Public Speaking For Beginners

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The video looks at being organized and concise, making direct eye contact, using fewer notes to speak more extemporaneous, using simple slides for visual aids, and a confident posture, gestures, and voice.

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[stephanforseilles]

I'm very introvert though I make quite a lot of public speaking, sometimes to large audiences (2-300 ppl). If I can give one tip it's to keep this in mind: they're not ennemies, they're not judges. They want you to be interesting and most of them are genuinely interested in what you have to say. Imagine you're talking to a group of friends. And know your subject. Practice, practice, practice. Full voice in front of a mirror and use a timer. The more you know your subject the more relax you will be. Think about your driving licence exam vs driving the kids at school 10 years later. Mix those two with the tips of this video and you'll be good. 😉

[AngelicPelican]

I always tell myself, "it doesn't matter what they think, just speak" but when I speak I shake like a washing machine..
I hate myself so much for this...

[susanmoore]

Best pub speaking advice I got was from a dj at my best friend's wedding when I was going to say a few words. He said "speak slowly and take pauses. This served me well through my entire career as a college professor.

[b.leeannspringer]

I do public speaking now and then.  My advice, to avoid looking down at notes or lose your train of thought, is to know the subject matter and know it well.  I do not use notes, because my outline power points are filed inside my brain.  Make sure your voice is in good condition by refraining from dairy products and keep your throat conditioned.  I use lemon water and salt water gargles.  Take in a deepest breath possible and exhale a few times.   My style is to make it seem like I'm having conversations with my best friends.  Just some tips I use.

[leilakononova]

-Organized and concise message
-look directly into a person's eyes
- simplified notes( like grocery list)
- clear and simple slides not more than 2 slides)
Nice confident posture& gestures
- confident loud voice, pause, emphasize main ideas

[mr.teekanee]

College presentation in 4 hours. I am about to

[SoloAnn]

Whenever I have to speak publicly, I tell myself that no one wants to listen to a shy person who doesn't have any engaging body movement. People ADMIRE confidence and energetic speakers and that's how I do well: I want people to admire me because I know that if I'm shy, they won't have any admiration for me.

[clubaamir]

The tips "one thought, one look" and "pause after you finish a thought" are the most helpful for me. Thanks! You have excellent communication skills Dr. Alex.

[ayaankhan]

Thank you for the great information, here are my takeaways:

1. Organised and Concise
- Always take out time before hand to prepare your speech
2. Direct Eye contact
- One thought one look
3. Simplified Notes
- Make it appear like a conversation
4. Simplified Slide
5. Confident Postures and Gestures
- Use Hand Gestures to emphasize on your idea
- Move and stand on place for a while and repeat6.
6. Confident Voice
- Pause after you share a key idea
- Aim to speak to the back of the room

[marpllus]

I want to thank all of people in the comments. I've learned and been encouraged by you, as well as been able to not be so hard on myself. I've spent years studying in seminary and the areas i serve in the community, I do with all my heart. I was recently ordained, definitely not my plan but I made myself available and answered yes. I get nervous when public speaking but for the most part, no one really notices. I am my biggest critic. I have gone through times of convincing myself that I am not walking in my calling, just because of the feelings of nervousness. I know that's not true no matter how strong the feelings, and how loud the insecurities may seem. Don't quit. Take the risks. Learn from the mistakes. Celebrate the little victories. Grow through the process. Your message to the listener is important. 💗💪

[terrenavilla]

I completely agree on having pauses or as what I'd call "Pacing." It gives so much depth to your speech and it gives time for the audience to digest what you're telling them. I also have to work on being more organized and not going around everywhere giving as many examples as I can, most of the time i just confuses people.

[ttytty]

My awkward weakness was i would start laughing during presentations non stop. But now I'm in control of the presentation overall my lifestyle changed, one thing let to another and i became confident in general. Exposure to many different things helps your overall character.

[isacutiepie]

I'll be speaking in front of my colleagues next week. I'm very afraid as I'm worst in talking with people. This helped a lot. Wish me luck!

[jesuslovverst]

I’ve listened to a lot of these public speaking videos lately, but so far this is the best one! Thank you Alex.

[acb]

For me. Notes, definitely because I will start to remember things as I speak and try to say everything and end up relaying nothing. This was very helpful. My speeches are about something highly personal and emotional. So I will practice with all of the pointers

[meddahayoub]

1- don't ramble and get long winded
2- wont lock with your eyes in wrong places
3- don't clutter up all your notes with too many details
4- clear and simple slides
5- don't fidget with your hands and be confident posture
6- confident louad voice with pauses

[YYdraws]

Thank you so much!! Im just a 12 years old girl, And i was chosen to do public speaking!! So i dont have fears on stepping on a stage, bc i got on a stage ever since im 6 yrs old!So i wish everyone good luck and myself :3

[hanshermawan]

This video helped me realize multiple things. One of them being the importance of being organized and give information, but only when it's important. If I ramble throughout the speech the impact and how meaningful the speech is will be reduced. Simplicity is also a very helpful tip when it comes to public speaking. If you make information easier to understand the likeliness of the audience following along will increase.

[ZebralterMedical]

Maintaining eye contact in more intimate circles, I was with a group of 4, and when it was time for me to speak, I spoke but stared over their heads, one of them actually turned back to see if I saw something they didn’t because of my gaze pattern. Will definitely connect by looking at the person am speaking with in small and large settings. Thank you so much

[amandatredwell]

I started performing weddings for close friends and now am working my way into working with larger groups and strangers for weddings. I tend to fidget and ramble a lot and I'm hoping your videos will help me! This one hit on a lot of great points. Thank you for posting.