It’s time to overcome what people fear more than death is public speaking.
This article will help you prepare for the steps before performing speech. Step 1 :
Part One of Three :
Preparing The Speech
1. Pick your message
Your speech should be able to summed up in a sentence, maybe two.Avoid speeches narrative (just describing tourist attractions, festivals on the site itself), write a script that contains an opinion or an invitation to the listener. Or do not write the speech to review the problem that we do not understand it. Opinions or solicitation speaker should be placed in the initial paragraph of the speech along with raises issues to be discussed. The appearance of problems at the start will facilitate understanding of the other person or the listener. Although the theme that we choose a common theme, but if we think there is something very interesting or important in these themes, it is likely others will also feel the attractiveness or the importance of the theme. If we are clever speeches package as attractive as possible, others who had thought that we express is something that does not draw too, could be interested. This is what your speech really boils down to: it's what you'll start off with and what you'll return to at the end. Example ;
- So what's yours? Did your teacher give you a specific topic to cover? If so, what's your stance? Or is it more personal? Two or three personal stories with a connecting theme can be quite the vivid speech.
2. Know your audience
Listeners and the audience is our object in the speech, but also a subject that must interpret the ideas we deliver. So naturally, we know what and who they are. By getting to know who they are we will be easy and seamless to communicate with them, making it easy also for them to accept what we mean in the speech. This will determine the entirety of your speech. You wouldn't deliver the same speech to four year-olds as you would to CEOs! So know your audience. Here are a few things to consider :
3. Don’t ruminate about negative thoughts
Ask yourself, what's the worst that can happen? People will give you weird looks for not giving a speech according to their "expectations". Think what you will get, overcoming the fear of public speaking. Opponents fear with confidence and also do not forget before starting not to forget to pray to God to make it easy on all matters. How to cope with a look and said to myself :
- Who are they? Age? Gender? Beliefs?
- How much do they know about your topic? This will determine the amount of complicated language you can use (hint: if they don't know much, don't use it!).
- Why are they there? To be taught something? Because they have to be? Because they're genuinely interested?
- How long have they been there? If you're 17th of 18th speeches, take that into account!
4. Research your subject
If your subject is you, congratulations! You probably already know you like the back of your hand (or arm or leg, but probably not head). But if it's not, get to researching. The pros and the cons! If people can poke holes in your argument, it's not a very effective speech. So, everything that must be prepared carefully so that when advanced or appear to run well and be successful.
- Have at least three points to support your message (that one succinct sentence you're working with). Address the counterargument, but don't focus on it.
- Only complicate it as much as your audience can tolerate. Stay away from jargon and technical terms if it's gonna leave your listeners scratching their heads and feeling out of place.
5. Use stories, humor and metaphor
A speech full of dull, statistics can make the audience bored. Instead, opt for a story it is easier to follow structure and make them live with things like metaphor and antithesis.
- Addressing the president of your company about budget locations? Maybe not.
- Antithesis is about using opposites. Clinton said, "I want to nominate a man who’s cool on the outside.but who burns for America on the inside" in speech.
6. Use flashy adjectives, verbs and adverbs
More about being vivid! Take the sentence "The fishing industry is bad" and change it to "The fishing industry's practices are egregious. " Even something as simple as "We can solve the problem," to "We can speedily solve the problem" is more memorable. Think active, "We can force change when we have the manpower." Make them sit up in their seats, you know?
7. Jump right in
So no hemming and “hawwing”, no apology, no “I wonder…,” no “Thank you,” only to brass tacks. Do not talk about painting get right in there and start creating images for them. They are there for your speech, not how you feel about it or how you are feeling right now.
8. Write it out
You should have a clear introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction and conclusion should both be brief and to the point, the conclusion being a reiteration of the intro. And the body? Well, that's everything else. Because forming a speech in your head is a lot of work. Write it out, see how it transitions from point to point, if it covers all your bases, and if it really says what you set out to say. If it doesn't, revamp till it does!
Part Two of Three :
Practicing The Speech
1. Write down your main points
Write down your main points. Now that you have everything you want to say figured out (and hopefully on paper), write down your main points. Take this notecard and see if you can cover everything just from looking at it. Get to the point where you're comfortable delivering it just with the notecard. The more comfortable you are with the speech, the more it'll show when you're delivering it.
- How does it flow? What parts are you less convinced by yourself on?
2. Memorize it
Okay, so this is not super necessary, but certainly a good idea. If you know by heart, you can make eye contact with the audience. Do not stress if you do not have enough time – but if you do, take advantage of it. This does not mean that you should go there unarmed. If your mind is empty, you can look around and go to the place where you need to. Send it to someone. This is a great idea for a few reasons :
- Communicate to someone helps you get used to someone looking at you while you’re talking. public speaking can be quite intimidating, so it had an audience of practice will help calm your nerves.
- Do they really pay attention. At the end of your speech, ask them what questions arise in their minds. Is there a hole in your argument? Or do something to confuse them?
3. Deliver it to someone
This is a grand idea for a couple of reasons :
- Public speaking can be pretty terrifying, so having a practice audience will help calm your nerves.
- Have them actually pay attention. At the end of your speech, ask them what questions popped up in their mind.
4. Practice in front of the mirror and in the shower
Really, you have to practice wherever you can. But these two places will be very useful :
- Practice in front of a mirror so you can see your body language. what movement work where? How do you feel about the break and what you do for them?
- Practice in the bathroom because it’s probably one you can think of going beyond that. Is your mind a blank on each section?
5. Time it
You are given a specific time slot or you are given a length requirements for speech. Try to get it comfortably above the minimum and maximum comfortable under that way if you do not intentionally speed up or slow down, you're still golden.
Third Part Three :
Delivering The Speech
1. Think about your posture and body language
Standing like you have a fig leaf over your crotch is not the way to give a captivating speech. Nor should you go the opposite way and lean over the podium. You use your hands every day to express emotion this speech is no different. You're still communicating to people, just on a bigger scale. Though the scale is different, the gestures remain the same.
2. Use props
Talk about painting a vivid picture. Telling a story about your dad's last burning building he ran into? Take out his burned firefighter helmet.
3. Know when and how to use pictures
Just make sure you use them to your advantage! You want them to listening to you, not awe-struck by the pretty pictures. Use graphs to illustrate your points, especially if they're hard to understand. Don't face the pictures when you're talking.
4. Select people in your audience, don't scan
A lot of people are under the impression scanning the audience is ideal and if that makes you nervous, just sort of scan the back wall.
5. Vary your tone
The parts you feel passionate about should be clearly emphasized! Speak loudly and with vigor! Pound your fist if you need to! And then there are parts that will feel more like a lullaby. And even parts that require pauses to let the emotion set in. AND THEN RAMPED BACK UP. It's a lot more effective verbally than over text. You get it. Don't be afraid to chuckle a bit or show a bit of grief or frustration. You're human.
6. Don't forget about pauses!
Think about the sentence, "hydrogen monoxide killed 50 million people last year. 50 million. Let that sink in." Now think about the sentence with pauses after each period. Gets a little more serious, doesn't it? Draw a big ol' slash through the text to indicate a break. Once you have it down, you'll be able to feel where the pauses will go.
7. Don't forget about pauses!
Think about the sentence, "hydrogen monoxide killed 50 Take a deep breath. You did it. Next time you'll be giving a speech on how to give speeches. What were you so nervous about in the first place?
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