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Public Speaking Skills Training: Want a Standing O? Follow These Five Steps
THE FIRST RULE: GAIN EXPERIENCE
About midway through my career, I decided to enter the world of paid speaking. Having been a teacher, there's still a wide gap between teaching children (captive audience that has not paid to hear you) and being a public speaker talking to a sophisticated, paying audience. I did the obvious public speaker training--volunteered to speak at rotaries, the Red Cross, parents' groups, et cetera--whether or not they could pay me.
THE SECOND RULE: STUDY OTHERS
But I went way beyond the experience-gathering stage--I studied the best public speakers whenever I could and made note of their techniques. Here's what I've learned.
Being a good public speaker is only half (probably less than half) the reason for success. The other half is having a speech that captivates the audience--even if they were to read it instead of hearing you speak it. Here are some of the elements that will help you write that standing-O speech.
• Audience Awareness: Do your homework. Include two relevant references to what your audience members know/love/are experiencing.
• Drama: Do something that catches your audience off guard. It could be a prop, a musical interlude, a change in your voice (unexpected falsettos always evoke laughter).
• Deprecation: Do risk appearing foolish. Share mistakes you have made. Your audience is bound to relate to you and like you even more as a public speaker.
• Emotions: Do include at least one tug at their hearts. It need not be long but there should be some evidence of passion on your part.
• Exploration: Do tell them something they didn't know. Expand their knowledge-base. Invite them to explore new ideas with you.
THE THIRD RULE: KNOW YOU'LL NEVER BE THROUGH
In becoming the best public speaker you can be, you have to acknowledge you're on a never-ending quest. Even if you're making five- or six-figures per speech, you still have room for improvement. Constantly seek perfection while paradoxically acknowledging its elusiveness. The process will keep you humble and make you a sought-after public speaker as well.
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