HOW TO BETTER SPEAKER BECOME
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SO YOU WANT TO BECOME
A BETTER SPEAKER?

And…Wow Audiences

There is NO Magic Fix.
It takes practice!

Stages of Mastery Novice Seasoned
Jobs LikePractice More Practice Lots of Practice

SIMPLE THINGS
YOU CAN DO

Learn from the best WATCH
TED TALKS

“Learning is remembering what you’re
interested in.” ~ Richard SaulWurman (TED Founder)

Recommended Talks Sir Ken Robinson
Schools Kill Creativity Jane McGonigal Gaming Can Make a Better World Richard St. John 8 Secrets of Success

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Apps You can practicewith! iPhone:
Peeky Android: Ignite & Pecha Kucha Timer Use it to perfect your Ignite & Pecha Kucha talks (or even normal slide talks, if you use a cyclic timing). Peeky is a presentation app designed to work with the Pecha Kucha style presentations.

Toastmasters Toastmasters has been around
since its formation in 1924! It is a non-profit organisation that is designed to help people develop the arts of speaking, listening and thinking. There are number of local groups that meet up worldwide.

Here are some
HELPFUL TIPS

START LOCAL Networking Events Speak
at Business Conferences Chamber of Commerce or Business Organisations 1 2 3

NETWORKING Most Events Include a
1-2 Minute Intro Build your confidence there!

KEEP IT SIMPLE

BUT WHAT IF YOU FEAR
SPEAKING

GLOSSOPHOBIA The fear of Public
Speaking Public speaking is considered the greatest feara person can have, evengreater than the fear of death.

74 %of people suffer from
speech anxiety American National Institute of Mental Health

DON’T WORRY Everyone gets Nervous
It’s completely natural

So let’s give speakers A
BIT OF A BREAK!

Get rid of the Fear
Practice your talks in front of colleagues and friends Why not start monthly talks in your organisation?

Here are some
SPEAKING TIPS

“There's zero correlationbetween being the
best talker and having the best ideas.” — Susan Cain Do check out her TED Talk –The Power of Introverts

Every Great Story Has a
great… Beginning Middle End

YOUR AUDIENCE
Understand

Visualise
Presenting your talk

This promotes
CONFIDENCE!

Walk yourself through it Shadow
Boxing Presenting

FAIR WARNING (Not) for the
faint hearted!

Have Someone
RECORD YOU

Get out in Front of
your audience

Get a Clicker Investing into
a presentation clicker will help you move away from the computer or lectern. This will give you a more natural speaking style. You can get a good one from Amazon.

Make Eye Contact With the
audience. Don’t be shy!

VOCALISE TO THE Back of
the room

IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE USE
YOUR HANDS (Be careful not to over animate if you’re nervous)

Get Naked Learning to speakwithout
any presentation slides or presenternotes. Go Read Garr’s Book Now!

What NOT
TO DO

START
by telling a
JOKE!

DON’T respond to interruptions or
sudden questions

ALWAYS LEAVE Q&A TO THE
END

Don’t Turn Your back to
the audience

LOTS OF BULLETS POINTS Please
try not use… • I’m going to kill this talk • One point after another • Are you falling asleep yet?

DON’Tact like a Rock Star

UNLESS YOU’RE…
This Guy!

Don’t Apologise For technological mishaps
They happen to everyone!

Remember it Just Takes Practice!
Novice Seasoned Jobs LikePractice More Practice Lots of Practice

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