Today?s post has been written by somebody who has helped me personally and for whom I have a great deal of respect. ?Priscilla Morris is one of the UK?s foremost voice coaches teaching people how to make the most of one of their most precious assets: their voice. ?Find out more about Priscilla here?www.loudandclearuk.com
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Did you realise that speaking in public is scientifically proven to be one of the scariest??challenges we?face. Many people avoid presenting because they fear the unknown: ?I?ll forget my words?, they say or, more tellingly, ?they might not like me?.
In this post I want to take away some of the mystique associated with public speaking and instead approach it as a skill that can be learnt. Of course, extroverts will always find it easier than introverts, but anyone can be successful if they understand that delivery is all-important.
So how can you achieve the right balance?
1)??? CLARITY
Your message needs to be clear, i.e. plan the structure with care and use the right words for each individual audience.
Your delivery needs to be precise, i.e. speech should be articulated firmly, and you should have an awareness of accent, which might form a barrier to understanding.
2)??? RATE
We process information at different rates according to size of audience and acoustics of venue, but generally, it will be much slower than you think. Against that we all have internal timing which determines the speed we speak and to be honest most people speak too quickly especially when they are nervous. If people say you are too fast, they are really saying they cannot process the information you are giving them.
Learn to use pauses to give yourself time for thought and to stop you gathering speed.
3)??? INTEREST
Your audience will opt out if you don?t keep their interest, and to do that you have to introduce lots of variation.
We call this Vocal Modulation and it includes the use of pitch, pace, pause, power, tone and inflection.
We have a habitual way of using these but can also learn to take control and use them?as markers and highlighters within a speech. Listen to some of the great speakers and you will see that they vary the way they speak and avoid monotonous delivery thus keeping their audience interested.
4)??? SINCERITY
If you have ever heard someone reading a speech aloud, you will probably have experienced a lack of this essential element. Sincerity comes from emotion and we can only put this across by making a clear personal connection with the words.
All speakers should aim for spontaneity and this manifests itself in the ability of the speaker to convince us that they mean every word. You should allow your personality to come through and if this is not a naturally comfortable environment for you, create a persona that takes over when you present. None of this is easy, but it all comes from the last of my tips??
5)??? PRACTICE
In 40 years of experience I have learned that you should do 1 hour?s practice for every 1 minute of speaking. This may fill you with horror but remember we are talking about realisation from start to finish, so it includes research and planning.
However, speaking your words aloud is also vital. If you cannot stand before your audience with total belief in your ability to succeed, nerves are likely to affect your performance. Try to work from cue cards, because a speech written out in full often sounds more like an essay.
If you take some of these ideas on-board you will give yourself CONFIDENCE ? and so, we return neatly to the beginning.
Obviously, these tips are not exhaustive and space has determined that they are rather simplistic but just remember to be:
C.R.I.S.P.? when speaking in public and then you will
SPEAK YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS!
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