tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28290891591983433762024-03-07T22:34:29.950-08:0010 Tips ForSuccessful Public SpeakingBANGSAR TM Club 8773-51http://www.blogger.com/profile/09401626064422807467noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2829089159198343376.post-1033828094714929562009-01-12T01:24:00.000-08:002009-01-12T01:26:49.202-08:00<table style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 336pt;" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="447"><col style="width: 17pt;" width="22"> <col style="width: 319pt;" width="425"> <tbody><tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt; width: 17pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" height="17" width="22">1</td> <td class="xl71" style="width: 319pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" width="425">Know the room</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 38.25pt;" height="51"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 38.25pt;" height="51"><br /></td> <td class="xl70" style="width: 319pt;" width="425">Be familiar with the place in which you will speak. Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" height="17">2</td> <td style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="xl66">Know the audience</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"><br /></td> <td class="xl70" style="width: 319pt;" width="425">Greet some of the audience as they arrive. It's easier to speak to a group of friends than to a group of strangers.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"><br /></td> <td class="xl69"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" height="17">3</td> <td style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="xl71">Know your material</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 38.25pt;" height="51"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 38.25pt;" height="51"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 319pt;" width="425">If you're not familiar with your material or are uncomfortable with it, your nervousness will increase. Practice your speech and revise it if necessary.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"><br /></td> <td class="xl64"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" height="17">4</td> <td style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="xl71">Relax</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"><br /></td> <td class="xl67">Ease tension by doing exercises.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"><br /></td> <td class="xl69"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" height="17">5</td> <td style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="xl71">Visualize yourself giving your speech</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 319pt;" width="425">Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear, and assured. When you visualize yourself as successful, you will be successful.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"><br /></td> <td class="xl64"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" height="17">6</td> <td style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="xl71">Realize that people want you to succeed</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 319pt;" width="425">Audiences want you to be interesting, stimulating, informative, and entertaining. They don't want you to fail.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" height="17">7</td> <td style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="xl71">Don't apologize</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 38.25pt;" height="51"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 38.25pt;" height="51"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 319pt;" width="425">If you mention your nervousness or apologize for any problems you think you have with your speech, you may be calling the audience's attention to something they hadn't noticed. Keep silent.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" height="17">8</td> <td style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="xl72">Concentrate on the message -- not the medium</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 38.25pt;" height="51"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 38.25pt;" height="51"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 319pt;" width="425">Focus your attention away from your own anxieties, and outwardly toward your message and your audience. Your nervousness will dissipate.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" height="17">9</td> <td style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="xl71">Turn nervousness into positive energy</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 25.5pt;" height="34"><br /></td> <td class="xl68" style="width: 319pt;" width="425">Harness your nervous energy and transform it into vitality and enthusiasm.</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"><br /></td> <td class="xl65"><br /></td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt; font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" height="17">10</td> <td style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);" class="xl71">Gain experience</td> </tr> <tr style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"> <td class="xl71" style="height: 12.75pt;" height="17"><br /></td> <td class="xl67">Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking.</td> </tr> </tbody></table>BANGSAR TM Club 8773-51http://www.blogger.com/profile/09401626064422807467noreply@blogger.com0