How to Speak in Front of a Large Crowd - Public Speaking Video Lecture

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so how do you speak in front of a big
crowd you're in front of 500 a thousand
three thousand people how do you do it
without here's the secret it's no
different I'm speaking to one person now
I understand it feels different it feels
scary but here's the secret great
speakers have doesn't matter if you love
Ronald Reagan as a speaker Bill Clinton
Tony Blair all different speakers
different styles different politics but
here's one thing they have in common
when they're speaking or we're speaking
to 10,000 people or they're speaking to
two people they sounded exactly the same
so here's the big secret when it comes
to talking to large audiences don't
change yourself there's most of us when
we're speaking to one friend or two
buddies at lunch were animated we're
engaging we're telling stories for
giving examples our hands are moving our
face is moving we get in front of a
large audience and all the things we do
that worked for us all the things that
were interesting that made us easy to
listen to we take that we ball it up we
throw it in the trashcan and we put on
this fake persona my fellow delegates
it's an honor to be here today and we
become stiff we become wouldn't our
voice goes flat we tense up we grab a
lectern all these things we do because
we're scared the problem is as much as I
love crutches these crutches don't prop
us up they bring us down they make us
worse so you've got to simply tell
yourself you're talking to one person
you've got to use that tone of voice
because these days if you're speaking to
a large room full of people chances are
you're going to have a microphone so you
don't have to speak like this because
that's really annoying you speak in a
conversational tone of voice here's the
other trick your eye contact now what a
lot of people do is they're like this
the whole time and they may be moving
but
that is glazed look in their eye you
don't want to do that or they just zoom
in here zoom in here and here it's it's
too mechanical what you want to do is
just look at one spot ideally if you can
see people look at one person for a full
thought that's only five seconds or so
go to another person and a different
part of the audience
pretend you're having a one-on-one
conversation with that person for a full
thought and mix it up that will make it
more relaxing for you you'll sound like
you're talking to one person and it'll
keep your head from bouncing around and
looking nervous and scared the other
final tip is it's one of those things
the more you do it the easier it gets
seek out opportunities to speak in front
of large groups don't be one of these
people who said well I could speak to
one person or I can speak to two people
or I can speak sitting in a boardroom
but you know I'm not a public speaker so
I can't do it follow me if you've ever
had one interesting conversation with
one person in your entire life you
already have all the skills you need to
be a great public speaker in front of
10,000 people
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