Corporate Presentation: Shed Fear of Public Speaking

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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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