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by:
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TITLE: 12 Ways to be a Confident Public
Speaker
AUTHOR: Sandra Schrift
CONTACT: sandra@schrift.com
COPYRIGHT: ©2004 by Sandra Schrift. All
rights reserved
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12 Ways to be a Confident Public Speaker
Speak from your heart. If you believe in
what you say, than
others need to hear it. All confident speakers
fall in the
P2 (passion plus persistence). Be sure your
speech contains
your most fundamental beliefs and comes
from authenticity.
1. Prepare, prepare, prepare!
2. Practice in front of a full-length mirror,
for small
groups. Join Toastmasters. www.toastmasters.org
3. Be positive. "I am a good speaker rainer."
4. Expect to be nervous. [deep breathe,
exercise by walking,
stretch, visualize your success, meditate]
Make anxiety your
ally. Increase your energy; heighten your
awareness.
5. Focus on your audience. [It is NOT about
you. You are
there to help your audience]
6. Simplify. Use your time wisely and keep
your
presentation clear and simple so that your
audience can
understand what you are saying.
7. Connect with your audience. Look people
in the eye, one
at a time, as you speak to them. The audience
wants you to
succeed.
8. Act confident. Smile. Hold your chin
up. Stick your chest
out. When you do this, you will feel confident.
Remember,
YOU are the authority on the subject and
they want to hear
what you have to say.
9. Use humor wherever possible.
10. Offer the right message mix (inform,
persuade,
entertain, interact)
11. Establish credibility by the use of
facts, statistics,
and stories.
12. Learn from your mistakes. Making mistakes
is part of
your learning process. Scott Adams, creator
of Dilbert,
said, "Creativity is allowing yourself to
make mistakes.
Art is knowing which ones to keep."
About the Author
Sandra Schrift 13 year speaker bureau
owner and now career
coach to emerging and veteran public speakers
who want to
"grow" a profitable speaking business.
I also work with
business professionals and organizations
who want to
master their presentations.
To find out How to Become a Highly Paid
Professional
Speaker, go to http://www.schrift.com/ProfessionalSpeaker/
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