speaking - Tip # 1
Posted in public-speakingThe public speaking tips we will be posting here over the next week or so have been downloaded by over 12,000 of our visitors. Read over each tip a couple of times and, more importantly, incorporate it into your public speaking practice sessions.
Great Speakers: Winston Churchill, my Aunt Trudie, and You.
In a recent study of people’s greatest fears, public speaking ranked first, ahead of financial ruin and even death. But remember what one great speaker said about the only thing to fear being fear itself? It’s true.
Whether you’re saying a few words at a family party or giving a speech at the U.N., the same rules apply. While our Public Speaking Tips are not all obvious, they’re all very simple. Taken together, they can help nearly anyone deliver a great speech.
1. PRACTICE - There are no shortcuts.
Don’t expect that just because you have the words in front of you that you’ll automatically say them in convincing fashion. Only if you are seasoned at this sort of speaking does it come naturally, and even then most people are very familiar with the material they’re talking about.
If you take the time to become comfortable with the words you’re going to say, your speech will improve dramatically. So don’t just practice by reading your speech to yourself. Read it aloud. Read in a way that’s going to reflect how you’re going to have to say it to the audience. Consider taking these few steps in working on delivery:
Read the speech aloud to yourself at the same pace you’ll read it to the audience. Identify any lines that don’t sound correct and rewrite them. You may want to time yourself to get an idea if you’re speaking for too long.
Next, deliver the speech standing in front of a mirror, trying to address yourself as you go. Say the speech all the way through without having to back-track or pause and correct yourself. The sooner you simulate the real experience, the easier the time will be when you have to deliver the real thing.
Posted: July 16th, 2007 at 6:05 am | 329 Views | Email Post
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