TIPS TO PUBLIC SPEAKING

January 09, 2021

Public speaking like several other skills requires hours of honing of the craft, which is necessary to attain to considerable level of relevance.

For starters, you can learn how to speak in public by

Pick a topic, research the topic, understand it
Make notes on the topic you're taking, why? For goodness sake you're still learning
Use a video camera to record as you speak in front of the camera, this is meant to ease you of any form of nervousness and anxiety
Repeat No. 2 consistently, take feedback from your video.
After several iteration, being your own judge. You will know where you need to work on in your speech
Ensure that you don't stutter, it depicts lack of clarity. Construct your words in your mind and express it with the purpose of passing the message across precisely.
Use body gesture to demonstrate, it has a way of registering the verbalized words
Don't try to impress anyone with flashy words in your vocabulary bank. Simplify what you're talking about. let the expression of your knowledge of the topic come first and every other thing will fall into place.
Maintain eye contact with the audience, speaking with your head faced down doesn't portray confidence. No one wants to listen to a coward. Be bold.
Maintain a flow in your speech, don't start with dull momentum and be audible
Put on calm countenance. It makes the audience feel more relaxed and receptive than the feeling of being under a frowning dictator.
And you know what? You're likely to make bunch load of mistake as learner. It's okay if only you learn from them.