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Presentation Skills Training from World Champion of Public Speaking Craig Valentine

Presentation Skills Training from Craig Valentine

Watch the below videos and learn Presentation Tips from the 1999 World Champion of Public Speaking, Craig Valentine.  That’s really cool!

Practice is the key to helping you improve in public speaking.
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How To Make a Speech Like a Pro

Public Speaking Tips: How To Make a Speech Like a Pro

effective public speakingIf you are expected to make a speech or give a talk, check out the below article for 8 simple tips that will help things go smoothly. 1. Practice in front of a video camera or mirror, and rehearse enough times to feel confident…

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Public Speaking Tips – Make a Speech Like a Pro
By Judy Camp

Public speaking can be a scary thing the first few times you try it, but people who speak often have a few tricks that help improve their performance. If you are expected to make a speech or give a talk, here are eight simple tips that will help things go smoothly.

1. Practice in front of a video camera or mirror, and rehearse enough times to feel confident, without saying “um”. In between rehearsing, take a moment to close your eyes and visualize your audience smiling and enjoying your talk. Visualization might seem strange, but it has been proven that positive visualizing beforehand will create a positive experience.

2. Know the material well. The key to public speaking is not just to memorize enough for the presentation, but to really know it well enough to explain it without making a speech. That will make you much more comfortable and confident during your speech. Search out various sources of information, from different points of view, which might make your speech more colorful.

3. Think about your audience, and why they need the information, and where they are coming from. Figure out what they will find most interesting. Tailor your speech depending on the audience’s background, age, nationality and other demographics and psychographics.

4. Back up your points with solid facts. Don’t make accusations or speculate on points you cannot back up. If you do, and your audience does not agree with you, they will often stop listening entirely.

5. Create an outline and follow it. Your audience should not have a hard time following your thoughts or taking notes. Be clear when stating an idea about whether it is a main point or a subtopic.

6. Use visual aids, but keep them to a minimum. A simple slide show indicating the outline of your speech can help the audience follow along. But do not try to put everything into the visual aid, or it will be distracting.

7. Try to get comfortable with the setting. Take a look at the room in advance, if possible, and picture yourself giving your talk there. Relaxing is an important part of public speaking.

8. Perform deep breathing just before your speech, which will relax your body. If you can find a good place to do it, do some stretching exercises with your arms, head and shoulders.

By following these steps, you can remain confident during your speech.

Judy Camp is a writer for SolutionOriented.com, specializing in articles which offer business and career solutions for the small business owner or manager.

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How To Improve Public Speaking Skills & Confidence?

Presenting & Public Speaking Tips on How To Improve Speaking Skills & Confidence

Check out this video for tips on how to improve your Presentation & Public Speaking Skills and Confidence.

Here are the Top 10 Tips to Becoming a Better Presenter mentioned in the video:

  1. Focus on the audience.
  2. Delete all the excess text from your slides.
  3. Keep it simple!
  4. Rehearse, rehearse and rehearse.
  5. Make friend s with people.
  6. Dress to impress.
  7. Be comfortable.
  8. Stand still.
  9. Tell a story.
  10. Be enthusiastic.

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Public Speaking Tips on Voice Inflection

Public Speaking Tips on Voice Inflection

“Add personality to a public speech by emphasizing vocal inflections. Avoid speaking in a monotone voice with tips from a communications specialist in this free public speaking video.”

6 Tips To Improve Your Public Speaking Voice (by Brain Tracy)

  1. Slow down.
  2. Use voice exercises.
  3. Record and listen to your voice.
  4. Record phone conversations.
  5. Focus on pauses.
  6. Eat and drink well.

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Public Speaking Tips & Presentations Skills from Robert Graham

Youtube Video: Public Speaking Tips from Robert Graham

public speakingRobert Graham teaches the fundamentals of public speaking and presentation skills.  We find this video useful and would like to share with you.  It does not mean our Toastmaster Club endorse his products. Thanks!



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How to Pick a Public Speech Topic by Analyzing Your Audience

How to Pick a Public Speech Topic?

speaking tipsA great speech topic depends on your audience. Get tips for analyzing your audience before speaking in this video clip from a professional public speaker, Tracy Goodwin.

Here is the transcript of the speech.

Ok. We have established that you’re giving a speech on a certain topic:  informative, persuasive, special occasion, so forth and so on. The first thing we have to look at is your audience. Who in the world are you speaking to?

Ok.  We’ve got to look at a lot of different areas about your audience that you might not have thought of. Because we have to pick a speech topic that’s going to be appropriate for who you’re speaking to as well as remember something worthwhile and something that they’re going to be interested in.

So let’s just look across the board at the demographics now. By demographics, I’m talking about things like age. Are you talking to 20 years old? Are you talking to 60 years old?  Because you and I both know you talk to them very differently okay.  What is the age for they are? Are they all 20? Are they all 60 or are you looking at a cross-section?

What’s the gender? Are you talking to women? Are you talking to men? Because trust me you’re gonna find out if you don’t already know you talk to them differently. Okay?  Do you need to look at anything like religious background, economic background, educational background and most importantly what do you have in common with these people.

What do you have that is similar and what do you have that’s different. Are you all college students? Great! Check that off. Ae you all working for the same company? Great. Check that off? Are you all in sales? Great. Check that off.  It’s important to take a look at all those demographics because you want to write your speech and pick your topic to make it interesting for that group of people.

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