Sunday, July 29, 2007

15 Tips For Making A Great Speech

15 Tips For Making A Great Speech

In today's world, it seems that almost any topic is open for debate. While I was gathering facts for this article, I was quite surprised to find some of the issues I thought were settled are actually still being openly discussed.
1. Listen to your internal dialog.

2. Visualize a positive out turn up.

3. It's not all your fault.

4. Do you believe in your message, do you have something to rap?

5. Look at your audience as an buildup of your family.

6. Prepare a good introduction and trust. Open with impact, close with direction.

7. Be Natural.

8. Tape Yourself.

9. The audience want speakers who are believable, dynamic, comfortable, disturbed, wise, uses humor.

10. A good speaker leaves the audience hungry for more. Stimulate them to action.

11. Over dress.

12. Read your audience's reaction. Learn to dance with them. You lead, they will follow.

13. Ask for angled or curved seating, so the audience can see each other's reactions.

14. Your audience will best remember the first and last things you discuss, plus those which are outstanding, relevant, and repeatitive.

15. FOR A SHORT SPEECH: Ascertain your topic. Write the conclusion you want to reach. Write your attention getting opening. Choose 3 key points you want to make. Find or create a story or illustration that proves each point. Add linkage to bridge the gap between ( transitions ).

If I can do it, so can you. With 20 years of experience under my belt, I put together a very special report for you; " Public Speaking Made Easy ". There are four simple steps, and great solutions on dealing with the fear of speaking.

Complete details are at; http://www.words4-u.com/1fear.html Kathy Thompson, Writer, Speaker, Profiler also provides; coaching, classes, workshops, speech writing, articles, columns. Participation Kathy at; coaching4u@words4-u.com

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