Category: Tips

Public Speaking is a job. Despite common wisdom, you do have co-workers. Those co-workers are the other public speakers.
It is easy to argue with another speaker who is contradicting you. But, like a real job, maintain your professionalism and the image of confidence. That does not mean you can not admit you […]

Every person wants to be respected, no matter who (s)he may be. Any audience is the same way. The audience wants to be treated as if it is important to you. Why is that noteworthy? Because you can not disrespect the audience. Do not talk down to your audience, treat the […]

When writing a speech, it is generally a good idea to split the job into 3 phases: research, writing, and rehearsing.
When you begin your research, split your research into 2 categories. The first category contains facts, statistics, and information known to be true. The second category contains speculations or unproven facts, statistics, and information together […]

Have you ever seen a teen movie, where the principal is giving a speech to the students who are asleep. Why? Because the principal stands at his podium speaking in a monotone voice.
You can put every public speaking into 2 catagories: Passive and Active. Passive people stand at their podium. Active people […]

This can be an easy mistake for a new speaker to make. If you do not know to whom you are speaking, then you risk offending the audience. If you can not recognize to whom you are speaking, then you can not reduce the risk of offending the audience.
To recognize your audience could […]

It is called motivational speaking for a reason.
Public Speakers eventually have to speak to an audience.
If an audience member is being negative or just plain mean, then act the same way as a stage magician would. Laugh it off. Say something witty. But do not fight with the […]

Besides practicing, the best way to stay calm during a speech is to know what you are going to say and in what order you are going to say it. So, outline your speech.
Most people like to do the 3-point thesis: an introduction, 3 main points, and a conclusion. But if […]

If you feel the need to have a visual presentation to go with your talk, be cautious. You don’t want the presentation to be too flashy and distract everyone’s attention, but you don’t want the presentation to be too bland, either. The presentation has to have good timing, else your audience gets confused. Make sure you practice working with […]

New speakers usually forget about is the introducer (introducee? I’m not sure). Make sure that you are introduced well. No one wants to start their speech off on a bad step. So make sure whoever speaks before you know what to say about you way ahead of time. They make all the difference. If you don’t write […]

Some people figure out what they want to say, but they present terribly. Don’t get caught in that trap. The easiest way to speak, is to simply say things. You may be tempted to put in lots of long words, but in the long run it helps to be short, simple and powerful. The audience […]