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20 Tips tip for better public speaking. Use these 20 tips as a checklist to get ready for your next presentation

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Page 1: 20 Public Speaking Tips

20 Public Speaking Tips

Peter Dhu

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1 Use your nervous energy

It is not about getting rid of nerves, but rather harnessing the nervous energy

Nerves will put you into your peak performance mode

It is about making the butterfly's fly in formation

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2 Leave your ego at the door

Focus 100% on the audience and don’t worry about your own nerves and your own self talk.

If you focus on yourself then you are taking away from the audience

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3 Be clear on your purpose

What do you want to achieve

What do you want the audience to remember

Why do they care

What outcome/change/action do you want to occur

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4 Start really strong

First Impressions count

The first 30 seconds is crucial

The rule of primacy – the first words are remembered

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5 What pain are you solving for your audience

What problem are you solving

What pain are you alleviating

What questions are you answering

What is keeping you audience

awake at night with worry

Answer these questions and you will do a great job

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6 Use stories

Tell a story Make a point Link the point to a benefit for

the audience

Stories are your Unique Intellectual Property

You don’t need to learn your stories, they happened

Stories are memorable

Stories create an emotional response

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7 Have a call to action

Ask them to do something

Challenge them

Make the status quo unacceptable

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8 Speak to the audience one to one

Speak as though you are just having a conversation

Be genuine, authentic and conversational

Make eye contact one person at a time

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9 Get out of your comfort zone

Take a risk every day that gets you closer to your speaking goal

If you are comfortable, then it is not big enough for you

Dr Susan Jeffers said “Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway”

Just speak more

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10 Do your preparation

Prior preparation prevents pathetically poor performance

Spectacular performance is preceded by spectacular preparation

Preparation is the foundation of every presentation

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11 Use your voice

Use tonal variation and intonation

Vary your speed

Vary your volume

Use pause to create suspense

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12 Always get feedback

Feedback is the food of champions

How do you know if you don’t ask

Feedback will help you grow and unlock potential

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13 Establish credibility

Why you

Where does your data come from

What is your experience

Why should we believe you

Build your credibility stack

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14 Don’t read your speech

Use a mind map

Have bullet points

Tell your stories

Speak extemporaneously

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15 Gestural intelligence

Have inclusive gestures

Develop a rich gestural vocabulary

Don’t fidget or use distracting hand movements

Eliminate bounce in your gestures

Don’t point at your audience

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16 Connect with your audience

Focus on connection, not perfection

Build rapport

Build trust

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17 Don’t be afraid of theelephant in the room

Acknowledge differences

Acknowledge concerns

Acknowledge problems

Acknowledge fears

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18 Make your message memorable

Use surprise or unexpected message

What is in it for me

Put a hook in your message

Have a call to action

Make your data concrete

Use emotion

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19 Present with the right energy

Match the energy level of the room – don’t be too high and don’t come over too flat

Understand that you are privileged to be before that audience.

With privilege comes responsibility

Communicate with conviction and belief

Have a positive attitude

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20 Take care of your voice

War m up with tongue twisters or humming

Drink water before and during your presentation

Do drink apple juice or pineapple juice to help lubricate your voice

Don’t drink milk or soy based coffee

Use a tick tack to avoid dry mouth

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