The How-To Guide to Public Speaking - Richard Richardson

The How-To Guide to Public Speaking

By Richard Richardson

  • Release Date: 2011-08-20
  • Genre: Reference

Description

Have you ever delivered a speech or presentation before? Most probably you have. So how did it go? Have you encountered any of the following while delivering it? - You have uncontrollable butterflies in the stomach - Your stuttering voice is making it difficult for you to speak clearly - You're sweating all over - Your listeners are yawning their way to dreamland and pouting their lips - You feel so conscious with your audience's reaction that you can't focus on your speech Be desperate no more! If your career is sluggish due to public speaking hindrances, kiss your worries good bye! Now, you can start re-building your dreams and ascension to company hierarchy by this gem of a book designed to help especially the timid novices of public speaking and turn them into ace public speakers! This book will show you how to get that golden tongue which can draw out enthusiastic responses from the bottom of people's hearts and stimulate them to nod unreservedly to your discussion. After reading this book, you will be able to: - Overcome your fear of public speaking - Manage speech anxiety effectively - Prepare a powerful speech using 9 basic steps - Analyze your audience to make your topic fit their interests - Organize your speech carefully to improve understanding and recall - Enhance the quality of your speech - Organize an introduction that will relax you and your audience - Identify the 3 qualities an effective speaker should possess - Know how public speaking can improve your personal development - Know how public speaking can influence your society - Know how public speaking can advance your profession - Identify the 4 general types of public speakers - Know and apply the basic rules and principles of public speaking - Use language effectively - Sound natural and enthusiastic - Know the guidelines in choosing a specific topic - Use question and answer sessions to make a lasting impression - Use quality visual aids to make your speech much more powerful - Write and deliver an interesting, clear, and cogent speech quality - Know the 3 dangers to self-esteem - Build rapport with your audience quickly and easily - Develop a positive mental attitude - Know how to practice your speech for better delivery - Think and speak instantaneously in impromptu speaking situations - Peak up the interest of your audience - Know how to answer hostile questions - Research information to beef up your themes - Know how to see yourself actually delivering a speech - Know what to expect in the actual day of speech delivery - Counter the strongest factor contributing to your fear - Identify the type of public speaker you are - List the key principles involved in preparing to speak - Know the basic characteristics of good public speaking - Build confidence - Describe the factors that contribute to speech anxiety - Counter common misconceptions about speech anxiety - Harness your speech anxiety and use it to your advantage - Conduct a self-inventory - Simplify the topic so that it is manageable - Explain the role and significance of audience analysis in public speaking - Comprehend the factors that may influence the way you adapt a message to an audience - Plan effective introductions and conclusions - Understand and apply the principles in outlining - Understand the diverse ways that visual aids can help you as a speaker - Distinguish between several alternative methods of delivery and describe the strengths and weaknesses of each - And a lot, lot more! Do you want to experience the satisfying feeling of being able to conquer your fear and deliver memorable speeches with confidence? Do you want to move multitudes of people to a certain course of action as you hold them spellbound with mere words from your mouth? If so, then wait no longer. Let yourself be heard through public speaking greatness today!