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The following article was contributed by Sandra Schrift.
Top 7 Steps to Better Public Speaking
Public Speaking - Whether you want to be a part time, full time or BIG time speaker you must speak, speak, speak. At first, deliver 25-30 minute free talks to service clubs and community organisations. Consider it to be your off-Broadway tryout. A great opportunity to fine-tune your program and maybe get some future paid business!
Public Speaking
Whether you want to be a part time, full time or BIG time speaker you must speak, speak, speak.
At first, deliver 25-30 minute free talks to service clubs and community organisations.
Consider it to be your off-Broadway tryout.
A great opportunity to fine-tune your program and maybe get some future paid business!
Do the following to put at ease when delivering a speech: 1. Your speech needs a beginning, middle, and end. You must grab your audiences attention in the first minute, so begin with a starting comment, question, story, or humour. End your speech on a strong note by asking a question, providing a quote, tell a story or leave them laughing. 2. Every 5-7 minutes, back up your facts with signature (about you or others) stories. Stories are out there everywhere. Find them in the stores, at restaurants, on the air plane, at home. People retain information better when hearing a story. 3. Practice your speech out loud. Record it on to a tape recorder and/or video camera. Also do this when giving a program to a live audience. Do it every time! 4. Practice pausing before and after important points. Don't be afraid to leave open space. The use of silence is a key requirement to becoming an effective speaker. 5. Use direct eye contact. You can focus on one person when making a point and everyone else in the audience will think you are speaking to them also. 6. Don't just stand behind the lectern: move around, gesture. Be animated. (Fifty-five percent of how people perceive you is by body language; 38 percent by your voice; 7 percent by your words) 7. Smile a lot. Be enthusiastic about what you are saying. And have fun. 2004 by Sandra Schrift. All rights reserved Sandra Schrift 13 year speaker bureau owner and now career coach to emerging and veteran public speakers who want to "grow" a profitable speaking business. I also work with business professionals and organisations who want to master their presentations.Public Speaking Courses
