Part Two:
Just browse the previous post to read the first five of my Public Speaking Tips for successful speakers. Adding the previous five tips together with the following ones will give you a real advantage when it comes to your next presentation.
6. Relax. Deep breaths and a few yawns are a marvelous way of de-stressing. Don't have an alcoholic beverage for 'courage' before speaking. It does NOT beat the fear, but it will dull
your mind and produce tiredness so that you will bore your audience. It will make you think
you are giving a really scintillating performance when really, you're bombing out.
7. Don't apologize. Apologizing only draws attention to the things you really don't want or need attention to be drawn to and which the majority of your target audience didn't even notice.
8. Turn the anxiety into positive energy. Gather your nervous energy and transform it into positive, motivating enthusiasm and dynamism.
9. Concentrate on the message not the medium. Whatever you focus your attention on will begin to dominate your thoughts and feelings. So focus all that attention towards your message and your audience rather than on your anxiety and concerns and you will find that the butterflies in your stomach will begin to fly in formation.
10. Understand that people WANT you to succeed. Your target audience will want you to be stimulating. They want you to be informative and they want you to be entertaining. Once you realize this then you can RELAX and enjoy your message, enjoy your rapport with the audience and enjoy the whole process.
These points have been some of the most rewarding things I have learned. Learning them, understanding them and practicing them are what gave me the success I have today.
I hope these tips will help you to grow and develop as a public speaker
Nyree
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