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TOPPRESENTATIONTIPSFromPriscillaMorris

WhenImcoachingforPublicSpeakingDiplomasthesearesomeoftheareasweexplore:

1) Youmayknowyoursubjectbutifyoudontdeliveritinaninterestingway,youarewastingyourtime!

2) Dontstartwithawrittenscriptwhichisanessay,notaspeech.Usenotesonly,indicatingmajorpoints,changesofdirectionandanyessentialinformationyouneedtoremember.

3) Likemostthings,aspeechneedstobelogicalandyouneedaclearstructure.Thereisnosetwaytodothisbuttry:

Anintroductiontoyoursubjectandintentions Yourmainpointslinkedinanarrestingway Asummaryandconclusionwhichleavestheaudiencewithsomethingmemorable

aquotationperhaps

Q&Aifappropriate

4) Nowthinkaboutyourdelivery: Essentialsare:-Vocalpowerwhichissufficientforthespaceandaudiencesize. Bodylanguagewhichshowsconfidenceanddoesnotdistract.Lotsofeyecontact. Modulationofthevoicetokeeptheinterestandenhancethecontent.

5) Modulationdetails: Pacecontrolandvariation Pitchmustbeappropriateandvaried Pauseforthoughtandemphasis Toneshowsyourinvolvement

6) Visualaids: Mustenhancethedeliveryandnottakeover BesureyoudontcausedeathbyPowerPoint!

7) Howmuchpractice?Youcanneverdoenough!Mypublicspeakingtutoratcollege,JohnHolgate,toldusForoneminuteofspeakingyouneedonehourofpractice.

8) Tryyourspeechoutonsomeoneifyoucan.RemembertocheckyourtimingaskeepingtotimeisVERYimportantandpartoftheskillofpresenting.

Therearealargenumberofbookswhichyoucanreadforfurtherinfo.

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