Corporate
Presentation: Shed Fear of Public Speaking
You
have just been tapped to make the presentation of the
marketing strategy for your division at the corporation’s
annual meeting of shareholders and the board of directors.
You know your facts; you have been sweating over them for
two months. The question is: will the facts be enough? The
answer is: probably not! You will also need outstanding
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Many
people feel uneasy before audience and fail to express
themselves. This fear is harmful especially for a business
person, college student, or people who have to speak
publicly. To shed those fears here are a few tips that can
help you to become a good orator.
How
can you relax while giving a speech?
Take
deep breaths that will relax your body, and your blood
pressure
Pretend you are all alone in front of a mirror.
Be prepared for the speech
What is the best way to prepare for the speech?
Practice the speech in front of friends before the actual
speech.
Ensure that your note cards are easy to read.
Use coloured markers to highlight the main points of your
speech.
Be familiar with the room or auditorium in which you will be
presenting your speech.
What is the best way to practice for a speech?
A
mirror can be useful. Say your speech into the mirror,
noticing what each hand and face is doing at all times.
Practice the words in your head over and over again.
Pretend that you are in front of the audience.
What to do if you lose your place and get all flustered?
The
best advice is to be prepared, but even the most prepared
person sometimes loses his or her place. If this happens,
glance down at your cards. Look for the bright colour of the
next topic, and move on
Take a deep breath and smile. Your audience is probably
unaware of the problem
Adlibbing can be helpful and also dangerous when giving a
speech. If your speech is timed, this may become a problem.
But it can help to get out of a sticky situation, though
Get to the next point if you lose your place.
If
you shake all over before a speech. What can you do to help
this?
Try not to drink a lot of caffeine prior to any public
speaking engagement.
Keep your mind off your speech. This will calm your nerves.
If
one gets easily flustered, which is best: should he be the
first person to speak or the last?
Many successful public speakers would rather be first, but
of course this is not for everyone
If you get nervous thinking about the speech, then you
should go first.
If you are comfortable with your speech, then you can do it
last. Remember, if you do it last you will be the final,
lasting image that your audience sees.
What to do if you are too nervous to have good eye contact?
Find a
person near the middle of the crowd which you know or have a
friendly relationship. Look at this person, but be sure to
also look around to the other ends of the room. When you
look in other places, though, you can look just above them.
So,
next time you have the opportunity to give a speech, you
will be armed with the knowledge that you need to give a
good presentation.
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Corporate Presentation Quote
"You cannot build character and courage by taking
away a man's initiative and independence."
Abraham Lincoln
Suggested Reading:
Effective Public Speaking
by Howard Joseph Ayres, Janice M Miller
How to
Make a Fortune from Public Speaking: Put Your Money Where
Your Mouth Is
by Dr. Robert Anthony
Essentials of Public Speaking (2nd Edition)
by Richard L. Weaver II
Pocket
Guide to Public Speaking
by William Sanborn Pfeiffer
Public
Speaking Sixth Edition Paperback and CD-Rom, Custom
Publication
by OSBORN
The
Confident Speaker's Handbook: A Practical, Hands-On Approach
to Public Speaking
by Thomas Valasek, Bud McKinley
Mem-Cards:
10 Days to More Confident Public Speaking
by Lenny Laskowski
High-Impact Public Speaking for Business and the Professions
by J. Regis O'Connor
Video
Workshop for Public Speaking Instructor's Teaching Guide
with CD-Rom
by Tasha Van Horn (Author), Marilyn Reineck (Author)
Public
Speaking Made Easy: Magic Key to Success/Originally Titled
the Power of Eloquence
by Thomas Montalbo |
