Tips for public speaking

 




Nietzsche said his ambition was to express in just ten sentences what others said in an entire book. Knowing the keys to communication is essential to leading a business project, especially oral communication and the ability to express yourself in public. Even if you think public speaking isn’t for you, with practice, you’ll see big improvements.

Some freelancers and business professionals feel that their inability to express themselves with credit and security is preventing them from growing and getting more clients. It is possible to be a talkative speaker that puts shyness aside and for that in this post we will show you some tips to achieve it. The most important are:

Practice your public speech

In all aspects of life, practice is needed to improve our ability, knowledge, or performance at something. Whether it’s for a maths practice or learning the English language, practice is essential. Well, the same thing happens with the ability to express yourself.

You can practice alone at home in front of a mirror, where you control both your verbal and non-verbal communication and recognize your own mistakes. You can also do this with your family so that they can give you their own impressions and the aspects that you should improve.

Escape the artificial chatter

A common mistake in communication is trying to use sophisticated vocabulary that you don’t naturally use in your everyday life. This is not beneficial, as it reduces your naturalness and closeness to your audience. Confidence and simplicity in language are more important in reaching out to another person with empathy than using high-pitched language.

Master the subject

Before talking about a specific topic, it’s important that you absorb it to talk about it with credibility. The better you master it, the easier it will be for you to create and hold a fluent and interesting conversation that will also break your nerves and allow you to improvise along the way. Fluency multiplies when you really know what you’re talking about.

Pay attention to non-verbal language

Non-verbal language consists of gestures, postures, and positions of one’s own body that together help reinforce verbal communication. To do this, you must present yourself in a solid position that exudes confidence in yourself and in what you are saying, but without appearing like an army general. Pay attention to the posture of your back, your shoulders or the use of your own hands.

Nerves often play tricks on you and you can end up making strange or exaggerated gestures with your hands. If you’re nervous, it’s best to keep your hands steady without touching areas such as your face or head. You just have to use them to reinforce your message and convey confidence in what you’re saying. When used correctly, they can reinforce your speech.

30 second rule

If you have several people waiting to listen to you, it is important not to bore them and to capture their attention from the first moment. The 30-second rule is known from the field of communication, which consists of gaining the attention of the conversation partner in the first 30 seconds with anecdotes, rhetorical questions or other tricks.

This is necessary so that they focus on what you are saying and because, if you do it well prepared, it can reassure you from the start. This rule can also be used at the very end to summarize the content of your presentation clearly and simply in 30 seconds. This helps them remember the most important clues in your speech.

It is also important to control the speed of speech and the tone of voice.

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