Assured oration: strategies to be successful - Part 2
Simple speeches need effective planning
Split your speech into three basic parts ‘prologue-main-ending’. In the first phase inform your listeners about the subject you are going to speak about. Delve into the subject and make necessary points, limit them to three or four straight forward thoughts. Too many points will confuse your audience. At the end just reiterate what you have already spoken and persuade them to take action.
Enjoy your task
If you enter the stage with the impression that public speaking is traumatic, it will be like that. But in reality if you want to you can make your speech a happy and pleasing experience. Public speaking gives you the chance to share the wisdom you have gained over years. Initially you will be scared and may not get this pleasurable feeling. But once you master the basic public speaking skills by addressing few groups you will being to feel satisfied with your work and start enjoying your speaking assignments.
Dynamic stage presence
Remember that until and unless you speak and impress upon your audience the value of your thoughts and plans you will remain inconspicuous. If you want to make your presence felt you must express your innate personality by talking and expressing your thoughts, ideas and feelings. Your audience will relate better to you when you share your invisible parts, i.e. your feelings, attitudes, dreams, aspirations, fears and aims. By doing so you are inviting your audience to come closer to you and empathize with you better.
