Effective Public Speaking

How to develop effective public speaking

What makes effective public speaking? There are many answers. Some of you may have answered, "confidence" while others of may have said "humor". The truth is, effective public speaking comes from being prepared and keeping your message simple. Confidence, humor, and emotion helps but I feel that it's most important to be prepared for what you'll be talking about and keeping the points of your message simple and easy to understand.

Nothing makes for a better presentation than a well prepared one. All of the people that say preparation is useless are lying. What I mean by preparation isn't to rehearse exactly what you're going to say so you can repeat it like a recording. In order to develop effective public speaking, you need to prepare your thoughts and organize them. Don't go up there with a blank sheet in your head and expect to write as you go. At the same time, you don't need to have a pre-prepared State of the Union address either. Have a rough outline and then fill in the blanks once you're up there. Just by knowing what your main points will be, you'll be more comfortable, effective, and confidence will come naturally.

After you have your main points down and are comfortable comes humor. Telling jokes and stories are a great way to mix in your points and have them last longer in the minds of your audience. People are more inclined to remember something if they hear a story to go along with it. Having anecdotes for your key points is a great way to leave a lasting impression and achieve effective public speaking.

Effective public speaking comes from preparation. As long as you are organized before you go up to speak, you'll get your point across and getting your point across is what makes for effective public speaking.

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