 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home |
Man Speech Tips |
Samples |
Poetry |
Day Sonnets |
Poems |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home |
Man Speech Tips |
Samples |
Poetry |
Day Sonnets |
Poems |
|
|
 |
 |
|
|
Good evening. A really excellent speaker needs no introduction, so never waste your time introducing yourself. The audience either already knows who you are, or they don’t care. Either way, dwelling on yourself gives you less time to subject them to your opinions. The most important thing is to not practice. If you become too familiar with your material, it loses it’s sense of spontaneousness, I mean, spontaneity. Once you have some experience, you may be able to practice a little and not harm your natural delivery, but for beginners my general rule is that practice can do no good. Don’t worry about note cards for very much the same reason. It is much better to amuse the audience with your mistakes than to give them the impression you are trying too hard; they’ll be looking out for you to make some blunders anyway. Note cards will either make them think you’re a snob or a future politician, neither of which will make them like you. If you are so inexperienced as to absolutely insist on having something written down, I suggest you write out the whole speech, word for word. But don’t try to go over it beforehand. That will only confuse you. Fold your paper up as small as possible and leave it in your pocket. When you get to the podium, take out your speech gracefully. Don’t feel pressured into rushing through the unfolding process; the more time you spend smoothing out your text, the less time you will actually have to spend delivering it. Next, stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, hold your speech firmly in both hands, and keep your eyes on that paper! Your audience will appreciate the fact that you are concentrating. By the way, I am lecturing you on how to give a speech. This is another most important point: Never give away what you are talking about too early. There is nothing like utter confusion to ensure your audience is really paying attention. Eye contact in public speaking is horribly overrated. You are the center of attention, after all. The audience should be staring at you, not vice versa. In fact, much of the layman’s fear of speech-giving derives directly from seeing the audience. The pen is mightier than the sword as some worthy gentleman once said, and your speech is your shield; keep it between you and that potentially viscous mob otherwise known as your audience. Yet another most important tip is to speak as fast as you can. If this gives you any trouble, one helpful hint is to try delivering your speech as if you desperately need to use the restroom. Better yet, have several drinks before you rise to speak. Not only will this give you a genuine necessity for speed, it will really help loosen those nerves. If you can do nothing else, make sure that you end your speech with style, class and finesse. Thank you for your attention, and enjoy the buffet! | How To Speak Good | Wedding Poems | | Return Home | Best Man Speech Tips | Writing Samples | Wedding Poetry | Same Day Sonnets | Links | Articles | Birthday Poems | |
||
 |
 |
