Public Speaking 101:How To Wow An AudienceWritten by Bruce Kasanoff. Published by ForbesSummarized by SpeakerHub

Be yourself. The odds are high you will connect with your

audience.

Don’t waste your first minute. This is when the audience will decide whether to pay close attention or secretly take out their phone.

If you’re terrified, work that into your opening. It’s a fool’s

mission to watch Tony Robbins open a speech, and then

try to do what he did.

Know who is in the audience, and why they are there.

Understand what they know, and don’t know, about your

topic.

Time moves very fast for a speaker, and very slowly for

an audience. The toughest

speaking skill to master is to slow

down or even pause for effect.

Vary your tone, volume, timing and demeanor: You can’t speak

onstage like most people speak on a day-to-day basis.

It’s boring.

To be interesting in front of 20 or 200 people, you have to be a bit unpredictable.

Take no chances. specifically tell the audience what your main message is.

Then reinforce it with custom

graphics, repetition and

as much creativity as

you can muster.

Be 100% confident. Whatever message you have prepared, give your best behind that message. The time for

doubt is over. The time to excel is here.

“Public Speaking 101: How To Wow An Audience” Original article written by Bruce Kasanoff.

Published by Forbes, April 22, 2015

Summarized by SpeakerHubwww.speakerhub.com