HOW TO Become a Better Speaker

By Illiya Vjestica

SO YOU WANT TO BECOME A BETTER SPEAKER?

And…Wow Audiences

There is NO Magic Fix. It takes practice!

Stages of Mastery

Novice Seasoned Jobs Like Practice More Practice

Lots of Practice

SIMPLE THINGS YOU CAN DO

Learn from the best WATCH TED TALKS

Visit Local “Learning is remembering what you’re interested in.” ~ Richard Saul Wurman (TED Founder)

Recommended Talks

Sir Ken Robinson Schools Kill Creativity

Jane McGonigal Gaming Can Make a

Better World

Richard St. John 8 Secrets of Success

PechaKucha

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Apps You can practice with! iPhone: Peeky

Android: Ignite & Pecha Kucha Timer Use  it  to  perfect  your  Ignite  &  Pecha  Kucha  talks  (or  even  normal  slide  talks,  if  you  use  a  cyclic  7ming).  

Peeky  is  a  presenta7on  app  designed  to  work  with  the  Pecha  Kucha    style  presenta7ons.  

Toastmasters Toastmasters has been around since its formation in 1924! It is a non-profit organisation that is designed to help people develop the arts of speaking, listening and thinking. There are number of local groups that meet up worldwide.

Here are some HELPFUL TIPS

START LOCAL

Networking Events

Speak at Business Conferences

Chamber of Commerce or Business Organisations

NETWORKING Most Events Include a 1-2 Minute Intro Build your confidence there!

`  PRACTICE your Pitch

KEEP   IT   SIMPLE  

BUT WHAT IF YOU FEAR SPEAKING

GLOSSOPHOBIA The fear of Public Speaking

Public speaking is considered the greatest fear a person can have, even greater than the fear of death.

74 % of people suffer from speech anxiety American National Institute of Mental Health  

DON’T WORRY Everyone gets Nervous It’s completely natural

So let’s give speakers A BIT OF A BREAK!

Get rid of Fear

Practice your talks in front of colleagues

and friends

Why not start monthly talks in

your organisation?

Here are some SPEAKING TIPS

“There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the

best ideas.” — Susan Cain

Do check out her TED Talk – e Power of Introverts  

Every Great Story Has a GOOD…

Beginning Middle End

Know Your Audience

Visualise Presenting your talk

This promotes Confidence!

Walk yourself through it Shadow Boxing Presenting

Speak Naturally!

Have Someone RECORD YOU

FAIR WARNING (Not) for the faint hearted!

Get out in Front of your audience

A Clicker Investing into a presentation clicker will help you move away from the computer or lectern. is will give you a more natural speaking style.

You can get a good one from Amazon.    

Make Eye Contact With the audience. Don’t be shy!

Vocalise towards the BACK OF THE ROOM

IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE USE YOUR HANDS (Be careful not to over animate if you’re nervous)

Get Naked Learning to speak without any presentation slides or presenter notes.

Go Read Garr’s Book Now!

What NOT TO DO

START by telling a

JOKE!

DON’T respond to interruptions or sudden questions

ALWAYS LEAVE Q&A TO THE END

Don’t Turn Your back to the audience

LOTS OF BULLETS POINTS Really please not…

• I’m going to kill this talk

• One point after another

• Are you a sleep yet?

DON’T act like a Rock Star

UNLESS YOU’RE… This Guy!

Don’t Apologise For technological mishaps They happen to everyone!

Remember it Just Takes Practice!

Novice Seasoned Jobs Like Practice More Practice

Lots of Practice

I’m Inspired by these people:

Nancy Duarte Garr Reynolds

Slides That Rock! Eugene Cheng

Emiland De Cubber Empower Presentations

Jesse Desjardins

Thank You Need Help with your Slide deck

Get in touch!

thepresentationdesigner.co.uk

“I’m available to talk at events or

conferences!”

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The Noun Project The PNG Project http://thenounproject.com http://thepngproject.com

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