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Dont Be Afraid
Sometimes an Audience May Seem Intimidating But Always Remember.
They Are People Like You.... Imagine that you are addressing your friend or a small group of friends
Make an outline of your case Choose your evidence and arguments Arrange them in the right order Give road signs to the audience so they know what to expect Create a strong opening and closing
Prepare Yourself
Prepare your speech or notes so you
can refer to your presentation easily Dress the way you want people to perceive you Before speaking, try to find a private place to stand before a mirror, look at yourself, make sure all is ok, and say to yourself: I can do this.
one friend to let you practice and to give you useful tips about how to improve Learn your speech so you can refer to it without reading it Practice speaking very clearly Practice speaking NOT reading
Practice (continued)
Practice your hand gestures so they are
natural to you Use a timer (for example, a watch) so that you will know how long you have spoken. (You may be surprised!) Listen to your friends and try to use their comments to improve your speech Decide whether you will use a podium
Be
reasonable and calm so that you can appeal to the reason of those whom you wish to persuade Be emotional so that you can move to action those whom you wish to move to action
Try not to read your speech, but to speak with the audience as you would speak with friends
Conclude with words that tell the audience that you have finished:
You
may summarize: For example, In conclusion, I have given you three reasons why this measure should be adopted. Thank them for their attention
Congratulations!
You have made an effective speech. You have:
Informed some fellow citizens Persuaded some fellow citizens Moved some fellow citizens to action