Tips for public speaking

 A lot of people hate giving presentations in front of an audience. Public speaking is a common fear and most of us suffer from this fear.   Many people avoid speak in public they hesitate to speak in public. As everyone knows practice makes man perfect so with practice you can overcome from the fear of public speaking. Following give are some tips which everyone need to follow while speaking in public: 

 Eliminate Fear of Rejection

                             

“What if my audience hates my speech? What if they boo me off stage?” Try to eliminate all of your fears of rejection. The audience is there to listen to you for a reason. So the first tip is Eliminate fear of rejection.

Nothing is impossible

Nothing is impossible in the world to do, even if you read the word impossible the word himself says that I am possible which means if you believe in yourself than nothing is impossible.

Smile and introduce yourself

 

 Let the audience know who you are and why you should be speaking about the topic.

Know your audience.

 

 If you are speaking in front of an audience, there is usually a reason. Know who you are speaking to and what they want or need to take away. If it's friends and family, entertain them.

Practice and be prepared

  

Nothing takes the place of practicing and preparing for your speech. Write out a script of your key points, but don’t read from the script word for word. Prepare for your speech so well that you could answer any possible question thrown at you. With practice you are able to speak in public without any fear and you can speak confidently. If you have a big speech coming up, make time everyday to practice.

Know the Venue

 If you are going to deliver a speech at large level than visit the place before a day of your speech. Know the venue where you will be speaking. Get there well ahead of time. Walk the room. Walk the stage. Get a feel for the vibe of the environment so you are more comfortable when its "go time."

Test all equipment.

When visit the venue where you will go to deliver a speech at that time test all the equipments because it is better to test the equipments before the speech rather than at point of time. Avoid adding even more stress by testing any and all equipment and audio visual functions ahead of time.

Practice in front of a mirror.

 Practicing in front of a mirror is a good way to learn the proper amount of body motion, hand usage and facial expressions. I also used this tip and according to me this is the best way for practice. You can also use your mobile phone’s camera and you can record the video of your speech and from that video you can find your mistakes and you can correct your mistakes by practice.

Take every opportunity to speak.

The only way to get better at anything is to do it all the time. Rehearsing is good, but nothing compares to actually getting up in front of an audience and doing it for real. If you are a student than you need to take participate in every activity it build your self confidence and you are able to speak in public. So don’t miss any opportunity to come on stage.

Don’t apologize if you make a mistake 

 There is no need to say you’re sorry pick up where you left and keep going.

 

Use common language

                 

 Impress your audience through your presentation and mastery of your topic, not by using complicated words. Example say help instead of assist or use instead of utilize.

 

Work on your body language and tone

Remember, communication is much more about tone and body language than the words we say.  In communication your tone of speaking matters a lot because audience noticed your body language and tone first than they focus on your content of your topic. Do practice to improve your tone and body language.

 

Make eye contact with audience

This one is very important, and it doesn't matter how big the audience is. Make eye contact with as many people as possible. It makes the audience members feel like you are speaking directly to them. And don't just stick to people in the first couple rows. Look at the people in the back too. 

Finish your speech within given time 

Whenever you are speaking in public try to finish your speech within the time period which is allotted to you say if you are allotted 15 min for your speech than try your best to cover only 15 min for your speech.

Take jokes for a test drive

 If you want to include a joke in your speech write several options and teat them out with your family, friends to see how they are received.

 

Always say thank you at last of the speech 

Don’t ever forget to say thank you at last of the speech. 

Read books 

Lots of books available in the market for speaking in public you can buy that books and read it will build confidence to speak in public. Let me suggest some books which you can read and by reading these books you can speak in public without any fear.

1. The art of public speaking- Dale Carnegia

2. Talks like TED – the 9 public speaking secrets of the world’s top minds by Carmine Gallo n

3. Confessions of a public speaker – Scott Berbun

4. Fearless Speaking- Gary Genard

5. Stage fight- Cody Smith

Above given are some suggested books that you can read for speaking in public without any fear.

Public Speaking Classes

Find a great coach or mentor. There are many groups that you can join to learn the art of public speaking. A group such as Toastmasters is non-profit and helps people get over their fears by having them practice speaking on subjects over and over. You can join the toastmaster and can learn how to speak in public without any fear. Toastmasters can help you improve your presentation skills. Toastmasters has helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world improve their presentation, public speaking, and communication skills.