How to give the BEST speech or presentation in English

Giving presentations and speeches for work or class can be terrifying. When you are nervous, you might lose control and forget something. Maybe you are worried that your speech will be boring. In this lesson, you will learn some great tips to help you with writing and delivering your speech or presentation so you will never be afraid to talk in front of people again. Ronnie will teach you how to choose a topic, speak at the right speed, remember important facts, and more. Don't miss this important and effective lesson on public speaking!

TRANSCRIPT

Do you have to make a speech or do a presentation? Are you nervous? Do you need some help? I can help you. Hello. My name is Ronnie. I'm going to teach you a couple of tips and a couple of ways to help you when you have to do a scary presentation or speech.

When I was younger -- when I was really young, I had to do speeches every year in elementary school and high school -- I don't remember. I don't remember high school, okay? I do remember, specifically, in elementary school, every year, we had to do speeches. Guess what, ladies and gentlemen. You are looking at the grade 3 speech champion of Memorial school. Thank you. Thank you. Look what I am today.

So when I was in grade 3, I made the best speech in my class. I went on to do the speech in the auditorium or the gymnasium. I won first place. Oh, yeah. I won a book. I don't like books. I was like, "I got a book. Thanks." I was eight years old. I wrote a speech. I delivered the speech, and I won. I'm going to teach you what I know. This isn't a foolproof way, but this is how I to it. And maybe, this will work for you.

How to make a speech or presentation. Speeches and presentation are, of course, different. Speeches are more what you want to tell people about an interesting topic. And presentations are usually more work-based. But sometimes, they overlap. Sometimes, in schools, you have to do a speech, and also you will probably have to make a presentation about maybe a boring topic that the teacher gives you like World War II. How mundane.

So the very first thing that I'm going to tell you is how to actually form or make a decent speech. Sometimes, this is unavoidable. But maybe, if you can, choose a good or interesting topic. When I say interesting or good, the only person that needs to think this is interesting is you -- me -- you. If you have a wide-open topic, for example, your history teacher goes, "World War II." You go, "oh, god. Okay. Well, I know the history of World War II and the terrible Hitler, and all this stuff went down." So what you're going to do is you're going to try to choose a different angle, a different topic or a different way to present the information that no one's heard about before.

So if you have the opportunity to choose your own topic and the teacher doesn't give it to you, wide-open spaces. Choose what you like. What's your hobby? What's your passion? What do you like to talk about? Choose that -- bam. Make a really interesting presentation or speech. If you're excited about topic, then the other people will also feel you enthusiasm or feel your excitement, and it will be a good speech or presentation. So one, choose a good or interesting topic if you can.

No. 2, this is really important. If you are given a topic, I know it might be boring. Know your topic, or know your content. Nowadays, you can just go on the web, the good old website -- the Internet -- and you can blob the information off of Wikipedia or off of any kind of web page that you want, throw together the speech, stand up in front of everyone staring at you, yabber, yabber, yabber, jabber, jabber jabber. Then, at the end of it -- thank god it's over -- someone's going to ask you a question. "Oh, god. I don't know the answer" -- because you didn't research it. You just copied and pasted off the Internet. You can do that, whisk through it, ask a question, "I don't know." Speech is done. But if you have to do this for work, if your boss gives you a presentation or a speech to do for work, this is really important. Know your stuff. Know, maybe, what the people are going to ask you. Think of questions you would ask someone giving the same speech. As long as you know the information, your confidence is going to go like I this. Your nervousness or your anxiety is going to go like this. If you're confident, you know the topic, you know in and out everything about it, you're going to be the expert on it, and it's going to rock. Okay?

[simpleTheGuy]

Dear Ronnie, I'm a foreigner. I never have losing a opportunity develop the English language because such humen as like you give me a huge motivation speak in English freely and not be afraid to speak with mistakes and always continue to study this graceful languge and strength my vocabulary next.Lotta thanks You. By the way, to speak in English better I use the TPR method it helps me improve the vocabulary and break away from continually translation.

[kimbo]

The only thing I'm nervous about is the people who will be in front of me. I'm the quiet one in the class and people don't really know me. And there are those who thinks they are so cool.

[samanthaquijano]

If you were my teacher, my confidence level would be great and my speech would be awesome! Thank you.

[DOliver]

Ronnie. It is impossible to sleep in your class room!
You are great!
Good presentations. Good examples. 
You are creative.
God bless your way.

[MrTerriermons]

I am a 17 year old college student and I was home schooled my entire life. I never gave a presentation before and my psychology class final was a mental disorder presentation. I panicked because I had no idea how to do such a thing. Your video was a great help! I do not believe I would have gotten a good grade without it. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! :)

[spawar]

Ronnie, you're the best teacher in the world.
Interesting explanations. Thank you...

[temirlansarkytbek]

You're really good teacher, even though I'm not that good at english, I almost understood the all meaning of this lesson!Thank you for all of your effort!😊😊😊😊

[hydrogeddonn]

I can be perfectly prepared and then turn into a complete mess onstage for a speech. I'm a timid person and being in the spotlight like that just freezes me.

[tofil]

Hi, I send my regards to my teacher Liz and Lorenzo, at Sheffield and Staffordshire universities, your lesson brought to me great memories 💐

[palharesluciano]

I want a private class with her...So amazing that I cant stop of watch your videos, go on!

[JortCreamrr]

Thank you so much, I am running for prime-minister for my school and this video is making me more confident in my work!

[bvenkitakrishnan]

Ms. Ronnie, your class was quite interesting throughout and highly educative. You have explained how to give a presentation in a simple way, great ! Thanks a lot.

[skinnyleeches]

thanks im the most shy person and this really helped me i think i have ideas now!

[noonerulesmeBLUD]

I'll don't grab my audience (teachers) I promise, thank you so much, I'm from latam, you are the best Ronnie!!!❤

[husseinkhaliiji]

Teacher ronnie is a good teacher for me and my friends thank u for everthing

[jamespomat]

You're a very good teacher. I really appreciate your presentation. Well done.😊

[nhatvyduong]

I was crying because of my presentation and I watched this, , , I AM UR FAN

[focuswithme]

you help me alot in my research presentation .... i really was afraid but, you took all the nervous feeling.Thank you Thank you

[keikozbrn]

Hi Ronnie! I'm really nervous about English speech competition for this month, and you're really helping me about speech problems :) thank you! :)

[salenassariss]

Thank you miss Ronnie this is gonna help me for my presentation next week .Thanks a lot miss Ronnie