TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL PUBLIC SPEAKER

DOMINIC CARTER

FOCUS ON THE AUDIENCESomething many of us fall victim to

when getting in front of any audience to

deliver a speech is that we focus on

ourselves way too much. Successful

entrepreneurs, on the other hand, focus

on the audience instead.

ENGAGE THE AUDIENCESomething many of us fall victim to

when getting in front of any audience

to deliver a speech is that we focus on

ourselves way too much. Successful

entrepreneurs, on the other hand,

focus on the audience instead.

BE CONVERSATIONAL

That means, avoid buzzwords. Audiences can

pick up on that and if your speech is filled

with words you thought would make you

sound more professional, that might cause

them to tune out or not understand your

overall point. Rule of thumb is, use words

that a 10 year old can understand. Not

because your audience isn’t intelligent

enough, but because you want them to

understand your point immediately.

TELL POWERFUL STORIES

This is a great way to get

your audience to be even

more involved in your

speech. It also helps you

stand out as a speaker as

you may not be the first

or the last speech they

hear in that time.

USE SLIDES THAT ARE VISUALLY ENGAGINGInstead of boring your audience with

bullet point after bullet point, do what

successful entrepreneurs do and use

pictures. Pictures capture the audience’s

attention and can help further support

your overall point.

GET COACHING

Few people, if any, are born

naturally good at public speaking

which is why a successful

entrepreneur would seek out

coaching and advice from a

professional.

KEEP LEARNING

Along with the point before, it is

important to keep learning so that

you can stay on top of your public

speaking. After all, no smart and

successful entrepreneur is ever

done learning.