Public Speaking (Speaking with confidence) Part-I

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If you've got a speech or presentation in your future, start looking for what makes successful public speakers so successful. Note their styles and habits and keep them in mind as good examples. Whether we're talking in a team meeting or presenting in front of an audience, we all have to speak in public from time to time. 

Good public speaking skills are important in other areas of your life, as well. You might be asked to make a speech at a friend's wedding, give a eulogy for a loved one, or inspire a group of volunteers at a charity event. We can do this well or we can do this badly, and the outcome strongly affects the way that people think about us. This is why public speaking causes so much anxiety and concern. 


Following is a very intensive list of tips to improve your speech quality, confidence and skills to master public speaking.

· Channel/observe a speaker or teacher you really respect. What do they do well? Ask if you can observe them at future events/meetings (if they live locally) – or look for more examples and videos .Bookmark the speeches/speakers you most want to emulate.

· Pretend you are speaking to a non-native English speaker or a five year old. Does your pacing change? Another trick I use: pretend you are on The Today show, or speaking for the president, or some other super important thing with high visibility. How would you talk? How do you want to sound or come across?

· Make it a challenge for yourself to bring more awareness to your speech in every day interactions. Sometimes even when I’m talking with friends I will practice not saying “um” and other speech quirks that come across as unprofessional. Even though these are low-stakes situations, it helps me change my default speech to something that works in any setting.

·  Craft an introduction – Set the context and make sure the audience is ready to go, whether the introduction is for you or for someone else.

·  Exhibit confidence and poise – These qualities are sometimes difficult for a speaker to attain, but easy for an audience to sense.

 . Pay attention to your grammar & diction - This may sound a bit silly but your grammatical errors may lead to a funny situation. Pay extra attention to fix any holes, if there are any. Use our collection of Idioms for daily use , Vocabulary, prepositions and other contents.