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In this edition:
- NEW Webinar! "10 things I've learnt about running a small business" on Thurs 25th March 2010 at 5.15pm (AWST).
- The top tips: How to be a better public speaker.
- More tips on how to be a good public speaker.
- Special offer: F.R.E.E. CD set, "Confidence in public speaking: How to cure stage fright and develop more confident public speaking skills", buy one and get an extra one f.r.e.e. Only available until Saturday, 13th March 2010.
- Laugh your socks off.
1. How to be a better public speaker.
Public speaking can seem daunting to some and exciting to others. Sadly, many speakers are boring, nervous or even ego-driven. However, there is much that can be done to be a better public speaker so that you make your presentations interesting for your audiences, and your speeches are well received. What do you need to do to be a better public speaker?
I have reviewed some of my most recent speeches and written out five of the key factors that I have learnt are important. I hope that these can be of benefit to you so that you know how to be a good public speaker. The tips are geared towards your audience, as when you speak the focus needs to be on the audience not on yourself. Read on to the tips section to find out more.
Webinar 4: 10 things I've learnt about running a small business.
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2. How to be a better public speaker.
Tip 1: Make speaking seem easy.
Don't be stiff, starchy or frozen to the spot. Instead, use a natural easy-going speaking style, unforced and un-choreographed. For me, my aim is always to be my true self, genuinely me, at my warm, engaging, funny best.
One of the sponsors of a leadership forum I was speaking at recently, said at the end of my speech, "I'm trying to work out what you were doing in the speech. You weren't doing anything remarkable but you had the audience eating out of your hands". This is a wonderful compliment.
To me, the hallmark of a successful speech is the audience and their response. I am not there to show-off or make my speech or content look complicated or difficult. I was doing lots but it wasn't obvious, and that's how it should be. The audience was fully engaged, and that's what matters.
Can you be engaging? Can you make it easy for the audience to follow, understand and absorb your content? The more you engage the audience the better public speaker you are.
Tip 2: Make people laugh.
A good public speaker can make an audience laugh. Laughter is good as it helps to let go of tension and relaxes an audience. The important point is that humour can be created without jokes or "ice breakers".
I have only ever told 3 jokes and I never use icebreakers. I think these are only needed if a speech is boring. Really, a speech should be good enough to keep the audience animated and awake without icebreakers, shouldn't it?
I find two ways to create laughter. Firstly, I use humour that arises in the moment. Secondly, I tell personal stories against myself - silly things I have done and said. My stories are my own so this means they're easy to remember and unique. By the way, never steal another speaker's stories or props - always use/make your own.
Tip 3: Keep a story book.
Collect your own stories and examples. I keep a story book. A story book is a book in which I write down every story I have told, and funny incidents as they happen to me. It means I can quickly glance at the book to select the best stories for any particular speech. Otherwise I find I forget some and become in danger of using the same ones over and over again.
What makes a good public speaker? Someone who is well organised and prepared but who doesn't expect to be creative in the last moment. Don't expect to suddenly create a story the night or morning before a speech. Make it easy for yourself.
Tip 4: Be relevant to EACH audience.
Be relevant to your audience. Show your audience you know who they are. They will like you for it. This means using their language and jargon, and giving examples and situations that they face in their particular work.
When I was giving a keynote speech once I was amazed to find that as I was walking off stage, another speaker walked on and asked me who the audience was. This is too late. This is not what a good public speaker does!
I notice that my testimonials often mention my relevance, and I know it wins me presentations. For example, I spoke to a university audience recently, and received a testimonial that said, "She clearly understands the university setting and the kinds of things that frustrate us." I had asked, as part of my preparation, for a list of things that frustrated them and then mentioned it in my speech. It doesn't have to be hard, it just has to be done.
Sadly, I had to be reminded of the need to actually SAY what I knew about an audience after I'd given a speech to the real estate industry, a group to whom I've spoken numerous times. I was giving a talk on how to meet and greet people, one of my specialities. I thought it had gone well but afterwards a member of the audience said, "You could have given that speech to anyone, it wasn't specific to us, was it?" He was right. I'd failed to mention their specific language such as home opens, vendors, listings, homeowners, etc.
I have never made that mistake again.
Do you pick the best examples and language for your audience?
Tip 5: Always finish on time.
Audiences hate speakers running over time, even if they are brilliant. A good public speaker will finish on time, no matter what.
I always try to stop on time even if we have started late. I will edit my speech as I go, without the audience ever knowing that sections have been removed or added.
If you want to be a better public speaker end on time. So often it is the poor speaker who drags on because they haven't managed their timing well, or they have started becoming self-focused instead of audience focused. Organisers will want you to stop on time and will like you for it. Always end on time no matter when you begin.
However, when you end on time still end on a significant point. The audience likes to be left on a high not a fade out!
If you are looking for a good public speaker for your event or conference - pick me! I am a motivational speaker who delivers engaging, entertaining and expert speeches on emotional intelligence, networking and self-confidence. I specialise in high energy, interactive speeches to get conferences and events buzzing from the very start and I love to keep audiences awake in the graveyard shift after lunch. More details here: http://www.rachelgreen.com/speeches.html
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3. More tips on how to be a good public speaker.
There are lots of extra tips on our page of Personal Development Tips and Articles.
Click on the links to read three of them:
- Eleven things to avoid in public speaking.
- Ten tips on making your presentations interesting.
- Five easy ways to overcome nervousness in public speaking.
4. Learn even more about how to become a good public speaker.
"Confidence for women in public speaking".
If you'd like a lot more speech techniques and ideas so you can be an even better public speaker then this 2 CD set will help you.
It shows that with a few easy-to-apply steps women and men with public speaking nerves or anxiety can overcome them and give a speech with ease and confidence. You will hear me coaching a group of women and giving lots of tips along the way that you can use too.
In addition, you will hear a group of good public speakers give you their tips on how to give a good speech and present effectively. It is a unique CD that I highly recommend to anyone wanting to improve their public speaking skills and keen to become a good public speaker.
Click here for more details.
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Bonus: If you buy these CDs on the website no later than Saturday, 13th March 2010, then you will receive a second copy of the CDs for F.R.E.E. worth $45. Give them to a client, colleague or friend as a gift.
To be eligible for the extra copy you must order through our On-line Book and CD store and click newsletter when it asks you where you heard about the CDs. Don't miss out - hurry as this offer closes, Saturday, 13th March 2010. This offer is ONLY available to newsletter readers.
5. Laugh your socks off.
Thanks to our newsletter reader Eric Williams, for this fortnight's joke.
Firing blanks
80 year old man: "My 28 year old wife is pregnant, your opinion Doctor?"
Doctor: "Let me tell you a story. A hunter in a hurry grabs an umbrella instead of the gun. He moves into the jungle, sees a lion, lifts the umbrella, pulls the handle and BANG ... The lion drops dead!"
Old man: "That's impossible; someone else must have shot the lion."
Doctor: "MY POINT EXACTLY!"
If you have some clean jokes we can use, please send your contributions to
How can you be a better public speaker? By focusing on your audience and engaging with them. It can be a big confidence boost for you too.
With kindness,
Rachel.
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