Five Basic Public Speaking Tips Video Lecture | Understanding the art of Public Speaking: Become a better speaker - Self Help Learning

hello
I'm Jay thanks for visiting Toastmasters
International to learn more about public
speaking since 1924 we've helped more
than 4 million people gained the
confidence to communicate in all
circumstances and one of the most
demanding situations you'll ever face is
speaking to an audience here are some
time-tested tips to help you prepare so
that you feel empowered to impress
others if you pay attention to these
five crucial tips when you plan and
deliver your next speech you have an
easier time and your audience will get
more out of the experience now if you
want to overcome nervousness the first
guideline is simply to know what you're
talking about you'll have an easier time
giving a speech on a subject if you know
the subject well want to speak about
your favorite musician read any
information on the person that you can
find online or at your library when you
become an authority on your topic the
audience will want to learn what they
can from you and you won't have to
struggle to keep your messages straight
if you know the message as well once
you've mastered your topic the next step
is to master your presentation make sure
you rehearse the entire speech so that
you will be comfortable presenting it
and practice any difficult parts
repeatedly until they flow smoothly
whether or not you memorize each word
you should make sure you know the order
of your messages that's why new
Toastmasters members begin with the
icebreaker speech it's a chance to talk
about the subject you know best yourself
then all you have to focus on is
practicing how well you tell your story
understand the importance of knowing who
will be listening to you and where you
will be when you give your presentation
both the audience and location can
create limitations that are important to
understand for example if you are a
researcher you might speak about the
math behind your work now if you're
addressing a group of college professors
you could use highly technical language
to discuss a sophisticated research
project would you do that if you were
describing your work to a group of
school children for young kids wouldn't
it be better to talk about how people
learn things through research knowing
your audience means understanding and
respecting their particular
characteristics before you prepare your
speech their geography politics culture
and age and other traits will define
them as a group and will guide you in
tailoring your presentation to fit their
needs be sure to check out your location
before you present will there be enough
space on stage for everything you need
if you're planning to deliver a
PowerPoint presentation are you sure
they'll have a screen or have you been
placed in an outdoor amphitheater with
too much Sun for anyone to see the
screen what about audience size will a
sound system be available if you need it
all these questions are important to
answer before you take the stage
this is an eye-opener for you not your
audience you'd be surprised how much an
audience misses during a presentation if
you make a minor mistake such as
skipping a portion of your speech or
forgetting a few words don't worry your
audience
most likely doesn't have a clue just
keep going and you'll find your way back
on track with your next point if you
apologize you call attention to the
wrong part of your presentation which
takes away the important point you want
to make an advanced speaker knows how to
guide the audience's attention toward
the important parts and away from the
small stuff whether you make a mistake
or not just remember that people want
you to do a good job and because of that
they're rooting for you it helps to
remember this with the next tip a great
way to find success is to visualize it
give yourself time for this important
form of preparation see yourself making
important valid points with appropriate
gestures and body language that
emotionally connect you with your
audience once you see yourself using
what works you'll feel more relaxed and
confident and don't forget to imagine
pausing while your audience applauds
wildly
some beginning speakers let their
nervousness win because they make the
mistake of focusing entirely on
themselves when something goes wrong for
example your reaction can cause your
voice to shake then all you hear is a
shaky voice that becomes the focus of
your thoughts but remember you're giving
a talk for an important reason
keep that reason in mind and focus on
what's really important your message
find the passion to entertain educate
inspire or motivate your audience and
you'll find a purpose and your voice for
more information on public speaking
please visit a Toastmasters club find a
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