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Public Speaking: Frequently Asked Questions

How do I manage fear, apprehension, stage fright, and speech anxiety? Gradually. These are very usual situations even for experienced speakers. Increased nervousness and rapid heartbeat before a speech are the coping mechanisms of the body. The more experienced you become, the better prepared you will be. Every one of us experiences this so it […]

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Practicing Your Speech & Responding to Audience

At times, most speakers read through the outline silently a few times and think they are all set for a delivery. Nothing could be farther from the truth. If you have not practiced your speech aloud several times, most likely you are not prepared to speak. There is a great difference between reading about how […]

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Delivering Your Message Effectively

After all the preparations that go into your speech, you eventually present yourself to the audience. You may have spent days or even weeks to analyze your potential listeners, select your topic, organize and rehearse your speech. But you will finish your speech delivery in just a few minutes. Nevertheless, the actual delivery is the […]

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Public Speaking: Outlining Your Speech

What is your reaction the moment you hear the word outline? If your instant reaction is a negative one, perhaps you have never actually learned how to outline properly, or maybe your previous experiences with writing have re-established less-than-fond memories. Whatever the reason, you are not alone – a lot of people hate outlining. This […]

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Public Speaking: Organizing Your Speech

A lot of speakers cautiously choose their topics, select a concrete purpose, look for good supporting resources, and yet never experience success in public speaking. It may be partly due to misfortune, but it is mostly attributable to how they have outlined and organized their thoughts. It is like writing an essay. You need to […]

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Public Speaking: Knowing Your Audience

The more you know about your audience, the better you will be able to connect your topic to them. Audience analysis is not difficult. It basically requires knowing your audience well so you can organize your verbal, visual, and vocal delivery to suit their situations. When analyzing an audience, you aren’t trying to deceive, control, […]

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Picking a Topic for Public Speaking

As mentioned in the the previous post Public Speaking Preparation, we are now start looking into the details of of it, starting with topic selection. In some instances, speakers are given a specific topic. But, most of the time, you will be given a general type of speech with the choice of specific topic left […]

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