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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

Smile (but don’t grin) : Smile and the world

smiles with you
Give them time to get what you are saying to
them
Acknowledge mistakes and announce positive
measures that should avoid future problems
Remember the audience’s attention will start at a
low point, climb to a peak, then decline
Keep to time. Do not make the audience feel you
have gone on longer than you expected by saying,
“I’ve nearly finished” or “Bear with me”
 5. Delivery
 You can deliver confident and powerful
presentations! All it takes is a little
preparation, some practice, and a winning
mindset. Congratulations! This is your chance
to shine.
 Know that you were asked to present, because
you can do it-you wouldn't have been asked
otherwise.
 The style and pace of delivery should be what
is most natural to you but there are some
important “don’ts”
 Avoid
Avoidseeming
seeminghesitant
hesitantor ornervous
nervous
and
andtoo
toomany
many“ums”
“ums”or or“ahs”
“ahs”
Avoid
Avoidmumbling
mumblingor orgabbling
gabblingtoo
too
quickly
quickly
Avoid
Avoidusing
usingthe
thesame
samephrases
phrases
repeatedly
repeatedly––watch
watchoutoutfor
for“actually”,
“actually”,
“in
“infact”,
fact”,“the
“thepoint
pointis”,
is”,“and
“andsosoon”,
on”,––
your
youraudience
audiencewill
willbe
becounting
counting
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lookingatatjust
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 6. The Non-Verbal Impression
Remember that only 7% of understanding
comes from what is said, that 38% comes
from the tone of voice and 55% from non-
verbal signals!
Make positive eye contact by scanning the
whole audience
Avoid defensive postures: folded arms,
shuffling, fiddling about
Use your hands to emphasize points but don’t
overdo it
Be aware of personal mannerisms that may
be distracting and work to avoid them
 CONT.

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

If you can find someone to

comment on your
presentation, it will help you
review your performance so
that you can notice areas for
improvement before you
speak in public.
 THE 6 “BEs”
OF
EFFECTIVE
PUBLIC SPEAKING:
 1. Be Organized!
Being prepared breeds
confidence.
Write down key ideas on a
note card to keep your
thoughts straight.
Research. Don’t just fake it!
 2. Be Clear! (Words)
Simple is best!
If you don’t understand it, neither will your
audience.
Avoid fillers: uh, um, like, mmm…
Avoid repetitive phrases: “let’s see…,” “let
me think,” “another thing”
Silence is not your enemy! Pausing to
collect your thoughts or take a deep breath
is okay.
 3. Be Direct! (Eyes)
Make eye contact.
Don’t be afraid to look down
to collect your thoughts but
be confident. You know the
material
Make your audience believe!
4. Be Open! (Body Language)
Posture. Standing up straight
makes you look like you are in
control.
Open arms.
Using your hands can be very
effective!
Chin up!
 5. Be Vocal! (Voice)

… VOLUME… VOLUME
Volume

Enunciate
Speak TO your audience!
No mumbling!
Slow down!
 6. Be Yourself!

Your audience will forgive your

nervousness, but they will be
turned off by fake modesty or
bravado(BOLDNESS / COURAGE).

FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT!

 15 Ways to Overcome Your STAGE
FRIGHT!
1. Be well prepared. Rehearse several
times
2. Co-operate with your body - rest, eat
and sleep well beforehand
3. Dress in clothes that make you feel
good
4. Take several deep breaths to relax
your body
5. Concentrate on the messages you want to get
over to your audience
6. Move around and release your nervous
energy.
7. Visualize yourself doing well
8. Remember that your audience want you to
do well
9. Think of a similar occasion in the past when
you did it before and did it
well. Think about it for a moment.
10. Make no negative confessions "I'm so
nervous"
11. Put the situation into perspective
12. If you get nerves during your talk,
move around or do something
different to get into a different "state"
13. Pick out some friendly faces and
make eye contact with them
14. If you make a mistake you make a
mistake, laugh at it and the
audience with laugh with you. Make a
joke out of it.
15. The more you do it the better you will
become. Practice makes perfect.
Now you will always love PUBLIC SPEAKING !
Best of Luck!