Five days ago I watched as Tom took first place in the Toastmasters International Speech Contest. He practiced a technique that only a few out of one hundred speakers use.
Speech Delivery Tip #25: Act out your Presentation
During his Speech Tom used several phrases:
"Men took off their suite coats and threw them down."
"Audience rushed out."
"The Speaker pointed at the audience"
Good action sentences. However, Tom acted out every single one. He woound up and pretend to spike a suite coat. He rushed to one side of the stage to give us a visual of the audience rushing out. When he talked about the speaker pointing at the audience, he pointed at us also.
The result? His speech came alive, the audience's attention was held throughout the speech, and it was very memorable.
How can you act out your next presentation? Look through your speech and see what you can act out.
