As a former owner of the National Speakers Bureau, I have learned from the thousands of expert speakers “How to Give a Good Speech.” Here are some tips I share with my training clients who want to become paid speakers or business professionals who want to deliver smart presentations.
1. Speak from the heart.
Believe what you have to say, whether or not you say it. If you love your topic the words will come. Talk about your beliefs about life, simple truths that you believe with all your heart.
2. Write down two or three goals you have in mind.
Ask yourself, 'What do you want your audience to do because of your speech? ‘Do you think differently? Do it differently? Do something different?
3. Write it down.
When giving a talk, make sure that people need to hear what you have to say. You need to understand it well enough to explain it to an eight-year-old. You know, if you write it down enough times, you'll probably get used to it. Do not read your talk when necessary, just read the leading sentences you write on the third and fifth cards.
4. Be present.
Connect with your audience in the first 60 seconds and you can be involved throughout your talk. Once you have alerted the audience, be sure to decorate some comments that you know are well received.
5. Know Your Audience.
Talk to the program chairman in advance so that you will know who will be sitting in your audience and what they are waiting to hear from you. Are they men or women? What is the theme of the meeting or conference? What is their purpose in being there? Because that is your goal. Make sure you give your audience not only what they want, but also what they need to hear.
6. Room Setup.
Be sure to check the room where you will be delivering your talk. The worst can happen to you when they put bright lights in your eyes and turn off the audience. When you get up in the morning to check your room, you may tell them that you cannot give a talk to an audience in the dark. As a speaker, it is important that you see the faces of your listeners.
7. Is there a strategy?
Try to be as natural as possible just talking in conversation. Talk to your younger audience as if you were in their living room. Do not look over their heads or over them. Talk to them directly. When you speak to a crowd of a few hundred or more people, look at one person, rather than another, than one third. But they really did look.
8. “Ums” and “Ahs.”
"Ums" and "ahs" come from uncertainty. The key is to know your subject and what you want to say. And there is practice, practice. Use your mirror or give your talk to your friends and family. And above all, do not try to remember exactly the same words.
9. Personal Stories
Make sure you share your personal stories with the audience. People will learn from your vulnerability and your mistakes and it will only be a step in the right direction. We explain our thoughts by seeing so your audience needs to see what they are hearing. You don't have to be smart, just share your life with your audience. Remember that you want to trust her and try to help them. So just think of them as your friends and inject jokes where possible.
10. Closing your speech
Make an application. What do you want your audience to do as they hear your talk? Go around the room, and ask them to share one nugget they found. Ask them for one idea they can use NOW. In two weeks. In one month. Make sure you summarize your speech again rather than asking them to do something.
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