If you cannot handle the amount of nervousness, consult a good counsellor who will teach you instant anxiety relieving techniques.
2. Understand your material perfectly. You might not know every line by heart, but if you understand it 100% then you can mould any situation or question in your favour.
3. Create a friendly audience – Before starting your lecture/speech/presentation greet some of the people in the audience. Smile towards them. Relax yourself.
If you get time, interact with them before hand and talk on issues non-relevant to the current topic of discussion.
4. Before starting, Visualize yourself giving a very successful speech.
During Visualization Concentrate on how you deliver the speech, rather than the applause at the end.
5. Remember there always be a few people who will act funny during your speaking.
They might be making faces, or talking on the phone, or sleeping... If something bothers you, stop your speech for a moment, point out there mistakes and then continue.
This shows the confidence you have.
6. Attitude – Public speaking is all about attitude. If you want to succeed, your body will act accordingly.
If you think you will fail, you body will act accordingly. Think Big and Positive
7. The main focus should be on delivering the core message of your speech/presentation/ lecture.
8. Practice – If standing before 100 people is difficult for you. Then start by giving speeches in front of 10. Graduate slowly to 100. If you fail once, don’t worry, try again and again.
There is no harm in trying. And success only comes through trial and error.
9. Everyone has their unique style of public speaking. Don’t try to completely imitate someone else.
10. When you walk off the stage, no matter how good or bad you might have performed, don’t ever criticize yourself immediately.
Always and I mean always, the 1st thing to do as you get down from the stage, is to congratulate and applaud yourself for having stood up there.
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