Youve Been Asked to Speak' Now What

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Youve Been Asked to Speak.Now What?
A Presentation By Glenn Walker
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The Facts

• Most people are scared to death of getting up in
  front of a crowd.
• A common thread among successful people is the
  ability to communicate.
• Being able to present yourself is a skill that
  will be valuable no matter what you do.

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Why the fear?

• Personal feelings of inadequacy.
• Fear of rejection and ridicule.
• Fear of the unknown.

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How do you beat it?

• Preparation.
• Prepare yourself throroughly.
• Practice.
• Practice until you feel ready.
• Performance.
• Get up there and do it!

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Choosing Topics and Audience Analysis

• Ask yourself
• Who am I talking to?
• Why do they want me to speak to them?
• What approach will be best to get the information
  across to the audience.
• Basic Approaches
• Information Passing
• Persuasive
• Motivational
• Entertaining

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Organizing Your Speeches

• The most important parts of your speech are the
  first and last 30 seconds.
• A good basic structure
• Introduction (Tell them what you will be telling
  them)
• Body (Tell them)
• Conclusion (Tell them what you told them)
• Choose an organizational approach that makes
  sense for the information being presented.
• Temporal
• Order of Importance

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Body Language and Voice in Presentations

• Body Language
• Gestures
• Stance
• Eye Contact
• Facial Expression
• Voice
• Pitch
• Tone
• Rate
• Volume
• Quality

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Impromptu Speaking

• Speaking off the cuff.
• Practice is essential.
• Examples of usage everywhere
• Job Interviews
• Answering questions posed
• Participating in meetings
• Treat all of these situations as miniature
  speeches with the same structure as a regular
  prepared speech.

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Can I get further training?

• Toastmasters International Clubs
• over 7,000 clubs worldwide.
• most clubs meet weekly.
• slower paced approach to building personal
  confidence.
• very reasonably priced.
• Dale Carnegie
• public speaking seminars.
• available in most large centers.
• expensive, but can be effective.
• Toastmasters International Speechcraft
• similar to a Carnegie course
• 8 weeks
• fees vary depending on club and location. (e.g.
  100 / participant usually a limit of 10 /
  Speechcraft)

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Conclusion

• Better communication leads to better
  opportunities.
• We all can do it.
• To be good, requires practice.