Public Speaking4 prime rules to get the attention you deserve

Before we start,consider that you are not alone…

speaking in public is the

second most feared thing after… death

There are only 4major points to watch preparing a successful speech

Be Inspired

Listen carefully to other speakers. Watch them carefully too.Deconstruct their speech and use their successful ideas, tools, disregard what was not effective

Be Respectful

Respect your audience. Learn about them, their expectations, background. You need to address their expectations. Not enforce your views.You may persuade, not enforce.

Respect time - Be short

Respect your audience by respecting their time and their attention.Kids may drop attention after 15minutes, adults 30 minutes.If you need more time, you will introduce some breaks, or ways to revitalize your audience.

Respect your audience.Be short.They will appreciate this.

Be physical

Eyeballing Move Voice Stance

Eyeballing Make eye contact: they will follow you, you will get a feedback. They will feel engaged.Move You will dissipate energy and tension. Your speech will come to life.Voice Modulate voice. Make use of strategic pauses. Place emphasis with tone.Stance Keep an assertive, prompt, positive posture.

Be organized

Organization in your speech is like the skeleton in your body. You may have plenty of muscles, without skeleton you will anyway look as a stranded jellyfish. Plan carefully Beginning and End of your speech. The first will capture and prepare the audience, the last will need to leave a sign.Both will be short.

Keys to organization

BeginningClarity

BodyInformativeInteresting

EndShortness

One more point to watch before we leave…

It seems we retain about one quarter

of a speech. You do not want your key messages to be dropped in the trash…

Your key messages need to be

Repeated

Repeated

Repeated

Hope this helps.Jacopo PasottiScience Communication Trainerwww.jacopopasotti.com

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