HOW TO

Become a Better Speaker

By Illiya Vjestica

SO YOU WANT TO BECOME A

BETTER SPEAKER?

AndWow Audiences

There is NO

Magic Fix. It takes practice!

Stages of Mastery

Novice
Practice

More Practice

Seasoned

Lots of Practice

Jobs Like

SIMPLE THINGS

YOU CAN DO

WATCH TED TALKS

Learn from the best

Visit Local
Learning is remembering what youre interested in.
~ Richard Saul Wurman (TED Founder)

Recommended Talks

Schools Kill Creativity

Sir Ken Robinson

Gaming Can Make a Better World

Jane McGonigal

8 Secrets of Success

Richard St. John

Pech Kuch
20 Images 20 Seconds

20 20 Slides X Secs

Pech Kuch

Apps

You can practice with!

iPhone: Peeky
Peeky is a presenta7on app designed to work with the Pecha Kucha style presenta7ons.

Android: Ignite & Pecha Kucha Timer

Use it to perfect your Ignite & Pecha Kucha talks (or even normal slide talks, if you use a cyclic 7ming).

Toastmasters
Toastmasters has been around since its formation in 1924! It is a non-prot organisation that is designed to help people develop the arts of speaking, listening and thinking. There are number of local groups that meet up worldwide.

HELPFUL TIPS

Here are some

Networking Events

START LOCAL

Speak at Business Conferences

Chamber of Commerce or Business Organisations

NETWORKING

Most Events

Include a 1-2 Minute Intro Build your condence there!

PRACTICE` your Pitch

KEEP

IT

SIMPLE

BUT WHAT IF
YOU FEAR SPEAKING

GLOSSOPHOBIA
The fear of Public Speaking
Public speaking is considered the greatest fear a person can have, even greater than the fear of death.

74 %

of people suer from speech anxiety

American National Institute of Mental Health

DONT WORRY
Its completely natural

Everyone gets Nervous

So lets give speakers A BIT OF A BREAK!

Get rid of Fear

Practice your talks in front of colleagues and friends Why not start monthly talks in your organisation?

SPEAKING TIPS

Here are some

There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas. Susan Cain

Do check out her TED Talk e Power of Introverts

Every Great Story

Has a GOOD

Beginning

Middle

End

Know Your Audience

Visualise Presenting your talk

This promotes

Condence!

Walk yourself through it

Shadow Boxing Presenting

Speak ! y l l a r u t Na

RECORD YOU

Have Someone

(Not) for the faint hearted!

FAIR WARNING

Get out in Front

of your audience

A Clicker
Investing into a presentation clicker will help you move away from the computer or lectern. is will give you a more natural speaking style.
You can get a good one from Amazon.

With the audience. Dont be shy!

Make Eye Contact

e h t s d r a w o t e s i Vocal
M O O R E H T F O BACK

IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE

USE YOUR HANDS

(Be careful not to over animate if youre nervous)

Get Naked
Learning to speak without any presentation slides or presenter notes. Go Read Garrs Book Now!

What NOT

TO DO

START
by telling a

JOKE!

DONT

respond to interruptions or sudden questions

ALWAYS LEAVE
Q&A TO THE END

Dont Turn Your back to the audience

I O P S T E L L U B LOTS OF

t o n e s a e l p Really NTS

Im going to kill this talk One point after another Are you a sleep yet?

DONT
act like a Rock Star

This Guy!

UNLESS YOURE

Dont Apologise
For technological mishaps
They happen to everyone!

Remember it Just Takes Practice!

Novice
Practice

More Practice

Seasoned

Lots of Practice

Jobs Like

Im Inspired by these people:

Nancy Duarte Garr Reynolds Slides That Rock! Eugene Cheng Emiland De Cubber Empower Presentations Jesse Desjardins

Thank You
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