Public Speaking
A good communication is the key to the world. This is not a bluff. Check out the most influential people of all time, like Malcolm X. Martin Luther King, Adolf Hitler, our first president Soekarno, and last but certainly not least… Barrack Obama. They are all great communicators, and of course, public speakers.
Not everybody was born with the gift as a good-communicator-by-born. However, public speaking skills can be learned, practiced, and experienced. Be it as an orator, spokesperson, announcer, anchor, salesman, even a band, this skill is very essential.
BENEFITS
Some of the numerous benefits of having excellent public speaking skills are”
- You will be able to persuade people to do what you want
- You will be able to be a leader in your league
- You will be trusted by any of your counterparts
- Thus, opens the opportunity to go to the higher, even highest level of your life that you might never imagine.
EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SPEAKING
Effective public speaking involves three pillars or the three V’s.
Verbalization is the choice of words you use to speak to the audience. It is what you say.
Vocalization is how you deliver the words using various pace, pitch, power, pausing, modulations, and other vocal speaker skills.
Visualization is how the audience sees you. This involves how you dress, grooming and carry yourself in front of the audience.
BASIC PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS
These are the basic public speaking skills you need to get a grip of:
- Know your audience. This is the single best piece of advice for delivering a presentation. What are their interests? Their backgrounds? Why are they coming to hear you speak? What ideas do you have to share with them? Approaching your speech as more of a “me-to-you” discussion rather than a full-blown broadcast makes it less stressful.
- What do you want your audience to do as a result of your speech? What’s really at the heart of your presentation? By concentrating on the “end result” rather than slogging through the beginning, you create a powerful punch that drives home your message instead of rambling on.
- Share a story. In public speaking circles, this is called a “hook” – something that gets your audience’s attention and makes them sit up and listen. Start off by asking questions or sharing an experience you had. People like to be active, rather than passive listeners. By giving them something that they can identify with, you’ll find that these people are just like you; that makes giving a presentation a whole lot easier. Be sure your story has a beginning, a point, and an ending. There’s nothing quite as bad as telling a story to an engaged audience and then forgetting why you told it!
- Maintain sincere eye contact with your audience. Use the 3-second method, e.g. look straight into the eyes of a person in the audience for 3 seconds at a time. Have direct eye contact with a number of people in the audience, and every now and then glance at the whole audience while speaking. Use your eye contact to make everyone in your audience feel involved.
- If you’re selling a product, focus on the benefits instead of the features. People would much rather hear WHAT a product can do for them than HOW it does it. Narrow down your product’s features until you get to the core of how it solves a problem. If you need help with figuring out the difference between a feature and a benefit, ask yourself “So What?” For example, if you’re selling a vacuum cleaner that has a hypoallergenic filter, put yourself in the customer’s shoes and ask yourself “so what?” The answer would be something like, “It picks up dust, mold and pet dander”. Again, “so what?” Answer, “You’ll feel relief from runny nose and sneezing plus itchy, water eyes.” Now THAT’s a benefit!
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