1. Public speaking is many people's biggest fear, even more so than snakes or death. While 10% enjoy it and 10% are terrified, most people (80%) experience butterflies and anxiety but can get through it. 2. Common fears around public speaking include being judged negatively, feeling like a fool if mistakes are made, and not being liked or understood by the audience. 3. With practice, people can turn their butterflies into an advantage by preparing, practicing, controlling their presence, and knowing their audience and material. Effective communication as a public speaker involves techniques like voice variation, body language, eye contact, and confidence.

1. People’s Biggest Fears
3. Death
2. Snakes
1. Public Speaking

2. •About 10 percent of the
population loves public
speaking.
•Another 10 percent are
genuinely terrified.
•The rest of us – roughly the
80 percent in the middle –
get butterflies, get anxious,
don’t sleep much the night
before – but we know that
we’re going to live through
it. It’s just not much fun.

3. Why Fear???
• You may be judged by people; and
JUDGED BADLY
• You may feel like a fool
• You might make mistakes and LOSE your
way
• You will be extremely humiliated
• You will never be as good as______
• They won’t like you
• They won’t get what you are trying to say

4. Here’s the Good news: with a little work,
we can turn those butterflies to our advantage.

5. Speaking is an important
method for communicating
knowledge and expressing
ideas. Being able to verbally
communicate effectively to
other individuals or to groups
is essential in school,
business, as well as your
personal life.

6. Public speaking
opportunities stem
right from the play
school of a child and
the quality gets high as
we mount the ladder of
professional success.

7. Public speaking skills help you meet
new challenges. Effective public
speakers are able to:
 Speak confidently with new people.
 Choose interesting subjects.
 Organize a speech that captures the
audience's attention.
 Participate in serious discussions about
school and community issues.
 Use language properly.
 Be more sensitive to the opinions of
others.

8. Effective Communication
 Preparation
 Practice
 Presence

9. Control the “Butterflies”

10. Relax

11. Know the Room

12. Know the audience

13. Know your material

14. Voice Techniques
 Speak clearly.
 Vary the pitch and tone of your voice, let it
rise and fall, make it louder or softer!
 Vary the pace, speaking slower or even using
silence to emphasize key points
 Speak in the accent and way that is natural
to you.

15. Don’t forget to smile

16. Delivery Do’s and Don’ts
 Do use body language to help make a point
 Purposeful movements
 Do use appropriate posture
Don’t play with keys or coins in your
pocket
Don’t use a pointer, pen, pencil or chalk to point at
an individual may be perceived as offensive
Don’t look at your feet or at the ceiling (indication
of nervousness or timidity)
Don’t stare
Don’t just look only at the training aids or chalk
board (this can be perceived as impolite)

17. THE 6 “BEs”
OF
EFFECTIVE
PUBLIC SPEAKING:

18. 1. Be Organized!
Being prepared breeds confidence.
Write down key ideas on a note card to
keep your thoughts straight.
Research. Don’t just fake it!

19. 2. Be Clear! (Words)
 Simple is best!
 If you don’t understand it, neither will your
audience.
 Avoid fillers: uh, um, like, mmm…
 Avoid repetitive phrases: “let’s see…,” “let me
think,” “another thing”
 Silence is not your enemy! Pausing to collect
your thoughts or take a deep breath is okay.

20. 3. Be Direct! (Eyes)
• Make eye contact.
• Don’t be afraid to look down to collect
your thoughts but be confident. You know
the material
• Make your audience believe!

21. 4. Be Open! (Body Language)
• Posture. Standing up straight makes you
look like you are in control.
• Open arms.
• Using your hands can be very effective!
• Chin up!

22. 5. Be Vocal! (Voice)
Volume… VOLUME… VOLUME
Enunciate
Speak TO your audience!
No mumbling!
Slow down!

23. 6. Be Yourself!
Your audience will forgive your
nervousness, but they will be
turned off by fake modesty or
bravado(BOLDNESS /
COURAGE).

24. Things You Shouldn’t Do
 Read directly from notes
 Read directly from screen
 Turn back on audience
 Slouch, hands in pockets
 No um, ah, you know’s
 No nervous gestures
 Talk too fast,
 Talk too quietly

25. Practice takes you from this..

26. To this….

27. Now you will always love PUBLIC SPEAKING !
Best of Luck!