Want to take your on stage presence to the next level? Do you ever wonder what makes some speakers enthralling to listen to, while other speakers fall flat? What are some of the tricks of the trade that sets these speakers apart? In this article published by LifeHack, Kyle B. Hart rounds up some of the world’s best public speakers for their tips on going from good to great. These top ideas will not only help you get comfortable on stage, but focus on the elements that will make your talks more engaging and persuasive. Hart explains how to be charismatic and clear on stage to connect with your audience and how to give a strong presentation to captivating your listeners. We found the article to be a very clear overview on how to instantly improve presentations, so we’re summarizing it visually to share with you the top ideas.

1. 10 Powerful Public Speaking Tips
from Some of the Best Speakers in the World
Written by Kyle B. Hart. Published by LifeHack
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2. What transforms a speech into something
tremendous, magical even, is the ability to
passionately believe in the idea, product,
or thought you’re speaking about.
People will feel it if you do.

3. “If you don’t know what you want to achieve in your
presentation, your audience never will.”
-Harvey Diamond

4. If you state your end goal and deconstruct each
point in a logical manner, it will be much easier
for the audience to follow along and engage
deeply in your message.

5. Think of the talks as a gigantic dinner party with all of
your close friends.

6. Memorization and
hefty PowerPoints
make a speaker
sound robotic.
That’s never
engaging or fun.

7. “You must find
someone who wants
to help you grow as
a speaker.”
-Dananjaya Hettiarachchi

8. Practice is essential to
delivering a strong,
sincere, and succinct
message to your
audience.

9. Professional
speakers are
deliberately slow in
delivery.
Not painfully so, but
a pace that will
encourage everyone
in the room to hang
on their every last
word.

10. As Sir Ralph Richardson puts it,
“The most precious things in
speech are pauses.”
Use them liberally.

11. Invite the audience to be a part of
your message, not just people
who consume it.

12. “10 Powerful Public Speaking Tips from
Some of the Best Speakers in the World”
Original article written by Kyle B. Hart.
Published by LifeHack
Summarized by SpeakerHub
www.speakerhub.com