Tips to help you Overcome your fear of public speaking

2. Tips For Public Speaking
Tips to help you Overcome
your fear of public speaking
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4. Dress for the Occasion
 Always Dress Slightly Better than the
Audience
 Dress Consistent with your Brand
 Dress in Something
that Allows you to
move

5. Know your material
Pick a topic you are interested in.
Know more about it than you include in
your speech. Use humor, personal
stories and conversational language –
that way you won’t easily forget what
to say.

6. Prepare
 Memorize the opening of your speech
to reduce anxiety and help with the
flow
 Prepare for tough questions
 Imagine yourself succeeding

7. Know the audience
Greet some of the audience
members as they arrive. It’s
easier to speak to a group of
friends than to strangers.

8. Practice. Practice. Practice!
Rehearse out loud with all equipment
you plan on using. Revise as necessary.
Work to control filler words; Practice,
pause and breathe. Practice with a timer
and allow time for the unexpected.

9. Relax
Begin by addressing the audience. It
buys you time and calms your
nerves. Pause, smile and count to
three before saying anything. ("One
one-thousand, two one-thousand,
three one-thousand. Pause. Begin.)
Transform nervous energy into
enthusiasm.

10. Visualize yourself giving your
speech
Imagine yourself
speaking, your
voice loud, clear
and confident.
Visualize the
audience
clapping it will
boost your
confidence.

11. Realize that people want you to
succeed
Audiences want you to be
interesting, stimulating,
informative and entertaining.
They’re rooting for you.

12. 9. Concentrate on the
message – not the medium
Focus your attention away from
your own anxieties and
concentrate on your message
and your audience.

13. 10. Gain experience
Mainly, your speech should
represent you — as an authority
and as a person. Experience
builds confidence, which is the
key to effective speaking. A
Toastmasters club can provide the
experience you need in a safe and
friendly environment.

14. Be Confident…Own the Floor
 Don’t be afraid to make a mistake
 Believe in your capacity to improve
 Think Positively
"Confidence is a habit that can be
developed by acting as if you already
had the confidence you desire to have."
Brian Tracy

15. Avoid “Ums and Uhs”
 Ums and Uhs can be a cry for help
 They can kill your credibility
 The make your audience lose focus
 Instead of using Um and Uh, use pauses
when presenting. It allows you to collect
your thoughts.
 Leave yourself a voicemail or record your
previous speech

16. Timing
 Strictly adhere to your allotted time
 Leave time for Q&A
 Respect you audiences time
(Especially Lunch breaks)
 Practice with a timer
 Have a plan to cut material
 Double Down (Create one short
presentation and one long
presentation)
 Wear a watch (Phones can be
distracting)