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A beginning speaker with 5 speeches under their belt can out speak a trained professional speaker with years of experience and hundreds of audiences, if the inexperienced speaker is applying this next speaking tip. Speech Preparation Tip #28: Practice, Practice, Practice Experience and training are essential for public speaking. Experience helps ingrain good speaking habits that will come out in any presentation. However, an amature who gives a well rehearsed speech can give a better presentation than a professional who has not practiced. . . . → Read More: Tip #28: How an Inexperienced Speaker can Outspeak a Pro You've grabbed attention with a great opening. The audience now has a brief idea of what to expect. It's time to share why they should listen. Public Speaking Tip #21: Share compelling reasons to listen. If you are a big name celebrity or have accomplished something newsworthy, people will readily listen to you. However, for the rest of us, we need to give the audience compelling reasons to listen. Here are a couple ways. Promise When you leave here today, you will know a five minute method for setting goals which will propel you up the ladder of success. Give a couple promises up front. Don't forget to follow through on them. Benefits What is the difference between benefits & features? Features describe the car. Benefits are the improvements in your life because you bought the car. Feature: You will learn a goal setting method. Benefit: After today, You'll be able to reach your . . . → Read More: Tip #21: How to Write a Good Speech Intro – Part 3 Recently I was involved in a Toastmaster speech competition. Unfortunately, I did not follow yesterday's speech internalization tip, and made some major changes the day before. How was I to internalize the speech so I could deliver it smoothly? I used this next speech internalization tip: Speech Preparing Tip #17: Mentally rehearse your speech before bedtime. At 10:45 I delivered the presentation in my living room. Next, I shut the light off, crawled into bed, told my wife I would be concentrating, and rehearsed the speech in my mind. Another alternative of this is to visualize yourself in the front of the room with an audience. Now deliver the speech in the theatre of your mind. Why is this public speaking tip so effective? I have read various researchers who claim that what you think about before bedtime stays on your mind all night. Plus this is a relaxed learning enviroment. Try it and . . . → Read More: Tip #17: How to Practice & Internalize Your Speech Presentation – Part 2 What makes one person successful and another person unsuccessful? Brian Tracy claims the answer is simple. Successful people have successful (million dollar) habits. In his book Million Dollar Habits, Brian lists the habits a person must have to be successful. I realized the same principle applies to speakers. Successful speakers have million dollar speaking habits. After some brain storming, here are a list of 10 habits we should have as speakers (Feel free to share your thoughts). Having these may not make us a million dollars, but it will help make us incredible speakers. #1: Be passionate about our message. #2: Be audience focused and truly desire to serve/help them. #3: Know and research the audience before every speech. #4: Give a clear organized presentation. #5: Have one main point or foundational phrase. #6: End on time. #7: Speak to one person #8: Prepare well. #9: Give a $10,000 speech every time. #10: Review . . . → Read More: Million Dollar Speaking Habits A dry mouth can really hinder a presentation or conversation. In part 1 I shared 4 dry mouth solution tips. Here are 5 more dry mouth tips to help you when conversing or speaking from the stage. #5: Lightly bite your tongue. By lightly biting your tongue, you’ll find your mouth starts producing more saliva. Here again it is important that your body be hydrated. #6: Use Sugar Free Candy Many famous people will keep candy or lozenge in their mouth if they have problems with a dry mouth. Check with your pharmacy if you wish for specially made ones. Lemon flavored often helps. Unless you have an extreme dry mouth, remove it before you stand up to speak. #7: Sleep with a Humidifier A humidifier puts water into the air. In the winter the air becomes drier and can irritate the throat and dry out the mouth. Breathing in this moist air at . . . → Read More: Dry Mouth Tips: 9 Solutions to Cure a Dry Mouth Caused by Speaking Anxiety or Social Fear – Part 2 Here is a short video showing how to reduce speaking fear.
12 Months ago, I learned about a technique which has forever changed the way I start my presentations. I use this powerful speech technique when I am addressing a few in a meeting or speaking to 325 individuals. It’s called the "Ed Tate Scan". Made popular by Ed Tate, the 2000 world champion of public speaking. Here is how you use it. When you stand up to speak, wait for 10 to 20 seconds before saying anything. I often count in my head, one-thousand one, one-thousand two, etc. Is it awkward? It feels that way at first, but it has an interesting effect on the audience. First, they settle down. Second, it increases anticipation and maybe some tension in the room. Third, it makes you look and feel very confident. After that 10-20 second pause, the audience is primed and ready. Try it! It’s . . . → Read More: The “Ed Tate Scan”: How to Start Your Talk With Power I have just finished up a online training program called "Speak With Confidence: How to Conquer Public Speaking Fear with 4 Simple Steps". Click the link to learn more. Have a great day, Arlen Busenitz When was the last time you listened to a speaker who actually held your attention for almost the entire presentation? Just five hours ago, I was listening to a speaker who grabbed my attention and held it. Yes, he was good, but it was not because he was using a lot of slick or advanced public speaking tips. He was using one of the most powerful public speaking formulas a speaker has in his/hers arsenal. Tell a Story and Make a point. Hour after hour, this speaker would tell stories and make points. Sure, he took time to define his content, use quotes, and make some humorous comments. However, He probably had a different story every 5 minutes or so. After telling a story using effective story telling techniques, he would pause and drive home his point. Next, he would pause to let the point sink in. Did it work? Yes. Why is this . . . → Read More: Why this Public Speaker Held My Attention for 3 Hrs |
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