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 are wrong. If you have to critize, then make it constructive. Never foreclose the idea of a compromise. There is no reason why both of you can not publically speak.

Remember, there is no need to become hostile.

With any luck, at a minimum, you and your fellow public speaker can agree to disagree.

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Do not make the assumption that the entire audience has no knowledge of your topic. Chances are that at least one audience member will have some knowledge of your topic.

Nurture your audience. A good example is a teacher. The best teachers never ridicule. The best teachers treat a student as people. The same theory applies to public speaking.

The opposite applies as well. Assuming that the audience knows too much will leave some members confused and bewildered. Try to set a balance. Try to sound informed and learned in your subject area, but not arrogant or pompous.

In short, try to sound knowledgeable and respectable.

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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 with information on your general type of audience.

When you start writing your speech, you probably want to use as many facts as possible, and sprinkle in speculation where necessary and appropriate.

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In case you need a summary, make sure that you outline your speech with vital points that you need to hit. After you finish writing, try to edit your speech at least twice. Edit a third time, but speak out loud while you edit as that will allow you to notice bad phrasing or ackward phrasin.

Now that your speech is finished, you next memorize it and add bits of humor or small talk at the boring spots.

Even if you can fully memorize your speech, make sure that you have a few notes. A notecard will suffice. Practice with the notecard, and then forget your speech. See how much of your speech you can make up on the spot. If you can do most of it with the notecard, you will be fine. You should not forget anything. However, if you do forget something, then you are secure in the knowledge that you can sufficiently improvise.

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• Microsoft Powerpoint. This is the most commonly used program for slideshows and visuals.
• Keynote. This is the apple alternative to Microsoft Powerpoint.
• Mind Mapping software. Mind Mapping is a way to take notes and diagram your ideas. The benefit to these programs is that you can add ideas to your visual as you discuss them. This link takes you to a list of all the free software on the web that deal with Mind Mapping.
• Spresent. If you are computer savvy, and would like to have your presentation on the internet, Spresent is the way to do it. Perfect if you do not want to carry around your presentation on a CD. Just create a website and have someone bring up your website for your presentation.

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You can put every public speaking into 2 catagories: Passive and Active. Passive people stand at their podium. Active people move around the stage. The active speakers are always more engaging. Being active helps to get people interested in what the speaker is saying. You do not have to be extremely animated but use of your hands to help explain what you are saying or a walk around the room/stage are demonstrative. The audience will wonder you are going to do next.

Remember when you address people that your actions are louder than your words.

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But if you enjoy speaking for fun, you have the necessary skills to become a public speaker.

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To recognize your audience could be as simple as changing a speech to regonize a member of the audience. Or it could be as time consuming as writing a new speech for a particular demographic. Whatever the change, you need to show your audience that the audience matters to you and that the audience is not just hearing a pre-recorded message.

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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 audience or even with a single member as you will look worse merely for the fighting. The audience will always win. Instead, just let the audience member say what is desired, and ignore it or laugh it off or resond with a witticism. Eventually, the audience memeber will quiet down or leave and; then, your crisis is averted.

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The truth is that the audience wants to see you succeed and the attention of the audience is a product of your speaking capabilities.

So, if you are speaking to an unidentified audience with insecurity, then the audience will be ready to see you fail.

If you speak to the audience with confidence and knowledge, then the audience is ready for you to succeed.

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