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AN ORIENTATION
ORIENTATION
ON
ON
PUBLIC
SPEAKING
PRESENTED
PRESENTEDBY:BINAL
BY:BINAL AGARWAL
AGARWAL
Public Speaking Skills
Speaking in public, in front of
groups and conducting
presentations are commonly agreed
as the least favorite activities that
anyone can perform.
However, if we are well prepared,
well equipped and well supported,
we will find that speaking in public
really can be quite enjoyable.
Nervous about talking to a group
of people?
Don’t worry, you are in very
good company! Many people –
including celebrities and
politicians - admit to being dead
of having to speak in public and
suffer the same symptoms as you
might: tongue-tied, blushing,
damp hands, the shakes!
Here are a few tips on how
you might cope with nerves
and on how to deal with
situations that may arise
during the course of your
presentation.
1. Relaxation Techniques
Take
Take yourself
yourself off
off somewhere
somewhere you you
won’t
won’t bebe disturbed
disturbed andand do
do the
the
following:
following:
Take
Take aa long
long deep
deep breath,
breath, count
count to
to
four,
four, relax
relax and
and then
then repeat
repeat four
four
or
or five
five times
times
Extend
Extend your
your arms
arms and
and contract
contract
your
your muscles
muscles for
for aa short
short time
time and
and
release
release
Yawn
Yawn to to relax
relax your
your vocal
vocal chords
chords
2. Voice Techniques
Speak
Speak clearly
clearly and
and with
with enough
enough emphasis
emphasis to
to
keep
keep your
your audience
audience interested.
interested.
Vary
Vary the
the pitch
pitch and
and tone
tone ofof your
your voice,
voice, let
let itit
rise
rise and
and fall,
fall, make
make itit louder
louder oror softer;
softer; aa
monotonous
monotonous voice voice lulls
lulls us
us to
to sleep,
sleep, nono
matter
matter how
how interesting
interesting thethe topic
topic is!
is!
Vary
Vary the
the pace,
pace, speaking
speaking slower
slower oror even
even
using
using silence
silence toto emphasize
emphasize key key points
points
Speak
Speak in
in the
the accent
accent and
and way
way that
that is
is natural
natural
to
to you.
you.
3. Posture and Gestures
“One cannot not communicate.” Even if we don’t
speak, we communicate through our appearance
and body language. Body language consists of
eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, body
posture, and movement.
Stand straight, don’t slouch with one shoulder
lower than the other. Get the right sort of balance
Keep your chin roughly parallel to the floor
Don't just stand there, with your arms by the
side of you! ACT CONFIDENTLY and you will
FEEL CONFIDENT!
4. Audience Skills
Don’t
Don’t wag
wag your
your finger
finger or
or pen
pen at
at anyone
anyone
Don’t
Don’t pace
pace around
around
Don’t
Don’t stand
stand with
with your
your back
back to
to the
the
audience
audience while
while you
you are
are speaking;
speaking; ifif you
you
have
have to
to write
write something
something on on aa flip
flip chart,
chart,
do
do so
so and
and then
then turn
turn back
back to
to the
the
audience
audience and
and speak.
speak.
Do
Do not
not stand
stand facing
facing the
the screen,
screen, reading
reading
your
your slides
slides to
to the
the audience
audience..
7. Reviewing your performance
… VOLUME… VOLUME
Volume
Enunciate
Speak TO your audience!
No mumbling!
Slow down!
6. Be Yourself!