Well, we're going to show you how to conquer that fear, organize your speech, and deliver it with style. Many people connect good verbal communication skills with intelligence. While the only good way to overcome a fear of public speaking is to give public speeches, you can practice other aspects of your delivery at home. Pick one communication skill that you want to work on, like enunciation. When you're done, play the tape and check how you did.
Pointers Just focus on one skill at a time.
You'll make a lot more progress if you work on one thing at a time and don't sweat the other aspects of your speech. Improving how you speak takes work, but if you're practicing so often that assignments like these begin to feel like a chore, give yourself a break for a few days. It's better to practice three days a week for a month than to practice every day for one week and get so sick of it that you quit. Click here to go to the test. The pairing of opposites within a speech, usually to suggest a choice between the two of them.