Print Article for : Benefits Of Public Speaking

Your Online Guide » Sales Marketing » Art Of Public Speaking

[B340]Benefits Of Public Speaking

by Art Gib, Art

Speaker
Many conference coordinators are willing to book a speaker based completely on who they are. Whether they are an expert in a certain field of study, a successful athlete, a coveted comedian or a famous celebrity, heroes do have a tendency to attract attention and audiences. Reputation is not the only thing that makes a good motivational speaker though.

Message
The most important part of public speaking is the message itself; not the person who delivers it. The most obscure individual can still accomplish the things you need them to if they have the ability to speak well. This means that a good motivational speaker does more than simply inform their listeners. He or she should be able to influence their emotions, their thoughts and even their actions with the words they speak.

Audience
Audiences can be anything from critical or receptive to responsive or apathetic, but you can give your guest speaker a head start by simply matching the right audience with the right speaker. For example, businessmen will probably understand and respect another businessman more than they would an athlete or a musician. Simply match up your audience with a speaker they can relate to and understand.

Medium
In public speaking, the main medium for communicating is an individual's voice. With more technology available though, some speaker may choose to use other forms of media during their speech like power point presentations, hand outs, videos and pictures. Although these extra props are not necessary for success, they can add a lot to a presentation; especially if your audience is made up of visual learners.

Results
Different speakers are designed to accomplish different result. For example, comedians are primarily hired to entertain an audience and make them laugh. Inspirational speakers appeal to emotion and good stories and motivational speakers are meant to lead people to action. Consequently, the kind of speaker you hire will largely affect the kind of result you will see.

Budget
Even though it isn't an element of public speaking, budget is another factor that most event coordinators have to consider. Motivational speaker fees can cost as little as a couple thousand dollars to more than one hundred thousand dollars. The price is influenced by their fame, their speaking capability, the expertise, and their availability.

Every engagement provides the opportunity for review. Regardless of how well the message came across there is something that could be improved. In spite of a presentation being mediocre there are redeeming qualities.

As you make your evaluations - and use them to grow as a speaker - consider the following?

1. Always start with the best. Review your talk and call to mind the best comments you received. Reflect on the part of the presentation that went best, possibly much better than expected. Think about the best laugh. The best connection. The best emotions. The best articulation. The best impact.

Think conceptually. Consider WHY it worked, not just THAT it worked. Because crowds are different you may not get the same response each time. Last week I had two back-to-back engagements. Same message, but different people. They laughed at different spots, connected with different points, and will apply the subject differently. But the stories, points, illustrations, all worked for both groups. Knowing WHY helps me much more than knowing THAT.

Explore the reasons for your connection, emotion, humor, impact, etc. When you discover why a story or joke works you can repeat the principle for a variety of situations.

2. Mull over the worst. What did you think would work, but didn't? What bombed? What groaned? What crashed? It may be that it needs to be taken out of the program. Or maybe it was the audience and it will work next time. Perhaps it was appropriate, but seemed all right. Maybe it just stunk and never needs to leave your mouth again. There have been entire messages that I have given once and never used again because the whole concept was poor. I don't beat myself up over it, I learn.

Don't take the awful or awesome personally. It's tempting to do one of two things: Focus only on the negative and beat ourselves up. Spotlight only the positive and act like nothing went wrong. Be objective, be real, be flexible, be reasonable in your evaluation. And don't fall for the myth ??I was awful'I was awesome.?

Paul Evans is the executive creator of and His 20 years of public speaking experience help over 24,000 speakers around the work each week through his free public speaking ezine.

Article Source : In America Speaking The Truth Is A Career Ending Event

About Author

Both Art Gib & Admin are contributors for EditorialToday. The above articles have been edited for relevancy and timeliness. All write-ups, reviews, tips and guides published by EditorialToday.com and its partners or affiliates are for informational purposes only. They should not be used for any legal or any other type of advice. We do not endorse any author, contributor, writer or article posted by our team.

Art Gib has sinced written about articles on various topics from Supplements, Teachers and self improvement and motivation. One place to look for qualified and experienced is at Nationwide Speakers (. Art Gib's top article generates over 1830000 views. to your Favourites.

Admin has sinced written about articles on various topics from Infidelity, Tax and Class Action. Paul Evans. Admin's top article generates over 368000 views. to your Favourites.