10 Tips for Public Speaking

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10 Tips for Public Speaking
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10 Tips for Public Speaking

• Toastmasters International suggests these tips
• Know your material
• Make sure it interests you.
• Dont limit knowledge presentation information.
• Practice, Practice, and practice more
• Out loud
• Utilize all equipment that will be used during
  actual presentation
• Omit filler words alright, okay, like, you
  know.
• A pause is okay.

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10 Tips Continued

• Know the audience.
• Greet people on arrival
• Know the room.
• Be there early.
• Walk around the speaking area.
• Practice using all equipment before actual
  presentation.

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10 Tips Continued

• Relax
• Address audience.
• Count to 3 before beginning.
• Use nervousness as a source of enthusiasm.
• Visualize yourself giving your speech.
• Imagine yourself speaking voice loud, clear,
  confident, making eye contact.
• Visualize audience clapping (boosts confidence).

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10 Tips Continued

• Realize people want you to succeed.
• Your audience wants you to be
• Interesting
• Stimulating
• Informative
• Entertaining
• They are rooting for you.

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10 Tips Continued

• Concentrate on the message not the medium.
• Focus attention away from your own anxieties.
• Concentrate on your message and audience.
• Gain experience.
• Speech should represent you as
• Authority
• A person
• Experience builds confidence.
• Key to effective speaking.

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Paranoid or Terrified?

• Paranoia is experience by some people
• Support groups are available.
• Toastmasters International helps people overcome
  fears of speaking publically.