Start mastering Public Speaking with these simple ideas

Mastering public speaking can be difficult. No let me re-phrase that…public speaking can be difficult.

Have you ever been asked to publicly speak?

Scary isn’t it?

Research shows that public speaking is the public’s number one fear.

We panic, we sweat and we shake with fear.

Why?

Because we are going to be ‘on-show’. Everyone is going to be staring at us, may be even judging our performance.

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So our public speaking performance has got to be good, it has got to be the best it can be, otherwise…your reputation is highly damaged and you might look a fool.

That’s why we panic. That’s why we get nervous and that’s why it’s the world’s number one fear.

I’ve been through it myself. I’ve felt that anxiety. I felt totally stressed out. I’ve been soaking in sweat just before going onto the stage and publicly speaking.

But that was over 25 years ago and since then I sought advice from the best…NLP experts Paul McKenna and Dr. Richard Bandler and the World Champion of Public Speaking…Darren LaCroix.

Mastering public speaking includes a few key activities that will help you make a huge impact with your audience and help reduce your fear.

Preparation – You must be properly prepared.

You cannot scrimp on this step. You cannot ‘wing it’.

Make sure that you have enough material and content and that what you are talking about is worth knowing. Once you have completed all your research for your topic familiarise yourself with the material.

A real simple test you can do to check whether or not you have a proper understanding on your subject is ask yourself this question:

“Could you have a Q&A session after your speech and confidently answer their questions”?

What’s your answer?

So let’s assume you have completed your research and written the majority of your speech.

Now how are you going to start and close the presentation?

You must be sure that you know exactly how you are going to start and how you will close. I don’t suggest that you write out your whole speech, but it can help if you write down these two areas.

Tell stories!

Audiences love to hear ‘real life’ stories. What stories can you add to your speech? Maybe you are presenting about your latest invention and you can recall a time when you made so many mistakes, you just wanted to give up.

Stories allow your audience to find out a little more about you and helps them relate to your subject and remember it.

When you present…speak, don’t read.

Do your best to speak about your topic in a conversational manner, as if you are simply talking to someone in a coffee shop. But make sure to speak up so everyone is able to hear you. Imagine speaking to the furthest person away from you.

Mastering Public Speaking can be done with some effort and a few key activities.

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