You only need to do one thing to be a great Public Speaker.
But here are 25 other things you could do if you prefer …….
- Choose a topic you’re passionate about.
- Keep your presentation short and sweet.
- Make it interactive.
- Start strongly to grab your audience’s attention.
- Remember to breathe!
- End on a high note – leave the audience with an image in their minds.
- Collect feedback at the end of the presentation.
- Remember to smile!
- Stand with a good posture.
- Use hand gestures if it helps you explain points easily.
- Move around the stage.
- Be as open as possible. Don’t fold your arms or hunch over.
- Make eye contact as you speak.
- Try not to talk too fast.
- Be prepared for the worst.
- Have everything on-hand before the presentation.
- Before you begin presenting, take a few minutes to yourself.
- Time yourself each time you practice.
- Remember to leave some time at the end for questions.
- Use props.
- Use rhetorical devices.
- If you are using a presentation, no more than ten slides.
- Write the speech in short sentences.
- Thank the host and the venue and whoever else.
- Make a reference to a local feature.
- Speak naturally.
OR
- Build up your flying time*
(*the amount of time practising public speaking)
