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[P819]Public Speaking 8th Edition

by James Masterson, Jam

People have praised and respected over the centuries those who could speak well in front of a crowd. The audience is oftentimes left in awe at how these leaders express themselves well and eventually convinced them a great deal. Knowing how to speak well before a crowd is the best drawer of attention to a candidate leader.

Facing a crowd can be a serious jittery experience for some but for others, they found it fun and exciting to express themselves. But being a public speaker you ought to prepare your speech. You owe this to your audience.

Preparing yourself for a talk is not that easy. You always have to put your best foot forward. The best way to get your audience attention is to start your speech with conviction and end it with a thought provoking ending hoping to lead to positive action.

Some helpful tips are listed below to guide you in your speech.
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• A good speech summary is very important to wrap up your talk and get the message across effectively. Focus on the purpose of your speech: is it to persuade, inform or entertain?

• The body of your speech should be driven to one focal point meaning a message.

• Know the objectives of the event where you are invited to talk. Your speech should be tailored to your kind of audience.

• Be sure that your talk is meaty with facts, if necessary figures, but which you can explain easily during your talk and make it in layman's terms. Facts should be accurate, objective and should be from credible resources.

• Have nice, catchy titles to draw more attention to your speech.

Acceptable Physical Appearance during Public Speaking

• Gestures, movements, facial and bodily expressions are very important because they reveal so much about you as a speaker and a person on how well-versed you are on the topic.

• Public speakers should exude pleasantness, enthusiasm and confidence.

• Do not read from your notes, instead maintain eye contact with your audience. Remember, you should speak and not read.

• Dress for the occasion.

Your Speech

• Speaking with conviction is very important in public speaking to gain credibility and respect.

• If you are to give a speech, train and prepare yourself to speak slowly, enunciate words clearly, pause and show the right emotions while sharing your topic. Most of all, talk to all members of the audience as a whole.

• Communicate with your audience – speak, listen, respond, adjust and adapt – if they have questions or reactions.

• Add-ons to speeches include: humor, handouts and audio-visual aids.

• Learn when to stop talking.

You might prepare for days or weeks and then on the day of the presentation you find that you are still not ready. This worry shows up as lack of eye contact, poor posture, strained vocal quality and other symptoms of anxiety. The content of your presentation may be terrific, but if you are highly anxious, your audience will pay more attention to these symptoms than to what you have to say.

Lack of confidence also affects how comfortable the audience is with you. Audiences view confident speakers as more competent, while hesitant speakers are seen as less credible. If you want your audience to believe your message and have a positive feeling about listening, you need to boost your confidence.

Here are some strategies for managing speech anxiety.

1. Be Well prepared-Analyze what your audience wants and organize your speech and visual aids to serve their needs. Then, PRACTICE IT.

2. Warm Up-Sing up and down the musical scales, or read aloud a page from a book while varying your pitch, volume and rate. Shrug your shoulders up by your ears and then relax. These exercises help you speak in a fluid, natural manner.

3. Breathe Deeply-Before you talk, breathe in deeply through your nose and then deliberately slow your breath as you exhale through your mouth. During your speech, take a deep slow breath whenever you need to.

4. Relax Your Audience-Most speakers find that as soon as the audience relaxes, they get more comfortable, too. That's why many speakers start their presentation with a joke. If you don't tell jokes, open with a brief story about how you became interested in your topic.

5. Think More of Others- Keep this greatest secret always at the front of your mind. Rather than worrying what the audience thinks about you, try to know what they want. Look out for any expressions of confusion and clear them up by slowing down or repeating your last statement. If you are busy thinking about the audience, you wont have time to get too anxious for yourself.

6. Remember Your Visual Aids- Good visual aid help you remember your points and focus attention on your message. They also help to keep you too busy for mental self-criticism.

7. See Yourself Successful-Instead of fearing the worst, use your imagination to generate a positive experience. Before any presentation, imagine or musing your speech in its entirety, and see whether it is coming out well. Imagine and feel confident, be happy, while your audience listens with interest. Your brain doesn't know the difference between real and imagined experience.

Don't be anxious by trying to hold all of these tips in your head. Just decide on what topic you need to work on each time, until they all become part of you. With each opportunity, you all find you become a more confident and successful public speaker.

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