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Public Speaking Class: Utilizing The Pause When Public Speaking
Public speaking is an art form, and the best public speakers have a natural ability and flair that enables them to deliver interesting, provocative, and rousing public speaking speeches. But anyone can learn how to excel in public oration by carefully listening and mimicking the techniques of the best speakers. They do say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and after all, it is how we learn almost everything in life, so don't be afraid to borrow ideas and techniques from others.
If you are serious about wanting to develop your public speaking skills, then you must take any opportunity that presents itself to seek out and listen to as much public oration as you can. One of the things you will find as you listen to more and more speakers is that the best ones appear to be the most relaxed. That doesn't mean to say that you can't be animated; it just means that you should always appear to be relaxed both with your subject, and in the act of speaking in public. A relaxed speaker relaxes his audience too, preparing them for his/her delivery.
When listening to public speaking speeches it doesn't matter whether the orators you listen to are good or bad, there will always be something to learn. From the good speakers you should try and analyze what it is that makes their public speaking speeches so successful, whilst from the bad speakers you can analyze the aspects of their delivery that make the public speaking speeches as poor as they are.
You will also find that it is not just how people speak that models their delivery, but that there are several other elements that go together to comprise a speakers style. There is the tone of voice which can be varied to accentuate different emotions. There is the way you look and dress; your appearance says much to your audience about who you are and how you might fit in with their ideals. There is your physical stance and the way you use your hands. All of these various elements combine to make up a speakers particular style.
For most speakers who are learning their trade, or considering venturing into public speaking, one of the most frightening aspects is "corpsing" which is stage jargon for "drying up", of forgetting your script. As far as public speaking is concerned, a pause is often considered by wannabe speakers as oration's version of corpsing. However, that is not necessarily the case. In actual fact, (as you will note when you analyze all the finest public speaking speeches), pauses can be used to great effect.
A pause, inserted in the right place can make all the difference to a public speaking speech. It can be used either to bring your audience's attention back to your topic, or it can be used to prepare your audience in readiness for an important point that you want to make. A pause can introduce an element of anticipation, and heightens expectation. The pause can also be used to interrupt a flow and to add (in musical terms), an element of "syncopation." It's a great way of startling people out of a lull in attention that a long public speaking speech can bring about.
Learning how to use a pause correctly will add a new dimension to your public speaking speech making. It can turn an ordinary public speaking speech into an excellent one.
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