How
to build confidence in Public Speaking
Your audience can be your friend
Unless you know you're absolutely facing a hostile group of people,
human nature is such that your audience wants you succeed. They're on your
side!
Therefore, rather than assuming they don't like you, give them the
benefit of the doubt that they do.
They aren't an anonymous sea of faces, but real people. So to help you
gain more confidence when speaking in public, think of ways to engage your
audience. Remember, even if they aren't speaking, you can still have a
two-way conversation.
When you make an important point pay attention to the people who are
nodding in agreement and the ones who are frowning in disagreement. As
long as you are creating a reaction in your audience you are in charge.
Keep them awake
The one thing you don't want is for them to fall asleep! But make no
mistake public speaking arenas are designed to do just that: dim
lights, cushy chairs, not having to open their mouths - a perfect
invitation to catch up on those zzzzs.
Ways to keep them away include
- Ask rhetorical questions
- Maintain eye contact for a second or two with as many people as
possible
- Be provocative
- Be challenging
- Change the pace of your delivery
- Change the volume of your voice
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