PUBLIC SPEAKING: 12 KEYS TO ROCKING IT

Aaron Strout – 10/30/2014

KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

KNOW YOUR CONTENT BETTER

BE A STORY TELLER

USE HUMOR

BODY LANGUAGE IS IMPORTANT

NODISFLUENCIES(UMS & AHS)

DON’T READ OFF YOUR

SLIDES!

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE

IMAGERY IS KING

NO MORE THAN 3-5 BULLETS

SPEAK SLOWLY

SAVE TIME FOR Q&A

AND NOW FOR SOME QUESTIONS

LET’S RECAP – PART 1

• Know your audience (and what you want them to take away)

• Know your content even better!• Be a storyteller• Use humor where appropriate• Body language is key• Avoid verbal disfluencies like ums, ahs and uhs

LET’S RECAP – PART 2

• Don’t read off your slides• Practice (A LOT) and record yourself doing so• Imagery is king• No more than 3-5 bullets/page• Speak much more slowly than you think you

should• Leave time for Q&A

RESOURCES

• http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are• http://

www.selfgrowth.com/articles/4-tips-for-eliminating-the-ums-and-ahs-in-public-speaking-you-know

• http://www.toastmasters.org/MainMenuCategories/FreeResources/NeedHelpGivingaSpeech/TipsTechniques/VisualAidsPowerPoint.aspx

• http://www.toastmasters.org/MainMenuCategories/FreeResources/NeedHelpGivingaSpeech/TipsTechniques/WhenThingsGoWrong.aspx

• http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/230079