It's so annoying but lately when I give a presentation in class my voice wavers. I have always been nervous before giving one but it never wavered to this degree like these past two times. (And it is noticeable, my bro who is in the same class as me told me it was very wavery). I thought I had it under control! It's really depressing me..
2006-10-24 12:49:31 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Sociology
I have been teaching adults for over 10 years. It still happens to me sometimes when I have powerful business people or my peers in the class. This is what I try to do, to calm myself....
- slow down, pause and take a deep breath through my nose (they will hardly notice any pause)
- avoid direct eye contact until you are cool
- pose questions to the class (put someone else in the spotlight for a few seconds)
- look away (if you watch police officers talking to people, they tend to look beyond the person at the scenes in the background -- if has a control and calming effect in tense situations for the speaker -- watch a COPS episode, you'll see what I mean)
- remember, any one person it that room is more than happy to not be in your place
- don't tell them this, but try to imagine that you are a Queen or King and you are speaking to your loyal subjects or, pretend they are al your best friend and you are on equal ground.
Don't worry if you notice a little quiver - most people will not pick-up on it. The good news of al this is, you have gotten past the hardest part: getting up there to begin with!
Keep at it and don't get discouraged, it will go away soon.
2006-10-24 13:02:03 · answer #1 · answered by fergy_1967 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Just from personal experience, I've found I can talk just fine in front of group of people if there's no notes or paper to read from and I'm treating it like a discussion, just like you were only talking to a few people. If you're reading a report, I think that might be hard to pull off. And I love using graphs, powerpoints, or anything that gets the attention off of me, even if it's only for a few moments. While you give the audience a moment to look at the graph you can gather yourself and prepare what you're going to say next.
2006-10-24 21:21:33 · answer #2 · answered by ksm_52180 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
everyone's response so far is great...
just keep in mind the following below...
try concentrating on your subject...try to avoid eye contact and drink water regularly (if you can) during the speech...it would also help if you practice first. speech wavering actually occurs if you are nervous too...so try to overcome the stage fright issue first (the more you give presentations, the less likely you are to have your voice waver, crack, or even carry)
2006-10-24 13:07:12 · answer #3 · answered by Charlie Bravo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I have to give a presentation at work, I know my material inside and out. I practice in front of my cat, daughter, anyone who will listen!
Be confident. The most important thing is that you KNOW what you are talking about. Keep practicing in front of your brother for constructive criticism too.
2006-10-24 12:58:30 · answer #4 · answered by Agent99 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should go buy some dog treats to the store.Get a collar on the puppy and when it is going to bit you say "no" firmly, if that doesn't work pull his collar back and at the same time show the treat, if the puppy obeys give it the treat as an award.(Repeat these steps 10 times every day).
2016-03-18 23:41:37 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Voice Wave Ring
2017-02-22 09:48:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When speaking to a group, focus on one person at a time, as if you are only talking to that person while others are just listening in. It worked for me.
2006-10-24 12:53:51 · answer #7 · answered by Grist 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
pause inbetween sentances and do a deeeeep breath, then speak. stutterer's use the one breath method too. breath in, and speak with the fluid breath... and just do some deep breathing before you do your speaking. visualize yourself as being very confident and on target with your speech and it may come a little easier for you. good luck.
2006-10-24 12:58:14 · answer #8 · answered by bettaboop007 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put emotion into your speech. I have the same problem and I notice that if I use emotion instead of just monotone, it works well for me.
2006-10-24 12:57:02 · answer #9 · answered by Juniper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Practice, practice, practice. Practice in front of the mirror, practice in front of your parents, practice in front of your friends. Imagine all of the audience in their underwear. Keep giving presentations and it will get better.
2006-10-24 12:54:06 · answer #10 · answered by RockwallCat 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋