Anyone here have any advice for public speaking?

[deleted] · 2019-05-07T21:27:57+00:00

Perfect Practice, Perfect Practice, Perfect Practice for preparation and higher confidence.

Professional basketball players make 1000 jump shots a week just to make 1 jump shot in the game.

Also, keep in mind to slow down because we tend to speak faster when the heart beats faster.

MentORPHEUS · 2019-05-08T02:09:22+00:00

Practice helps in the long term. In 4 days you can be familiar with the material enough to deliver with a good flow and cadence, and be prepared for interruptions or glitches like forgetting where you are in the speech mid sentence. I've addressed crowds of hundreds to over a thousand, and honestly the emotional weight is no different than talking to a small group or even one person once you get past the anxiety of inexperience.

Being able to shine in front of your company can be more important to your career than many of your actual job skills. Go smash this and tell us all how you did.

cheesewindow · 2019-05-07T21:49:17+00:00

Two things I do before presentations. 1:Practice till I know it inside out. This will give you more concentration on other things like smiling. 2:Breathing in and out slowly all the way through. This will slow down your presentation to a nice level.

Good luck!

VasiliyZaitzev · 2019-05-08T08:39:52+00:00

So by "shake off the cobwebs", I'm going to assume that you have done this before.

I give presentations as part of my work, to audiences that are familiar with the subject matter and those who are not. Sometimes these are extemporaneous and sometimes not.

If you are not skilled at speaking extemporaneously, then you should definitely rehearse in front of a mirror a couple of times.

Also, if you will have a lectern or a table in front of you, there's nothing wrong with leaving a note with an outline of your speech on it.

Tell your audience what to expect - if you will be covering three major areas, then say, "I will be covering three major areas today," and then list them. Then proceed through them: "First" - yada, yada - "Moving on to the second topic of discussion" - yada, yada - "Finally our third topic," and so on. It helps the audience follow along with your talk and keeps them from wondering how long things will go on. Also if you're using powerpoint, (a) tell people how many slides there are before you start, and (b) DO NOT be the guy who just reads what's on the powerpoint. That is irritating as fuck.

Also it's advisable to start/close with a joke, but ONLY if you can Read the Room and don't tell something off color/offensive.

Project_Zero_Betas · 2019-05-07T22:58:08+00:00

Practice in front of a mirror. Memorize your entire speech to the point you can repeat it verbatim without looking at your notes. As /u/cheesewindow said, this allows you to focus on other aspects like smiling and able to handle audience questions on the spot.

GirlsAreReallyFeline · 2019-05-08T02:32:36+00:00

I have spoken in public many times now and the number one thing I remember to do is speak slow with pauses. This helps the audience understand you better and in their eyes you seem much more confident than you think you are. The only downside is, to make it less boring, you need to keep the speech accordingly short enough (ie less material) and try to switch up the pace or style of speaking every minute or so.

Terdmuffin · 2019-05-08T04:07:27+00:00

Personally for things like this I practice, practice, practice...and then wing it. Public speaking is NOT the same as a one on one convo and that's ok. You need to have some confidence and rely on yourself. You won't fuck it up because you're prepared and confident and when it comes down to it you'll do the right thing. You're the one speaking... Not all those other idiots out there.

Sero-Flex · 2019-05-08T06:15:50+00:00

This video really helped me take my public speaking skills to the next level after I had stagnated for a while. Now obviously you have to practice and memorize what you’re going to say, but how you address the group your giving the speech to is critical as well. Good luck brother, hope this helps you.

Edit: I’d also recommend working out at some point in the day before you give the presentation, if possible. Draining that cortisol through exercise will make you a lot less nervous and more relaxed.

Atheist_Utopia · 2019-05-08T07:39:58+00:00

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