Public Speaking Tips

Tips and Tricks for Public Speaking Improvement and Mastery

The Public Speaking Tips and suggestions you will find here will be divided into the three pillars of great speaking.

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The Public Speaking Tips will fall under the following categories.

• What we say Speaking Tips

• How we say it Speaking Tips

• How we present ourselves Speaking Tips

What You Say public speaking tip.

Consider the words that make up our speech. Look at some tips that will help you grow as a speaker. What things can be included and what things should be avoided in what we say when public speaking.

…How We Say It Public Speaking Tips…

1. The power of pauses Have you ever known someone who talks so fast and so continuous you feel out of breath? We can inadvertently do the same thing from the platform. Don't forget to strategically place pauses in change of thoughts, at the end of main points, and where ever you want to add emphasis.

…How You Present Yourself and Your Message Public Speaking Tips...

1. If appropriate, leave the lectern. Teaching Hospital auditoriums are notorious for having a speaker who looks like an ant from the back of the room. If you want to shake things up a bit and if you have a movable mic, then move it and your self.

At some point when you want to wake up the audience, pick up the mic and move across the stage. Make your movements on purpose and not just for the sake of moving.

Perhaps you notice someone to your left paying you with a head nod. You acknowledge it and move toward that person taking just 3-5 steps. Much more and the focus will be on what your about to do rather than what you’re about to say.

2. Occasionally our presentations will be on camera. The feed may be to a satellite group who will also be viewing or even TV coverage for the local news station. Best case, you will be used as footage in a documentary.

A few general rules of dress for the camera.

Chose dark solid color suits. Avoid stripes and patterns as they will look too busy. If your very dark skinned, don’t wear a suit as dark as your skin. You will become hard to distinguish. Likewise avoid the other extreme of light colored suit..

Neck ties and apparel should be in muted tones.

Shirts and blouses, wear a very light gray or very light powder blue. They will often pick up as white and give a better contrast to the skin. Pastels are the best.

If your reading from notes, the same applies. Use light grey or light blue paper for your notes to allow the lighting to best enhance and balance your look.

Don’t wear large earrings or flashy jewelry. They don’t look good on the camera.

If you use eye shadow, consider not using it when in front of the camera. The instant you look down, your audience will see two black eyes instead of the beautiful accented eyes you hoped to portray. If you do use eye shadow anyway, please take a look at your self in a mirror. Close one eye and you will see what the audience will get a flash of if and when you look down.

Not all speaking tips are common sense. It can only be common if it is part of our daily life. Common to a city dweller is not common to a farmer. These public speaking tips may not always be common. Don't judge those who don't use them. Be understanding and e-mail them the url for this Speaking Tips Page.

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