A  Presentation  by  Malik  Siraj  Akbar,  Hubert  Humphrey  Fellow  at  Arizona  State  University  

(ASU)  

“Speaking  in  front  of  a  group  is  feared  more  than  death,  illness,  or  poverty.  It  is  the  number  one  

fear  for  most  people”    

(Jerry  Seinfeld,  American  television  Actor  and  Comedian)  

Preparation    

The  Speech    

Body  Language      

Blunders    

Conclusion    

     � Know  your  audience  �  Learn  about  the  topic  � Rehearse    � Audio/video  record  your  voice,  presentation  � Choose  important  information    � Do  not  mislead,  misquote    � Work  on  your  weak  points      

Preparation    

• Let  your  attire,  body  language  speak  for  you  • Never  start  with  an  apology    •   Begin  with  an  anecdote,  quotation,  poem  • Humor  can  popularize  you  • Use  simple,  conversational  language  • Speak  with  enthusiasm,  conviction    • Do  not  read  word  by  word  from  your  notes  

• Establish  proper    eye-­‐contact  •   Be  an  actor.  You  lead;    make  the  audience    follow  you  • Avoid  sitting;  standing  behind  a  podium    • Appropriately  use    hand  gestures  ,  facial  expressions    •   Keep  your  intonation  up  and  down  • Question;  ponder  and  remind    your  audience    •   Pause    during  applause    •   Open  with  an  impact  and  close  with  a  direction    •   Remain  mindful  of  your  time  

•   Endorsing,  refuting  and  reviewing  previous  speakers    •   Silence  is  better  than  Um’s  and  Ah’s  •   “You  know(s)”,  “likes”,  “wells”,  “you  already  know(s)”  •   Not  taking    ample  pauses    • Use  of  difficult,  bookish,  old-­‐fashioned  vocabulary    •   Self-­‐bashing,  bragging    • Failing  to  recognize  that  public  speaking  is  an  acquired  skill.    

•   Don’t  panic  as  you  run  out  of  time.    • Leave  out  the  less  important  staff  • Public  speaking  is  not  an  inborn  quality  • Even  the  best  speakers  had  to  struggle  initially    • Practice,  practice,  practice    • Consider  every  speech  as  the  best  speech  of  your  life.    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1H5m0S-­‐sdQ