10 EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SPEAKING TIPS
By: Srilakshmi Sridhar
Tags: Public Speaking

All of us would have to address a huge crowd at some point of time or in other words speaking about something in front of many people. It is an art that is very well appreciated nowadays if it is done in the right way. Public speaking in fact can be mastered by anybody which can be made perfect only through experience and a few simple points that would make you your public speaking skills effective and 10 times better.

Here are some tips that would definitely be useful and would motivate you to address the public in a better way.

Get to know your audience well:

Always make sure that you know the people who are listening to what you are saying because unless the topic is relevant to their interests and their age group and gender they are not gonna have their ears and eyes on what you say.So for that make sure you observe your audience as getting your audience’s attention is key as far as the art of speaking is considered.

2.Keep rehearsing:

Rehearse whatever you are going to deliver whenever you can and how many ever times you can as practice makes man perfect. It helps you remember what you are going to say and helps build memory power too. Practicing in front of the mirror can help.

3.Do not get distracted:

Whatever may be the situation do not get carried away by any distraction or else you might tend to forget what you want to convey to the audience and hence will start losing confidence slowly so always focus on your speech so that you can easily master the art of speaking.

4.Be natural:

Your content is also something that matters but the most important thing is how you deliver it or your style of delivering your speech.Make it as natural as possible. The audience will get bored if we do not make it as engaging and entertaining for them.Do not forget to maintain good eye contact with your audience so that it makes them feel like they are a part of it.

5.Body language and movement:

In other words it means the way you present yourself in front of the audience.Your tone is also equally important and how you pronounce certain words to emphasize them is also what really matters when we talk about becoming a good public speaker.

6.Be loud and audible:

It is very important to test your equipment before starting to speak and make sure you are clear when you speak so that the audience know what you exactly want to convey to them.

7.Be slow:

Do not rush while talking or else the audience would get confused and make sure you give the necessary pauses and gaps to make the speech neat and organised.

8.Never get nervous:

Be confident while talking as the audience should not know about your weaknesses for example if you have stage fear. As you keep talking you will automatically get over such fears. Nervousness can really affect your speech so always learn to be brave even if it is a huge crowd.

9.Do not keep talking:

Do not exceed the allotted time or else you would sound very monotonous and it would seem like as if you are very unprepared.

10.Keep practicing and in fact it would be even better if you practice it with someone you know and who has some good speaking skills so that you could get their feedback and know your mistakes so that you do not repeat them when you go on stage.After all mistakes are what makes man perfect.

NOTE: Beware of your grammatical errors so make sure you use the right words and you go through your script and understand it thoroughly before going on stage and make it as humorous as possible.It should be like as if the audience would never feel like leaving the place and would never want to take their ears off of what you are saying.

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