Teach Yourself Effective Public Speaking
Learn to
woo your crowds, before they boo you. This you may do successfully by
getting to know the members of your audience. Find out about those
that have come to hear you. You may have to do a little bit of
research to know their average age, education or their level of
awareness of the subject you have chosen for your speech and so on.
It is also important to gauge their mood.
Understand
what message they want you to deliver. Learn how best to package that
message in your speech. Design your speech to suit the level as well
as the mood of your audience. Choose the most suitable words and
expressions possible. Think about appropriate body language to
fortify your speech. Establish and maintain eye contact with the
audience. If you do, people will pay better attention to your speech.
Intersperse it with a few spicy or humorous anecdotes to make it
interesting. Remember if the crowds think you are a bore, you may
hear them snore. In certain circumstances, encouraging audience
participation will do the trick of beating boredom.
Speech
organization
Effective
speeches are always organized very well. You must have a catchy
beginning, an informative middle and a stimulating closing. The
opening of your speech should be such as to rivet the attention of
the audience. Remember that the closing will decide the degree of
success of your speech. However, the bulk of your speech lies in the
body, the middle, where the main points and sub-points are presented.
In the end, a brief summary of the speech will have to round it off.
The end is just as important as the beginning because it is what the
crowds take home with them as they leave.
Preparing
yourself
Writing
down your speech, revising it to your satisfaction, rehearsing it
systematically and, standing in front of a mirror or imaginary
crowds, delivering it are a few of the steps you can take in order to
ensure your success as a public speaker. The better prepared you are
with your speech; the higher will be your chances of facing your
audience fearlessly. Also, it will help you to give a more effective
and impressive speech.
Do proper
ground-work and arm yourself with appropriate preparation. The more
prepared you are, the more confidence and less fear you will have.
You will be able to stand in front of large audiences and captivate
them with your well-rehearsed speech. You will receive your reward
for your labor when they stand up and clap and applaud.
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