Public Speaking Classes

The Art of Public Speaking
Our Public Speaking training classes are designed for both the inexperienced presenter or as a refresher for more experienced members of your company or organization. Our public speaking classes are offered in most major US cities and across Canada. Our public speaking skills training classes are small which will give the Public Speaking Class Participants up to 10 Video Taped practice exercises as well as hours of instructor face to face interaction.

Our public speaking training classes (and our one day public speaking class) will eliminate any fear which is caused by lack of experience or nervousness due to inexperience in public speaking and will dramatically improve each participants speaking skills whether they are persuading, educating, or informing their audience. Our highly interactive classes focus on professional business communication including proper preparation, structure, delivery, and strategy, the correct use of visual aids, and handling questions & answers. Contact us today by phone at 713-627-7700 or via email: service@publicspeakingtraining.net

Public Speaking Training: Overcome Your Fear of Speaking in Public with a Public Speaking Class

You might believe you are the only one suffering from public speaking speech anxiety, but nearly everyone feels it when called upon to speak in public. Like everything else, public speaking takes practice, but the following public speaking tips will make a huge difference in helping you overcome your public speaking anxiety.

1. Be practiced and well prepared. Public Speaking Anxiety, at its heart, is usually the fear of looking stupid. The best way around this is to get comfortable with the material. Stand up, if you will be standing during the actual speech, and practice aloud many times. Time yourself. If possible, use a tape recorder or video camera and play it back. The more you practice, the more comfortable you will be with the material.

2. Keep a positive mental attitude. Use positive imagery to visualize yourself speaking confidently and feeling proud. This has been proven time and time again to yield positive results. What we believe to be true creates the reality.

2. Warm up. The last time you are alone before giving your public speaking speech, warm up your voice by singing up and down the scale, just like singers do before a concert. Read aloud, changing your volume, pitch, rate and quality. Do some stretching exercises. Touch your toes (if possible), roll your head from side to side, and shrug your shoulders a few times.

3. Practice deep breathing. This is a great way to calm your anxiety, and get the quiver out of your voice, and can be done anywhere. Breath in slowly through your nose, holds for the count of five, then very slowly exhales through your mouth. Let your body and mind relax as you exhale. Repeat a few times until you feel yourself relax.

4. Spend more time planning a good public speaking introduction. Short humor, a personal experience, or a question is often good starts. Practice with a trusted friend who will tell you if the content is inappropriate.

5. Concentrate on the content. Try to forget how you look or sound, and focus on getting your meaning across to your audience. Watch for nonverbal clues from your audience that they are confused, or, the opposite, if they get your point, and wish you would move on. Keep your primary focus on your meaning and whether your audience is getting it, rather than on yourself.

6. Use visual aids. They will help your audience follow along and understand your main points, and help you to keep your focus and move along toward the conclusion.

Your fear of public speaking will soon dissipate by using these six tips, and you may find yourself actually beginning to enjoy yourself when giving a public speaking talk.

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