Motivational Public Speaking

Public speaking is a fearful proposition for most of us. Indeed it is said that a majority of us fear death less and public speaking more. Anyway for those of us who wish to conquer this fear and become influential orators here are ten useful points by following which you could become a super-hit public speaker.
1. Venue: Get acquainted with the venue and surroundings of your speech. One way is to get there early and familiarize yourself with the stage and the various audio visual equipments present there.

2. Listeners: The more familiar you are with your listeners the better your speech will go, isn’t it easier to talk to a bunch of buddies than to unknown people. One way is to welcome some members of the audience as they arrive and indulge in small talk with them.

3. Subject matter: You should be completely thorough about the subject of your talk. The more prepared you are the less nervous you will be. Prepare your talk, rehearse and rewrite and finalise before you arrive at the venue.

4. Take it easy: It is good to perform some physical exercises couple of hours before the speech. This will help relax your muscles.

5. Imagine delivering the talk: Think of how you would like to appear at the actual occasion of your speech. Visualize yourself addressing the gathering with confident, coherent and commanding voice. This helps build confidence.

6. Your audience wants your talk to be successful: Listeners have arrived there expecting your talk to be absorbing, educating, regaling and enthusing. The audience wants you to emerge triumphant.

7. Never say sorry: Don’t talk about your tension, problems or anything that you have faced with your talk. By doing so you are highlighting a problem which the audience may not have noticed.

8. Pay attention to your topic — not how to put it across. Concentrate completely on the topic you are speaking and away from all your tensions, apprehensions etc. This will have the magical effect of killing tension.

9. Convert problems into advantages: Use your tension to build up your excitement and zest.

10. Never miss an opportunity: Practice makes perfect, personal involvement builds self-assurance, the main trait required to become a public speaker.

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