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Fear of public speaking is No. 1. Death is
No. 4. So most people would rather get a
root canal and pay their taxes than speak in
front of an audience!
Ask
yourself,
"Wouldn't it be great to
be able to stand in front of an audience of
hundreds of people and hold them in complete
captivation?"
"Wouldn't it be great to
feel confident and assured the day you're
scheduled to speak before your company's
executives, an association, or a local civic
group?"
"Wouldn't it be great to
go into a presentation confident that the
attendees are going to love you, be
surrounded by their applause, and overhear
comments afterwards, such as, "He was
excellent," or, "She made a real connection
with her audience"?
Here are some tips to
build your confidence in front of others. I
have never met an audience that did not want
the speaker to succeed.
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Prepare! Prepare!
Prepare! Preparation helps reduce your
jitters. Please do not read your speech.
Instead, use some notes on 3x5 index
cards. Be confident that you know your
material. Because you do!
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Memorize only the
opening and closing of your speech. If
you try to memorize your entire speech
you will be too focused on yourself and
fearful that you may forget something.
Just continue the conversation, make
your points and use
illustrations/stories to highlight your
information.
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Remember to breathe
from your stomach before you begin . . .
and keep breathing.
Deep breaths will keep your vocal chords
relaxed and keep you from trembling.
Then no one will know you are nervous.
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Deliver your speech
as you would engage in a conversation
with someone. Make eye contact with
different members of the audience. When
you land on one person's eyes, everyone
in the audience will feel as if you are
speaking to them also. This is called
CONNECTION.
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Present your content
with lots of examples and personal
stories, mixed with humor and some
interactive exercises for your audience.
Get them involved. This will heighten
their interest and retention of your
message. Relax and have some fun. Your
audience will too!
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Here is an old adage
to follow: Tell 'em. what you're gonna
tell 'em.(Opening) Tell 'em. (Body of
speech) Tell 'em what you told them.
(Closing)
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Stop on time, no
matter what. Don't deliver everything
you know on your topic - just highlight
3 to 5 points in your speech. Save time
at the end for audience questions. And
hang around after your speech to answer
some individual questions.
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