This document provides dos and don'ts for effective public speaking. It begins by introducing the importance of public speaking and communication skills. It then lists major points on how to improve public speaking, including showing enthusiasm, facing the audience, speaking loudly, planning the talk structure and message, and overcoming nerves. The document provides additional guidance on using words, handling questions, giving presentations, and concluding remarks. The overall message is that public speaking is a learnable skill through practice and following best practices.

1. Do's and don'ts to make
our public speaking skills
more effective

2. Introduction
Good communication is essential to everyone. Oral
presentations are the highly used means of
communication. A working person /student may
hear hundreds of speechs in any given year, and
may be called upon to give many as well. Public
speaking is an essential tool of the active
participation for students.
We've all have definitely suffered through
boring, droning sleepfests that disguised what really
was exciting science. On the other hand, we've also
seen well-delivered, energetic talks that made
exciting something that we thought would be
deathly dull.
Here are some major points on how to make our
public speaking skills much more effective and
pleasing to our audience.
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3. Basic do’s and don’ts of public speaking
● Do show some enthusiasm and energy as it highly motivates the audience
to listen
● Do face your audience.if you need to see the projector,then look either
overhead or keep your laptop infront of you its not only rude to turn your
back on your audience but it also means your speaking into the screen or
wall making it hard for them to hear you
● Do speak loudly.loud enough to be heard by the entire audience even
those in the back row.
● Don,t start to change a slide,then stop halfway.Either change it or leave it
● Never fidget nervously in front of your audience.make your movements and
gestures purposeful.
● Don’t stick your hands into your pockets.

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Plan your talk
■ Decide what the purpose of your talk really is.
Organize your talk accordingly, focusing sharply
on your intended message.
■ Prepare a talk that will fit within the time limit
you're given. That includes allowing time for
questions from the audience. Rehearse with a
stopwatch if necessary
■ Don't forget that audience can remember only
three or four things you present in a talk.
■Don't distract from your message by including
peripheral topics or excessive details.
■ Don't forget that any lecture is a
performance: you must work hard to get your
message across.

5. • Remember you
are trying help
the audience
• Remember your
message is more
important than
your fear
• Imagine yourself
conversing to a
single person or
yourself this will
help you to
overcome your
stage fright.
• Have confidence in
yourself
• Focus on friendly
faces and talk
• Don't overthink
before you speak
• Don't pressurize
yourself to speak
the script exactly
• Sometimes it's
good to speak
outside the box
Overcome your nerves

6. Do’s and don’ts of using words and phrases
● Do clearly define any terms that may not be familiar to the
audience.
● Do keep acronyms to an absolute minimum,they are
speedbumps to the listener who are infamiliar with them.
● Don’t start sentences with “so”.
● Don’t end sentences with “right?” or”okay” or any other
question tag for that matter .
● Don’t apologitically introduce a topic “with real quick” or
“briefly” or any other similar words which could negatively
convey meaning like “this is’nt really important or relevant but I
am going to inflict it on you anyway”.
● Don’t use extravagant language throught the speech as it
might be a little difficult for the audience to understand

7. Do’s and don’ts during an interactive session
● Do answer questions as succinctly and briefly as possible.
● Do remember “I do not know” is also a perfectly acceptable
answer.You need not go into five minute explanation of
why you do not know.
● Don’t use questions as an excuse to bring up a dozen of
slides
you cut out of your talk in order to meet the time limit you
were given.
● Don’t go rumagging through your slides or sheets to
answer any question unless it is absolutely necessary.
● Don’t hold “private conversations” with questioners in the
front rows. Make sure everyone in the audience knows
what the question is (repeat question if necessary) and
can hear and understand the answer.
● Don’t figet or pace out.

8. Do's and don'ts for a good presentation
• Believe that giving a great
presentation is a learnable skill.
• Prepare for the presentation!
• Use stories to transform your
communication.
• Use repetition, familiar phrases,
imagery, and metaphors to help
transport the audience.
• Have the right level of emotional
appeal to fit your audience.
• Don’t be the hero in your story.
• Don’t be afraid to speak “off the
cuff” occasionally
• Don’t create slides in a “linear
fashion
• Don't turn yourback to the
audience
• Don’t use the podium as a crutch.
• Meaning don'thide your self
behind it.

9. Other notable points to follow
● Relax before you get up to talk.
● Claim attention.
● Greet your audience with a smile.
● Wrap your talk on time.
● Do not rush through your presentation
● Have fun with audience.
● Make yourself audiable enough.
● Ineract sufficiently.
● Face your audience all time.
● Talk to individuals,not to the whole group.
● Never apologize very often on stage.
● Do not deminish or underestimate your
audience.
● Connect with people after presentation.
● Collect feedback and rectify your mistaker
● Always have a question and answering session
● Anwer the questions briefly as possible.
● Never pace out
● Do not figet
● Do not stick your hands into your pocket.

10. Conclusion
Public speaking isn’t an innate talent, and it’s not limited to
extreme extroverts and “naturally charismatic” people. Anyone
can learn to be a public speaker. If you’re worried about how it’ll
go, start small.Read, study, and learn the tips and techniques of
the best speakers.
Start looking for opportunities to speak to others. Start
with yourself, your friends, and your family. Move up to local
clubs and organizations, then gradually step it up from there.
There’s so much value in being good at public speaking, and I
think it’s worth it to step out in faith and try!