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Your Guide to Public Speaking
Public speaking can be enjoyable! All it takes is a little relaxing and a small amount of confidence. The following public speaking tips can help you relax, be calm and transform a good speech into an incredible speech.
Relaxation:
Following every public speaking tip in every public speaking book or course will not assist you in delivering a fantastic speech… that is, unless you learn to relax. Relaxation is the most important aspect of public speaking success.
Banish any fears about the perfection of your speech. Your speech is not going to be perfect and never will be. No speech is without fault. Stop thinking your speech must change the world for eternity.
The best way to relax is to forget about your public speaking engagement and your speech. Do what you need to do to prepare and then forget about it. Write your speech, edit it, make changes, practice it, memorize it as well as you need to and then forget about it until the time comes to speak.
Take some time before you speak to do something fun. Pick something you enjoy. If you are relaxed and in a good mood, your relaxed and happy spirit will carry over into your public speaking presentation. Plan something to do after your speech as a reward.
Consider how you want to feel after your speech is over. Do you want to feel like you did not do your best because you were nervous and concerned? Do you want to feel fantastic because you went out there and gave it your best despite being terrified?
Confidence:
Be confident and do not show your fear. If you do not feel confident, pretend that you are confident. Walk on stage with your head held high and smile at your audience.
Smiles are powerful. When you give your audience a smile, they will smile at you. All this smiling will drive up your confidence. Smiling provides positive energy in the room. It will make your audience confident in you as a speaker and you confident in delivering your speech.
Remind yourself that your audience wants you to do a good job. They want to learn and be entertained or uplifted by you.
Keep in mind that you are in control. You are the one with the knowledge, the speaker, and the audience is watching and reacting to you. Let the knowledge of your power at that moment take over, increasing your public speaking confidence and minimizing your public speaking fear.
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