AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF

DELIVERY TIPSpresentation

BEFORETHE TALK

ARRIVE AT THE VENUEBEFORE YOU EVER

PRACTICE THE ELEMENTS OFSTRESS, PITCH, AND SPEED.

practiceyour talk

STRESSPRACTICE SAYINGTHE FOLLOWINGSENTENCES ALOUD

STRESSING THE

bold anditalicized

WORDS

VARYINGTHE PITCH IN

conveymeaningAS WELL

For example, saythe following sentence:

IN A HIGH-PITCHED VOICE

“come here” SOUNDS LIKE A

COMMANDOR EVEN A THREAT

IN A LOW-PITCHED VOICEIT SOUNDS LIKE A

request

two millionSAY,dollars very fast

as if that, were a trivial sum ofmoney

THEN SAY,twoooooo millllionnndoooollllaaaarrrsssextending everysyllable to the maximum

plan to make it the mostinteresting speech youraudience has ever heard

interestingMAKE YOUR SPEECH

sincere appreciation for the opportunity

to address your listeners

genuineFEEL

eye

practice using itcontact

PRACTICE YOURmovements

Your movements should be dictated by the content of your material, not just by your desire to take a stroll

THE CURE FOR STAGE FRIGHT

step twoperformance during your performance. There will be time to evaluate later. Just stay in the moment

step oneRemind yourself that you prepared as well as you can. Tell yourself that the hard part is over.

step threeRemind yourself not to let the reaction of anyone in the audience influence your performance. step four

Just as your talk is about to begin, think about one aspect of your performance that is your top priority.

body languageBE AWARE OF YOUR

You yourself are the most powerful visual aid of all, so use motion and

gesture for maximum effect.

YOUR OPENING,

pauseBRIEFLY BEFORE GOING ON

ready to go forward

controlKEEP

No-one will to question your authority when you have the floor, provided you

CLEARLYCOMMUNICATE THE

informationor messageOF YOUR TALK

TELLstories or anecdotesABOUT PEOPLE OTHER THAN YOURSELF

USE THEfewest POSSIBLE NUMBER

OF WORDS

USE THEsimplestPOSSIBLEWORDS

whenever you have

USE PROPSOF ONE KINDOR ANOTHER

an opportunity,

ums WATCH YOUR

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