Be a Better Public Speaker

 

9 Tips for Excellent Public Speaking 

Speeches and presentations can seem like the scariest things in the world (except hippos - those things are scary as all get out). With practice, though, you can reduce the anxiety they cause, calm your nerves, and become a great public speaker. Today we'll cover 9 areas of focus - including eye contact, body language, speech rate, and methods of practice - that you can improve in order to start delivering great speeches.

The companion article for this video contains a LOT of extra detail, bonus resources, links to videos of great speakers, and even a couple old videos of me practicing speeches (one is pretty terrible). Check it out.

In this video, I will teach you how to begin a speech and grab your audience's attention, how to get to your point, and how you can leave a good lasting impression. I go through a free speech openers that others have done to show how effective these openers can be, and I talk about what not to do for your speech. In this video: 0:00 Intro 1:08 Don't #1 1:27 Don't #2 2:07 Don't #3 3:07 Speech opener #1 3:57 Speech opener #2 4:43 Speech opener #3 6:05 How to end your speech

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