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Be nervous
It is not the fear of public speaking
but fear of either not knowing your words or being found out that
you don't know. A little nervousness forces us to prepare and become
alert.
Have anecdotes
If you have anecdotes the delivery
can be taken care of, a story, an incident ….. having a beginning,
a middle and an ending is a great way to make a point and keep the
audience clued in.
Speak your
speech
Do not read the speech. It insults
the audience and makes it boring and monotonous. Jot down the main
points and connect with the audience. The speech should appear spontaneous.
Make a phrase or
one-liners, which an audience will remember
This will be the take away for the
audience. They might forget the speech but will always remember
these one liners. Remember what you remember about the Nehru independence
speech -'The India awakes when the whole world sleeps…."
Or Kennedy's speech ask not what the country has done for you but
what you can do for your country…..
Write your own introductions -
So that you can start your speech
right away instead of correcting your introduction which might be
incorrect or not updated. You can also set the mood in the beginning.
Lower the expectation with your humility
Act like the person next door. With
your humility or self depreciating humour lower the audience expectation.
This will ensure that the audience will not get disappointed and
expect you to make an earth shattering speech.
Get serious
A speech cannot be only based on
style. Style is important but so is the content. Do not make a mistake
of ignoring the content and only concentrating on style or vice
versa . The audience needs to be charmed but the objective of the
speech should not be forgotten.
Conclude
the speech
End the speech at the right time.
While concluding speakers have the tendency to ramble and be repetitive.
Audience sense the ending of the speech and if the speaker is going
on and on while concluding, it makes them restless.
And The
usual ones
Rehearse
You need to work hard and put in
a lot of effort to be perceived as giving an effortless speech.
So not only prepare the content but also rehearse it. repeatedly
and get feedback from your well-wishers
Connect
with your audience
In the start of the speech connect
with the audience with a joke, or narratea personal experience or
ask questions, this will break the barrier between you and the audience
and they will get warmed up to hear about you.
Be clear
of your theme
Be clear of the objective of the
speech
Is it to inform, persuade, inspire or educate or set an agenda…….
Adapted from Mark H. McCormack book on
Communication.
Some
of the Other Top PPTs
(click on the blue headings to read)
The Monk who sold the Ferrari has
some of the most important learnings
read the summary of the key learnings
of this very good book
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Steve
Job and the Art of giving Presentation
Use this 10-part framework to wow your audiences. Many observers
claim Steve Jobs has charisma. True. But he works at it. Nothing
in his presentations is taken for granted. He studies the art
of telling a story to inspire his audience. You must do the
same to electrify your listeners
A very inspiring and motivating ppt to enjoy your
success
The business environment is very dynamic, Daily
new challenges, new markets, new competitors strategies, counter
strategies take place.
There is a talent crunch, high attrition and you
can suddenly find yourself without your star performers.
There is pressure on performance and sometimes the set plans go
awry by disruptive , unforeseen forces and change.
This is business but this is also current one
day cricket
See how Indian team battled and won the day from
globally the best.
Conflict is inevitable in today's dynamic and
fast paced world.
Read the Conflict resolution Approaches and Techniques
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