public speaking: how to speak in public without getting sweaty palms, shaky knees, and dry mouth

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•F.E.A.R

•Nervousness

•Transformation

•The Audience

•The Presentation

•PowerPoint

False Evidence Appearing Real

Feel The Fear!

And

Do It Anyway!!

False Evidence Appearing Real

Like the “Boogieman”

Most of the things we

FEAR will never

happen!

Remember

Everyone

Gets

Nervous!!!

Keep Your Focus on

the Audience and their

wants and needs

Prepare and Practice

Your Speech

Before Your

Presentation

Focus

On

Your

Audience

5 Steps of Transformation

•Transform Outer Self

•Internalizing Negative Ideas

•Communicate with Outer Self

•Become a Performer

•Impart Presence

Transform Outer Self

Your Outer Appearance

Should lend Credibility

To the Subject

Internalizing Negative Ideas

When our belief

System is challenged

It is difficult to convey

Believability

Communicate with the Outer Self

When You are comfortable

With Your Outer Self

You speak with

Passion and Exuberance

Become a Performer

The best speakers know

That speaking is like

Being an actor

You run through

A gamut of

Emotions

Impart Presence

Presence

Is

Not

Charisma

The most important

element of Public Speaking

is the Public

3 Aspects of an Audience

•Listening

•You Get what You Give

•How to Speak

Listening

“If they came to hear me

speak how can I listen to

them”

You Get What You Give

If you give

Energy, you

Will receive

Energy

How to Speak

Develop the ability

To make everyone

Feel like you are

Talking directly

To them

Handling Questions

Prepare Yourself

For all types

Of Questions

Creation of the special

Presentation

•Before

•During

•After

Before the speech

The Speaker

Owns the

Space

Before the speech

“Plan your work;

Work your plan”Sugar Ray Robinson

During the speech

Communication begins

As soon as you

Walk into the speaking

area

During the speech

Non-Verbal is over 50% of

Communication

Verbal is under 50% of Communication

During the speech

2 Non-Verbal body movements are:

•Eye Contact

•Body Language

During the speech

Verbal communication

Should be as natural

As a conversation

During the speech

Don’t Complain,

Explain or

Apologize

After the speech

Be prepared to

Meet and Greet

Your audience

After the presentation

4 PowerPoint Rules

•Keep Slides Uncluttered

•Slides should only have bullet points

•Projection of slides should be to your left

•Don’t give out slides as a document

Keep Slides Uncluttered

Keep Slides Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of slides should be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document Keep Slides Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of slides should be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document Keep Slides Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of slides should be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document

Keep Slides Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of slides should be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document Keep Slides Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of slides should be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document Keep Slides Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of slides should be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document

Keep Slides Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of slides should be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document Keep Slides Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of slides should be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document Keep Slides Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of slides should be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document

Slides should only have bullet points

If you know your material

You only need a bullet list

To remind you of what to say

Projection of Slides should be

Left of center

Because people read

From left to right

Keep the screen to

The left

Don’t Give Out the Slides as a Document

Unlike MS Word,

PowerPoint is not a

Document program

Contact Information:Clifford L. Marshall, II

Clifford@CliffordLMarshall.com(646) 678-1709

www.CliffordLMarshall.com