PREPARATION:
THE DELIVERY:
Public speaking is an activity that involves mentaland physical performance skills that are differentfrom your social conversational skills. Speaking wellin public also involves systematic training andpractice. When you stand before an audience, youshould consider yourself as an authority on thesubject you are going to speak. Before speaking, makea cursory survey of the audience: the size, the agegroup, composition, language, tolerance time, etc.This would help you to tailor your talk according totheir needs and requirements. The subject matterchosen should suits the audience. The opening sentenceof the talk should arouse their curiosity to know morefrom you. This can be done through the introduction ofan interesting story quotation, joke, anecdotes, etc.With regard to presentation, the following aspects maybe looked into not to bring prepared speeches, not tomemorise the speech, walk unhurriedly, not to exhibitthe fear, look at the audience, feet may be keptapart, hands to hold them in front, dress to suit theoccasion, clear your voice, not to tap the mike butyou may law it to check whether it is functioning,have gestures and articulation so as to createinterest among the audience, voice should be sweet and entertaining. For this purpose you may practice aTongue Twister which is given below:
“ BETTY BOTTER BOUGHT A BIT OF BUTTER. BUT THEBUTTER WAS BITTER. SO BETTY BOTTER PUT SOME BETTERBUTTER TO MAKE THE BITTER BUTTER BETTER.”
Be direct and to do the point. If you choose your vocabulary carefully and make direct statements, yourimpact could be considerable and your chances ofboring your audience can be reduced. Keep your speechshort. No speech will ever be criticized for being tooshort; the same cannot be promised if it is too long!Before you start, and preferably before you prepareyour speech, you should find out exactly how long youwill be required to speak, and then make every effortto keep it within the time frame. One of the best waysto learn public speaking is through trial and error.Watch your audience, it is up to you to handle it. Asa speaker, you have the choice to choice to chooseyour words, vary the speed, tone and volume in orderstop produce the desired effect on your audience. Ifyour audience gets restless, you know that you arelosing your hold, so you have to alter the course,direction, and speed, content by throwing in a joke ora topical observation. Sip at your glass of water.Regain your confidence and composure. A speaker is notrequired to speak constantly at the same rate. If youraudience begins to yawn, respect to humor, then dropit. Keep as specially careful eye on the people at theback. If they ate shifting around while everyone elseis still. Then the reason is almost certain that theycannot hear you properly. Speak up.Your ending is important. End your speech with alaugh, a heart stirring or a thought –provokingremarks. Your success as public speaker largelydepends on how you start but you finish your talk,which the audience will take home with them
Choose a theme of a specific Topic. The theme shouldbe relevant to the listeners. You should pick up thesubject that you now thoroughly well. This will makeyou more confident and comfortable. Fear anddiffidence will emanate only from an inadequatepreparation and a lack of knowledge on your subject.Begin planning your speech. That way ideas will comegradually over a period of time It is unwise toattempt to formulate your speech on the night beforeyou are due to deliver it. The more time you giveyourself, the clearer your thoughts will be. Havingcompiled your list of ideas, start to order them.Write your thoughts and ideas around the central them.At the initial stage it is preferably better that youwrite down your entire speech. Go through the writtenmaterial ruthlessly crossing out anything you areunhappy with or that seems too remote from your theme.Include in your speech a few stories and personalanecdotes that will help make the speech moreentertaining. Inject humor where you can, but only ifreally relevant and funny.Rehearse your own speech wherever it is possible andcomfortable. Try them out on your family provided theyshould no treat it as a nuisance. The more youpractice the more confident you feel, and the moreconfident you feel the more relaxed your eventualperformance will be. It is only when you are incomplete command of yourself and your material thatyour speech will seem spontaneous. Appearing to speakeffortlessly is hard work.
Public speaking is an activity that involves mentaland physical performance skills that are differentfrom your social conversational skills. Speaking wellin public also involves systematic training andpractice. When you stand before an audience, youshould consider yourself as an authority on thesubject you are going to speak. Before speaking, makea cursory survey of the audience: the size, the agegroup, composition, language, tolerance time, etc.This would help you to tailor your talk according totheir needs and requirements. The subject matterchosen should suits the audience. The opening sentenceof the talk should arouse their curiosity to know morefrom you. This can be done through the introduction ofan interesting story quotation, joke, anecdotes, etc.With regard to presentation, the following aspects maybe looked into not to bring prepared speeches, not tomemorise the speech, walk unhurriedly, not to exhibitthe fear, look at the audience, feet may be keptapart, hands to hold them in front, dress to suit theoccasion, clear your voice, not to tap the mike butyou may law it to check whether it is functioning,have gestures and articulation so as to createinterest among the audience, voice should be sweet and entertaining. For this purpose you may practice aTongue Twister which is given below:
“ BETTY BOTTER BOUGHT A BIT OF BUTTER. BUT THEBUTTER WAS BITTER. SO BETTY BOTTER PUT SOME BETTERBUTTER TO MAKE THE BITTER BUTTER BETTER.”
Be direct and to do the point. If you choose your vocabulary carefully and make direct statements, yourimpact could be considerable and your chances ofboring your audience can be reduced. Keep your speechshort. No speech will ever be criticized for being tooshort; the same cannot be promised if it is too long!Before you start, and preferably before you prepareyour speech, you should find out exactly how long youwill be required to speak, and then make every effortto keep it within the time frame. One of the best waysto learn public speaking is through trial and error.Watch your audience, it is up to you to handle it. Asa speaker, you have the choice to choice to chooseyour words, vary the speed, tone and volume in orderstop produce the desired effect on your audience. Ifyour audience gets restless, you know that you arelosing your hold, so you have to alter the course,direction, and speed, content by throwing in a joke ora topical observation. Sip at your glass of water.Regain your confidence and composure. A speaker is notrequired to speak constantly at the same rate. If youraudience begins to yawn, respect to humor, then dropit. Keep as specially careful eye on the people at theback. If they ate shifting around while everyone elseis still. Then the reason is almost certain that theycannot hear you properly. Speak up.Your ending is important. End your speech with alaugh, a heart stirring or a thought –provokingremarks. Your success as public speaker largelydepends on how you start but you finish your talk,which the audience will take home with them
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