Speech Grooming

05/10/2016

Public speaking: guidelines

Relax.
Ease tension by doing exercises.

Visualize yourself giving your speech.
Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear, and assured.
When you visualize yourself as successful, you will be successful.

Realize that people want you to succeed.
They don't want you to fail.
Audiences want you to be interesting, stimulating, informative, and entertaining.
They are on your side!

Don't apologize.
If you mention your nervousness or apologize for any problems you think you have with your speech, you may be calling the audience's attention to something they hadn't noticed.

05/10/2016

Public speaking: guidelines

Know the room.
Be familiar with the place in which you will speak.
Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids.

Know the audience.
Greet some of the audience as they arrive.
It's easier to speak to a group of friends than to a group of strangers.

Know your material.
Practice your speech and revise it if necessary.
If you're not familiar with your material or are uncomfortable with it, your nervousness will increase.

05/10/2016

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06/06/2016

6. Pause and Add Humour

Pause. Allow yourself and your audience a little time to reflect and think. Don't race through your presentation and leave your audience, as well as yourself, feeling out of breath.

Add humor whenever appropriate and possible. Keep audience interested throughout your entire presentation. Remember that an interesting speech makes time fly, but a boring speech is always too long to endure even if the presentation time is the same.
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19/05/2016

5. Speak to your audience.
Speak to your audience, listen to their questions, respond to their reactions, adjust and adapt. If what you have prepared is obviously not getting across to your audience, change your strategy mid-stream if you are well prepared to do so. Remember that communication is the key to a successful presentation. If you are short of time, know what can be safely left out. If you have extra time, know what could be effectively added. Always be prepared for the unexpected.

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04/05/2016

Public Speaking Tip # 4
4. Eye Contact
Maintain sincere eye contact with your audience. Use the 3-second method, e.g. look straight into the eyes of a person in the audience for 3 seconds at a time. Have direct eye contact with a number of people in the audience, and every now and then glance at the whole audience while speaking. Use your eye contact to make everyone in your audience feel involved.
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30/04/2016

Public Speaking Tip # 3
3. Don't read from notes
Do not read from notes for any extended length of time although it is quite acceptable to glance at your notes infrequently. Speak loudly and clearly. Sound confident. Do not mumble. If you made an error, correct it, and continue. No need to make excuses or apologize profusely.
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27/04/2016

Public speaking Tip #2
2. Speak with conviction.
Speak with conviction as if you really believe in what you are saying. Persuade your audience effectively. The material you present orally should have the same ingredients as that which are required for a written research paper, i.e. a logical progression from INTRODUCTION (Thesis statement) to BODY (strong supporting arguments, accurate and up-to-date information) to CONCLUSION (re-state thesis, summary, and logical conclusion).
- Check out for tip #3 tomorrow.
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26/04/2016

Public speaking tips:
1. Body Language.
Body language is important. Standing, walking or moving about with appropriate hand gesture or facial expression is preferred to sitting down or standing still with head down and reading from a prepared speech. Use audio-visual aids or props for enhancement if appropriate and necessary. Master the use of presentation software such as PowerPoint well before your presentation. Do not over-dazzle your audience with excessive use of animation, sound clips, or gaudy colors which are inappropriate for your topic. Do not torture your audience by putting a lengthy document in tiny print on an overhead and reading it out to them.
- Check out Tip # 2 tomorrow. If you to join our classes call: 0721 729943

07/02/2016

We offer an effective training program that will quash your fear of speaking in public and turn you into a confident, well-spoken presenter that engages and entertains a crowd. For more info call 0721 729943

26/01/2016

As a speaker or presenter, you should always be seeking to develop your skills and effectiveness. Doing so will allow you not only to improve your communication skills, but to increase your impact and influence with stakeholders.

22/01/2016

At www.speechgrooming.com, we offer an effective training program that will quash your fear of speaking in public and turn you into a confident, well-spoken presenter that engages and entertains a crowd. We’ll show you how you can become a master at public speaking and we’ll arm you with all the tools you will ever need to deliver any presentation like a pro! Whether it’s a business presentation you ‘re scheduled to make to the Board of Directors or a fundraising project update for the PTA, the presentation skills you’ll learn through Public Speaking Classes will sculpt you into an overall better communicator. Our goal is to:

>Put you at ease in front of a group
>Show you proven methods to deliver a dynamic presentation
>Build your confidence as a communicator