Speech Topics

speech topics
Fear of public speaking is the number one of all fears. In the words of Mark Twain: “There are 2 types of speakers: those that are nervous and those that are liars”. Our bodies are programmed from prehistorical times to react to fear with fight or flight––fight that animal or run out of its way. But that surge of adrenalin no longer helps us when we give a speehc. So we have to learn to manage it.

Steps:

1. Be prepared. The more skillful you’re and the better you know your subject, the less nervous you’re likely to feel when giving it. Exercise to friends and relatives. Exercise to a
   dictaphone and then listen for potential improvements you could make. Give your presentation to yourself in front of a mirror and notice your hands, head and facial expressions. Make sure to exercise out loud.
2. Be truthful. What’s the most frightful that could happen? Well, you could die. All right: 1) that is not very likely, and 2) whenever you are dead, the presentation will not matter anymore as you will be dead. Of course, there are other things that could happen, but they aren’t really expected either, and your audience will probably understand because everybody is afraid of public speaking. Whenever you realise your nervousness, you are able to manage it a lot more easily.
3. Picture a successful demonstration.
4. Dress suitably. Wear clothing that will fit in with your audience and give the right message. Also consider some physical cues you could give to your audience that you are nervous. E.g., if your chest becomes blotchy from nerves, tyr wearing top with a high neck.
5. Examine the room. Arrive earlier to orient yourself and assemble. Get acquainted with the lights, audio and some technical gear you will use.
6. Stay calm before they arrive. Have a cup of herb tea and think of something additional whenever there is time between becoming oriented and when your people arrive. It will calm down your nerves. Go for a walk, moving your body will help too.
7. Examine the audience. Whenever appropriate, chat with people as they arrive––it is easier to talk to a group of your allies than a crowd of strangers.
8. Take a breath! You will feel less nervous whenever your brain gets oxygen. Make a couple of deep long breaths before you start. Make a deep breath at the end of each [hrase of your presentation. For large sentences, breathe at the finish of each phrase. Breathe whether you want to or not.
9. Make a joke. Make sure to prepare some before you start. Laughter brings out tension and reduces nervousness.
10. Use motions and strong volume. They’ll give you an impression of confidence.
11. Stop! Whenever you lose it or get frustrated. Make a deep breath and have some water. If your mind still has not cleared, start someplace in your flip charts that seems about right. It’s alright at any point in the speech to pause and gather your thoughts.

Tips:

• Establish eye contact with a friend in the room if there is one.
• Avoid caffein before your speech. It might just make you a lot nervous.
• Detect your nervousness. Whenever you observe what your body is doing, you attain control over it..
• Cover your nervousness by looking at your draft. Use the chance to take a breath and bring your thoughts together.
• Keep in mind that people wants you to succeed. Why would not they? Everybody wins once you are interesting, arousing, informative and amusing.
• Mirror otherses behavior. For instance, whenever you do not know what to do with your hands, make the same thing as somebody who looks poised.
• Acquire experience. The more speaking you do, the less nerves it will cause you.
• Formulate relaxation formulas over the long-run. Test different approaches and apply the ones that work for you.
• Do not comment on your nervousness. Almost always people can’t notice that you are nervous. If you bring up your nervousness or apologise for problems you believe you are having, you will simply call attention to it and possibly reduce your credibility.