Public Speaking Tips

At www.e-trainingsystems.com, you can take away this useful public speaking tip:

“Without doubt the hardest kind of public speaking format to prepare for is speaking impromptu.”

Public Speaking Skills: We don’t think Yogi Berra could have said it any better!  

T. H., author of Essential Managers Series “Making Presentations”, DK Publishing:

“[When public speaking] try to glance at the whole audience at the start so that they feel involved.  Sweep your gaze across the entire audience.”

Problem: Yeah, whenever we’ve got a group that we really need to convince, or whenever trust is an issue, the words “glance” and “gaze” come to mind first if we’re thinking eye contact.  We believe people feel a certain level of sincerity with a glance or gaze that you just can’t get with that direct, look-me-in-the-eye thing. Also, when we first get up in front of a strange group, we like to get as much visual over-stimulation as possible, just to get that adrenaline pumping at full force!

Public Speaking Skills Solution:  Once again, when you engage proper presentation skills, its a win-win for all.  In all forms of public speaking, proper eye contact works for both the audience and the presenter.  We show participants the presentation skills required to establish the right amount of contact for every presentation environment; our participants feel for themselves just how comfortable and de-stimulating this can be.  In addition, members of the audience feel greater trust, because its hard to believe someone is lying when they look you in the eye.      

While public speaking, almost anyone can minimize the fear factor through proper use of the presentation skills we teach: eye contact, gestures, and voice, coupled with proper presentation design. And instead of allowing public speaking to be a source of anxiety, presenters become more interesting and passionate speakers in the process.