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PUBLIC SPEAKING
AND TIPS ON
HOW TO IMPROVE
Megha Ceejo [ 6E ]
GLOBAL PUBLIC SCHOOL 2021
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What is public speaking ?
Public speaking is the art of delivering a speech before an audience it is a form of communication . A few weeks back , I had attended an online workshop on public speaking and got to know about a few tips on how to improve your public speaking and I would like to share some of them here :
Try not to use gap fillers
Try not to use gap fillers : many a time when you get stuck during your speech you start using words like hmm / umm , well you see , like and so on . Once you start using these words people start losing their interest in hearing you . A way to avoid this is , start talking about whatever comes to your mind . Can be anything silly as well ! It could be an experience in your life or something that happened to someone or if you couldn ’ t get anything to tell , you could just make up some thing or the other and try to grab the audience attention . And once you remember the part where you were stuck try to divert the topic you were speaking on to the one you actually had to deliver .
Body language
Body language is one of the most important things you have to remember . If you stand emotionless , dull and expression less , The audience will lose interest in you immediately .
Don ’ t write the whole speech down
Something that I have seen and experienced myself is mugging up the whole speech . If you mug up the speech your nervousness will increase . So just write down the key points of your speech .
Bringing a story to your speech
Everybody , not only kids but adults love to hear stories . You will notice that when you start with a story , the audience ’ s attention will increase .
If you blank out …
If you blank out in between your speech , start talking on whatever comes to your mind . It can be something that actually happened or something you made up , it can be anything .