How
to Give a Speech
It's time to overcome what people fear
more than death is public speaking. This article will help you through this
stressful event. See Step 1:
Part One of Three:
preparing Speeches
1. Choose
your speech. Your speech should be
summarized in a sentence. It is your speech that really boils down to: what
would you start with and what would you conclude. It's simple and people can
understand it. And it will be easier for you, too!
2. Know your audience. This will determine your overall speech. You will not
deliver the same speech for the four-year-olds as you did for the CEO! So know
your audience. Here are some things to consider.
3. Do not dwell on negative thoughts. Ask yourself, what's the worst that could happen?
People will perceive you look odd because they do not give a speech according
to the "expectation" of them. No more than that. Think what you will
get, overcoming the fear of public speaking.
• Who are they? Age?
• How much do they
know about your topic? This will determine
the amount of complicated language you can use (hint: if they do not know much,
do not need to use it).
• Why do they exist? Taught something? Because they have to? Because they
really interested?
• How long have they been there?
4. Research
your subject. If your subject is
you, congratulations! You probably already know you like the back of your hand
(or arm or leg). But if not, be examined. Pros and cons! If people can poke
holes in your argument, it's not a very effective speech.
• Have at least three points to support the message
• Only complicate the audience as much as you can tolerate. Stay away from
jargon and technical terms if it will leave your audience scratching their
heads and feel out of place
5. Use
stories, humor and metaphor. A speech full of dull, statistics can make the audience bored. Instead, opt
for a story - it is easier to follow structure-- and make them live with things
like metaphor and antithesis.
• Self-deprecating humor (making fun of myself) have a place. Again, this comes
down to knowing your audience and your speech format. A man best speech?
Absolutely right. Overcoming the president of your company about the location
of the budget? Probably not.
• The antithesis is about using the opposite
6. Use flashy adjectives, verbs and adverbs. More about being alive! Take the phrase "bad
fishing industry" and change it to "practice fishing industry is
terrible." Even something as simple as "We can solve the
problem," to "We can quickly solve the problem" is more
memorable. your audience may not remember exactly what you said, but they will
remember the emotions you are called in themselves.
• Think active, too. "When we had the manpower, we can force change,"
is much more powerful when it turned around - "We can force change when we
have a workforce" Make them sit in their seats, you know?
7. So no hemming and "hawwing", no
apology, no "I wonder ...," no "Thank you," only to brass
tacks. Do not talk about
painting - get right in there and start creating images for them. They are
there for your speech, not how you feel about it or how you are feeling right
now.
8. You
must have a clear introduction, body and conclusion. The introduction and conclusion should both short and
to the point, the conclusion becomes a repetition of the intro. And the body?
Well, that's everything else.
Part Two of Three:
practicing Speech
1. Write
down your main points. Now you have all you
want to say, write down your main points. Part of what you're not sure of
yourself on?
• Get to the point where you feel comfortable giving the speech.
2. Memorize. Okay, so this is not super necessary, but certainly a good idea. If you
know by heart, you can make eye contact with the audience. Do not stress if you
do not have enough time - but if you do, take advantage of it.
• This does not mean that you should go there unarmed. If your mind is empty,
you can look around and go to the place where you need to. Send it to someone.
This is a great idea for a few reasons:
• Communicate to someone helps you get used to someone looking at you while
you're talking. public speaking can be quite intimidating, so it had an
audience of practice will help calm your nerves.
• Do they really pay attention. At the end of your speech, ask them what questions
arise in their minds. Is there a hole in your argument? Or do something to
confuse them?
3. Practice
in front of a mirror and in the bathroom. Really, you have to practice wherever you can. But these two places will be
very useful:
• Practice in front of a mirror so you can see your body language. what
movement work where? How do you feel about the break and what you do for them?
• Practice in the bathroom because it's probably one you can think of going
beyond that. Is your mind a blank on each section?
4. At
that time you might have some idea of how long your
speech. You are given a
specific time slot or you are given a length requirements for speech. Try to
get it comfortably above the minimum and maximum comfortable under - that way
if you do not intentionally speed up or slow down.
Third
Part Three:
Delivering Speech
1. Think about your posture and body language. Stand like you have a fig leaf over your crotch is not
the way to give a captivating speech. Nor should you go the opposite way and
leaning on the podium. It's best to stand up straight, feet shoulder width
apart, and use your hand as naturally as possible.
• your speech convey some emotion, right? (The correct answer: Yes.) Take a
moment and move with them. You use your hands at all times to express emotion.
You still communicate with people, only on a larger scale. Although the scale
is different, the motion remains the same.
2. if you can use props.
3. Know when and how to use the picture. A PowerPoint can be a great addition to speech (for
certain topics, at least). Make sure you use it to your advantage! You want
them to listen to you, not blown away by the pretty pictures.
• Use graphs to illustrate your point, especially if they are difficult to
understand. The images can be more memorable than factoid just told, regardless
of how important it may be.
• Do not face the picture when you're talking!
4. Select the people in your audience, do not scan. Many people are under the impression scanning is ideal
audience - and if it makes you nervous, just sort of scanning the back wall.
5. Vary your tone. In general, you should speak with a calm, level to understand and speak
clearly. But to keep your audience awake and to keep your speech is dynamic,
diverse it. Part you feel passionate about the need to clearly stressed!
Talking loudly and with gusto! Pound your fist if you need And then there are
parts that would feel more like a lullaby. And even the parts that require a
pause to let the emotions set in ... AND THEN BACK UP ramped. This is much more
effective orally than on text.
• Show emotions in your tone. Do not be afraid to laugh a little or show a bit
of sadness or frustration.
6. Do not forget about the break! Think about the phrase,
"dihydrogen monoxide killed 50 million people last year. 50 million. Let
that sink in." Now think about the sentence with a pause after each
period. Got a little more serious, is not it?
• Take your speech and actually write on pause if it will help you.
7. Conclude by restating your message and say "Thank
you." You've been through speeches, no one has died, and it is time for
your conclusions. Focus your eyes with the audience, thanking them, smile, and
get off the stage.
• Take a deep breath. You do it. The next time you will give a speech about how
to give a speech. What are you so nervous in the first place?
