Captivate your listeners by understanding the background and expectation of your audience before the speaking occasion. In other words: give them what they want!
Here are other public speaking tips and techniques that will assist you to be a successful public speaker:
1) Making small errors is nothing to worry about, as long as don’t repeat them, or find the mistake causes you to lose your cool (or, of course, the whole speech goes off the rails as a result of it). So don’t take mistakes to heart, or let them affect the remainder of the speech.
2) Emphasize your sense of humor. Based on the topic of the presentation it should be obvious whether or not jokes would fit, thematically-speaking. If a joke or two would fit then by all means go for it. But make sure you’re prepared them thoroughly, and have shown them off to others first – and if you got a bad reaction… well, ditch them. A bad joke is worse than no joke.
3) Remember that public speaking is the art of storytelling. Share a piece of yourself via an anecdote or some kind of real-life experience. It will humanize you and connect the audience to what you are saying.
4) Use modern technology to add energy to your talk, but don’t let it take over. Slides or short videos can engage an audience more than just a long stream of words. Humans react strongly to graphics and images, which helps you get your points over.
But remember: the audience are there to see and hear from you: so don’t lose yourself in the technology. Used correctly and technology can connect you with your audience; used incorrectly and it will distance you from them.
5) Be positive. Find a positive, encouraging, life-affirming, upbeat spin. Your audience will appreciate the positivity, and can-do attitude. Face it, no one wants to listen to downer message.
Hopefully you found these public speaking ideas and tips helpful. Good luck!
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