There are helpful public speaking tips to guide you in your speech. Facing a crowd can be a serious jittery experience for some but for others, they found it fun and exciting to express themselves. The best way to get your audience attention is to start your speech with conviction and end it with a thought provoking ending hoping to lead to positive action.Some helpful public speaking tips are listed below:
- Make speech summary. Focus on the purpose of your speech based on your summary
- Clear message
- Should be tailored to your kind of audience.
- Meaty with facts. Facts should be accurate, objective and credible.
- Make a nice title
- Gestures, movements, facial and bodily expressions
- Pleasantness, enthusiasm and confidence.
- Do not read from your notes
- Eye contact with your audience, one of the most important public speaking tips
- Speaking with conviction
- Train and prepare yourself : enunciate words clearly, pause and show the right emotions
- Communicate with your audience – speak, listen, respond, adjust and adapt – if they have questions or reactions.
- Add-ons to speeches include: humor, handouts and audio-visual aids.
See also : Presentations Tips for Success
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30 - Public Speaking Tips By TSP Jwalapathi
Public speaking tips #1
Start with a proper GREETING to the judges and audience
Public speaking tips #2
MAKE the introduction BRIEF but ATTENTION GATHERING
Public speaking tips #3
ORGANISE your speech into three basic parts
Attractive - INTRODUCTION
Meaningful - MAIN SPEECH
Clear & Crisp - CONCLUSION
Public speaking tips #4
OPEN your speech with any one of the four techniques :
Quotation
Example
Definition
Humour ( HUMOUR is little difficult to deliver ; unless you are good at telling jokes, DON’T try this technique )
Public speaking tips #5
STRUCTURE the points as under
a) MAKE a single & clear statement of your point
b) ELABORATE the point in few sentences
c) Give one or two examples to support the point (sequence may vary c,a,b..)
Public speaking tips #6
MAKE NO more than THREE major points in a three minutes speech
Public speaking tips #7
BALANCE the points to consider all aspects of situation.
Public speaking tips #8
MOVE from one point to another -LOGICALLY & SMOOTHLY
Public speaking tips #9
EMPHASIZE your arguments but don’t show bias.
Public speaking tips #10
END with a word of thanks.
Public speaking tips #11
USE correct pronunciation
Public speaking tips #12
AVOID grammatical faults
Public speaking tips #13
USE the right word as far as possible ( You should have / develop a good vocabulary to do this )
Public speaking tips #14
CITE specific example instead of making generalizations.
Public speaking tips #15
PREFER simple sentences. Similarly prefer direct speech (active voice) to reported speech (passive voice)
Public speaking tips #16
CREATE word pictures
Example - say : “My friend Ram”, instead of “a friend”
Say : “It is hard as maths to me” , not weakly “it is hard”
Public speaking tips #17
SPEAK fluently
Public speaking tips #18
USE pauses appropriately (when you make an important / major point - it will sink into the minds of your audience well)
Public speaking tips #19
AVOID : Putting on an unnatural / foreign accent
Public speaking tips #20
TAKE a good look at the audience, judges and the arrangements while you are waiting for your turn to speak.
Public speaking tips #21
AVOID : Use of big words to show off jargon, slang & cliches
Public speaking tips #22
WALK at your normal pace to the dais / speaker podium when called to speak
Public speaking tips #23
LOOK at judges, audience and take a deep breath.
Public speaking tips #24
STAND erect, but not stiff
Public speaking tips #25
SMILE at the most friendly face (pretty / handsome one) you can see in the audience - if you prefer ! Now begin speaking.
Public speaking tips #26
SPEAK at your natural speed (like when you talk to your friends or at home)
Public speaking tips #27
KEEP your voice at a level that suits the size of the audience and the hall / room
Public speaking tips #28
LOOK at different sections of the audience once in a while. (Don’t stare at someone or a particular object in the room)
Public speaking tips #29
After you finish your speech pause briefly, take a couple of steps back and then RETURN to your seat.
Public speaking tips #30
ALLOW your hands the natural gestures they are used to, while you speak.
