Dragon Blogger is a friend of mine from Social Spark and made a spark on some tips in public speaking. Speaking in front of an audience is a bit difficult but that doesn't mean you can't make it a bit easier for yourself. I got my experiences in public speaking way back in college and I've been using the same tricks now that I'm working for the government. I'm no expert but I think these tips might help.
1. NEVER! memorize your speech unless you can do so flawlessly-Memorizing is hard work and the worst part of it is that it would take eat up a lot of your time, and during your presentation if you miss a word you might end up missing the entire paragraph or even get lost at all, just make sure you know your topic.
2. Make an outline of your speech or presentation-It won't hurt bringing an outline of what you have to say, just to give you a guide if your a bit lost at the flow of your presentation. Never write everything in your outline, remember it's just a guide on what comes next so you wont miss anything and know what you will say next.
3. Unless necessary make your presentation brief, simple but complete-This makes your job a bit easier, you should use simple words and tackle only the main points, branching topics will make your presentation longer and might end up being boring and confusing.
4. Make sure you have ample time in preparing for your topic with enough rest before your presentation - never cram a presentation, you'll mostly end up missing a few important details, and have a good night sleep before you present. Not only will you need your energy, it will make you look and feel better as well.
5. Know your audience, anticipate questions and prepare your answers- you need to know who your audiences are, what they might know or concerns are about. This gives you an idea on what they might ask for you to prepare ahead of time and maybe impress them a bit.
6. Dress accordingly-packaging is very important, ask people on what clothes you should wear if your unsure. But regardless of what you wear make sure they are not only appropriate but comfortable as well.
7. Before presenting, remember to relax and breathe- for obvious reasons, you can't expect to deliver a presentation being nervous, you don't want to have a mental block-out in the middle of your presentation. This helps you to be confident.
8. Look at your audience while presenting or just look at their hair-you need to look confident, and if you have trouble looking at the audience...simply look at their hair. Yes, their hair, this gives you the impression that your looking at their faces.
9. Use clear well modulated voice-I think in order to be effective you need to make sure you can clearly say what you need to say, and that everybody understands you.
10. Try to be lively-once in a while you can crack jokes, tell experiences, use visual aides, etc., anything to keep your audience attention to you. Everybody hates a boring presentation.
To know more about Dragon Blogger you can check out his site at http://www.dragonblogger.com/
Tips in public speaking
Bachelors Degree
Its been almost a year since i graduated, and it seems i feel very at home in my new life. a new found freedom i guess, freedom from being scolded on why i came late, freedom to buy a few things that i want and go to places I've never been, or it could be fulfillment. Fulfillment of being a college graduate, of earning my own money, fulfillment of doing almost everything my parents wanted, fulfillment in showing to the whole damn world that i can do more that what i can say.
Ive had a rather memorable college life, i met a lot of people, experienced a lot of difficulty, challenges and joy. Ive seen and enjoyed who i am the moment i realized who i really was. There was even a time that people look up on me, a time when i had a handful of people loyal to me and would rally to my side when the need arises, i time when i held small authority over my school mates, led them to victory and defeat and showed them what needs to be done.
its been a year since i slept 4 hours a day, constantly traveled far places just to finish our thesis, its been a year since i did everything i knew to save and make money for the funds needed to complete our project. its been almost a year since i walked and received my diploma.
i really wanted to be an engineer, and even if i had'nt been a licensed engineer (since computer engineers dont have licenses...tsk..damn!!!) im still happy, coz i know im still living as an engineer, someone who's constantly working for innovation, someone who always tries to do his best. someone who even if he doesnt have a clue on how to do things, but will still figure a way to work things out...
i miss my five years in college, i dont have any regrets with the things that ive been through as a student...and im proud of myself...regardless of what people say.,,,
