Do you worry that when you get up to speak that your voice will show obvious signs of nerves and a complete lack of public speaking confidence? Perhaps you have had experience in the past where your voice wavers and your breathing is erratic due to those nerves.
Follow this advice and you should find that you can control your nerves much better and also that your voice will sound much more confident. You will also act and feel more confident.
Don't Race
Don't race to get to the podium and don't race to get to the end of your speech. Take your time and remember that you are in control.
Breathe In and Out
It is easy to forget that you need to breathe when your mind is preoccupied with getting ready to give your important speech. Breathe in and out before your speech as normal. Also, remember to breathe normally during your speech.
Make Eye Contact with your audience
When walking to the podium or when standing up ready to speak make eye contact with as many people as possible in the audience. Try to smile confidently and again don't rush anything. Remember, that it is your speech and your time. It is up to you as to how quickly or how slowly you will progress. Making eye contact with your audience allows you to connect with them and to see them as individuals. Not as one large unfriendly audience.
Act Confident and Be Confident
I always say that the first step to becoming confident is to simply act as though you are confident. Remember that from the audience's point of view they do not know the difference between someone who looks confident because they are confident and someone who looks confident but is actually petrified and is only acting confident. The two people will both look the same. Remember this and always try to look confident. Take a deep breath, stand with your shoulders' back, smile. Make lots of eye contact with people. Your audience will never know and in acting confident you will become confident.
Don't Race
Don't race to get to the podium and don't race to get to the end of your speech. Take your time and remember that you are in control.
Breathe In and Out
It is easy to forget that you need to breathe when your mind is preoccupied with getting ready to give your important speech. Breathe in and out before your speech as normal. Also, remember to breathe normally during your speech.
Make Eye Contact with your audience
When walking to the podium or when standing up ready to speak make eye contact with as many people as possible in the audience. Try to smile confidently and again don't rush anything. Remember, that it is your speech and your time. It is up to you as to how quickly or how slowly you will progress. Making eye contact with your audience allows you to connect with them and to see them as individuals. Not as one large unfriendly audience.
Act Confident and Be Confident
I always say that the first step to becoming confident is to simply act as though you are confident. Remember that from the audience's point of view they do not know the difference between someone who looks confident because they are confident and someone who looks confident but is actually petrified and is only acting confident. The two people will both look the same. Remember this and always try to look confident. Take a deep breath, stand with your shoulders' back, smile. Make lots of eye contact with people. Your audience will never know and in acting confident you will become confident.
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