| 1. No speech is ever perfect.
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| | if you do not speak regularly. Join a
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| Perfectionism creates more fear. Do your
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| | club like Toastmasters to get experience
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| best and leave it at that.2. Forget about
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| | and exposure. There's a crazy mindset
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| what you forgot to say. Trust that the
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| | that runs through the brains of some
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| audience heard what was needed.3. Someone
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| | speakers. They think that they can get in
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| has said that you should put ten hours of
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| | front of an audience and be fabulous the
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| practice into every one hour
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| | first time. Not gonna happen. No one
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| presentation. You can, but it's over
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| | plays an instrument without practice. The
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| kill. Practice until you feel like you
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| | same is true with speaking.19. Impromptu
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| have 80%, let the other 20% take care of
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| | and spontaneous speaking only work when
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| itself. If you know your stuff, you may
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| | you understand the communication rules
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| not need any practice.4. Make it clear.
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| | and know how to break them. Many top
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| No rambling. No tangents. The audience
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| | speakers "ad lib" 80% or more of their
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| should leave knowing your position
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| | messages. That's only possible because
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| whether they agree with it or not.5. Be
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| | they KNOW the exact response their words
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| conversational. No sterile speech
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| | will bring. Their material may be new,
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| patterns. No monotone. Speak like you
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| | but it's not an experiment. They know how
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| would to a friend over a cup of coffee.6.
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| | people will react to their words before
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| Toss out ego. It's not about you or your
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| | they ever use them. Do you have audience
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| acceptance; it's about giving the
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| | response ESP? Do you know if the audience
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| audience value they can grow from. Too
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| | will laugh, cry, or clap BEFORE the words
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| many speakers have their esteem wrapped
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| | come out of your mouth?20. If you can't
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| up in being liked.7. Stop playing "What
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| | summarize the intended result of your
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| if..." What if I freeze? What if I
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| | speech in one sentence, then you're not
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| forget?8. Be you. Chances are high that
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| | clear. There should be no doubt about the
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| your friends consider you warm and
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| | value and intention of your
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| humorous. No one is against a speaker
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| | presentation.21. Sometimes it's your job
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| like that.9. Use props if they clarify a
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| | to offend. I have an upcoming speech that
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| point. In one of my presentations I have
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| | is going to highly bother the attendees,
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| 2 jars on stage. One filled with money.
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| | but the CEO will love it. The audience
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| One filled with trash. I get an audience
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| | will get what they need, not what they
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| member to crack the trash jar with a
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| | want. That's the way is has to go
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| hammer. Then we talk about the crap they
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| | sometimes.22. Don't sacrifice clarity for
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| fill their lives with and the result of
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| | cuteness. If you're amazed at the
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| that. Then another person cracks the
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| | cleverness of your speech, then chances
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| money jar. We talk about how to fill our
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| | are better than great that your audience
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| lives with wealth. Close: "What's in your
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| | won't be.23. Outlining your speech should
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| jar? Nothing you haven't placed there
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| | never take more than hour. If it does,
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| yourself."10. Get to know the audience.
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| | then you're working too hard on something
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| Meet and greet before and after. Get as
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| | that almost everyone will forget. Jot
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| close to the crowd as possible when
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| | down your points. Subtitle some
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| speaking. Forget the the podium.11. Use
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| | illustrations. Then practice. Speaking is
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| as few notes as possible. I like a single
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| | much easier than people make it out to
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| sticky sheet with my points on it.12.
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| | be.24. Self-effacing humor works
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| Your life provides your illustrations.
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| | miracles. Last Friday I walked into our
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| Every experience holds the possibility of
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| | church's baptismal pool by accident. Got
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| an example or truth others can learn
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| | soaked from the chest down. Good news: My
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| from.13. Don't tell jokes. First, most
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| | cell phone was saved. Bad news: It went
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| are not funny. Second, most of the people
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| | to meet its maker a few minutes later.
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| have heard the lame things. Third, a
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| | I've gotten phone calls galore from
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| story of something foolish you did as a
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| | friends teasing me. I've already jotted
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| child is funnier than any joke on the
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| | down the details along with several ways
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| planet.14. You don't change lives. People
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| | I can use this embarrassing tale as an
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| have to take your words and apply them in
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| | illustration. If you're not willing to
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| order for change to result. You are
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| | look dumb, then you're not too smart.25.
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| responsible to them, not for them.15. You
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| | Don't take yourself too seriously. First,
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| become what you think about. Think
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| | other people can recognize it, and it
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| scared, you'll be scared. Think
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| | will turn them off. Second, your own body
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| passionate, you'll be passionate. Trace
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| | will recognize it and turn you off.26.
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| your feelings and you'll discover they
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| | Words will never become ineffective. We
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| came from thoughts.16. Your best for this
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| | live in a world of advanced technology.
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| moment is the best you can do. Don't
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| | Multi-media abounds. But NOTHING will
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| compare yourself to famous speakers. You
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| | ever replace an individual with a bold
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| can learn, grow, and become better, and
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| | message, the passion to share it, and an
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| you should. However, don't allow what you
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| | audience wanting to change.Paul Evans is
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| are not at this moment to hide the
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| | the executive creator of Instant Speaking
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| greatness of who you ARE at this
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| | Success. Over 24,000 public speakers
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| moment.17. Fear is part of speaking. Even
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| | receive his weekly speaking letter. Sign
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| the best speakers feel some slight
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| | up is free. Paul's public speaking course
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| butterflies from excitement. Fear is not
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| | has help thousands of speakers overcome
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| unusual; it's typical. Don't be surprised
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| | fear and deliver with power and passion.
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| by its presence.18. You cannot get better
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