How to improve the public speaking?

Answer 1

Just believe in yourself. The only thing we should fear is fear itself. Think less about yourself and more about your audience and some of the fear will leave, as you perceive yourself not as isolated but as part of the group you are addressing - a group that want to hear what you have to say. Don't guess at what your audience's reaction mean. It detracts from your effectiveness to worry aobut those who don't seem to be listening, since they may be listening the hardest, anyway. Use fear to your advantage, charisma and adrenaline are closely linked, not worry about being a gifted speaker. Remember the facts, you are supposed to know more about your subject than the audience, you are there because you are more capable of covering the subject than most people. Believe it and you will do it.

Also think of the example of the frightened boy walking past a cemetery on a dark night. As long as he walked casually and whistled gaily he was fine. When he decided to walk faster, he could not resist the temptation to run; and when he ran, terror took over. It's the same in public speaking. Don't take that first fast step. Don't give in, don't show fear, and don't talk about your fear and weaknesses, or your unpreparedness, you will be letting the cat out of the bag and telling your audience not to listen since you will not have done your home work.

These 3 exercises work as mental aids for speakers to feel better physically;

1. Concentrate on deep nasal breathing using your diaphram. Breathe through your nose so you don't make your mouth dry.
2. working from your feet, tense different parts of your body and then relax them. You will lose much of that clamminess and nervousness.
3. Roll your head in a circle from shoulder to shoulder, as if you were a limp rag doll. This relaxes your throat and vocal cords.

Most of all, practice, practice, practice. Practice until you are 100% confident. Practice infront of a mirror, into a tape recorder, for a group of friends, and at different times. The best practice is public speaking itself. The more you do it, the better you become, dont avoid it. Public speaking is an art that only improves with time. The best way to boost your confidence before a speech or presentation is to think positively. Saturate your mind with positive thoughts. Repeat to yourself any positive catch phrase that appeals: e.g. 'I am poised, prepared, persuasive, positive, and powerful. I also feel composed, confident, convincing, commanding and compelling'

Last but not least, dressing properly boosts your confidence. Dress for the occassion and people will believe in you. But avoid overdoing it, avoid very floral clothing, this may distract the attention of your audience and works to your disadvantage.

Source(s):
Books by Dorothy Leeds and Don Gabor are useful sources

Answer 2

Hi. Of all the ans Peter_Jacs was fine. U havent given the reason y u asked this q, so cant give u specifics, however i hope this helps. Public speaking-the prob with this is nothing but stage fear-speaking in front of an audience. The only way to overcome this is to do it-the more u do it the better u will be and the fear will go away automatically. I used to have stage fear myself, but it went away gradually after i started speaking in front of an audience on a regular basis (and now im a trainer!). The first time its terrible-u wont be able to sleep at night, u might not even want to give that speech...but it will turn out fine.
First of all, what ever u have to say, dont make someone else write it for u...u write it down urself, this way u will write what u believe, what u think is right, u will be makin a note of things that are ur thoughts, ur opinions, not someone else's. This makes things easier, bcos its already there in u. It easier to deliver what we already know, instead of mugging up someone else's thoughts on the subject and forgetting them at the last moment.This is the very basic thing for public speaking, acording to me. Speak from the heart-u sound geniune and it does not sound like u have mugged it up.
2ndly, write down the entire speech-go thru it. Then write down just points-then practise with these points only. U shud have a paper which has only the points on it. Look at the point and remember everything about that point and say it aloud. This way u dont need to remember which sentence came after which. It might happen that the sentences will change everytime u practice but the gist of the matter will be the same.
Lastly, go thru it everyday, everytime-just play it in ur mind-this shud be the only thing u shud concentrate on for now.
When the D-day arrives dont take any tension, just take it casually-just remember - this is not a LIFE and DEATH matter-its not as important as u think-it becomes easy then. Chill yaar-there are greater difficulties in life than this!

Answer 3

Your question is very broad. Do you want to improve in your ability or in your skill?

If you want to improve in your ability to speak, keep practicing and the closer you can come to real world experience the more you will improve. You will get more comfortable as well.

If you want to improve in your skill, you need to work on the specific speaker skills. Only work on one or two at a time until you fully understand each. Then move on to the next.

After a while, start working on combinations of the skills. Finally, you will start to work on all the speaker skills at the same time if appropriate.

Those skills can be learned from while you are also improving your ability to speak.

The speaker skills fall into three categories. What you say, how you say it and how you present yourself.

How you say it includes things like sense stress, modulation, pausing, controlling pace, pitch, and power, and pronunciation.

What you say includes things like the style of speaking, naturalness, use of illustrations, and appropriate to audience.

How you present includes your poise, dress and grooming as well as gestures.

Learn to do all of these and you can become a great speaker, one who motivates and persuades your audience.

Answer 4

By speaking in public

Answer 5

Pick out several individuals in the room, in various locations and talk briefly to each one making eye contact. Talk as if you are making a point in a conversation to a friend. To sell yourself (ie, your point of view) always be sincere and open. Do not memorize your speech. Practice at home, use cue cards for major points you want to emphasize, but speak to those points extemporaneously. If you're not "really" nervous, that will, once your skills are honed, make you a good public speaker. rule of thumb for a speech, tell them what you are going to tell them, then tell them, with details and support, then, sum up by telling them what you told them. Good luck!

Answer 6

By improving your own speaking. Finding Errors in other is very common trait of Human, Special is to ignore other's mistake.

Answer 7

Stand (with a confidence that you know better than the people you face)
Start (the very moment you get their eye-contact)
Speak (with a body language that invites the attention )
Speak ( with a relevance to the subject you choose)
Speak ( in a tone less in decibels but greater in command)
Smell ( the body language of the audience in toto)
End (even as the audience is interested in what you say)
Ensure, when you end, the audience will clamour for your continuing.
Measure your listeners' interest in what you speak,
Treasure your listeners, for it is to them, you speak.

Answer 8

Talk to ur self on the mirror.
Observe ur teachers speak, and respond to difficult questions.
Study aloud, that way it involves all ur senses including common sense.
watch movies and see them speak.
Start at home by imitating ur parents and ur sibs

Answer 9

join a toastmasters club in india. toastmasters club international is an eucational club for your personal growth in public speaking and leadership skills.

Answer 10

One simple and sure way is to talk a lot when among the people and that to on various subjects.