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How to Use a Public Address Microphone
Test the microphone!
– A standard test is “testing 1…2…3…4…”
– Ask the audience members in the back of the room if they can hear you
DO NOT test the microphone by slapping it or blowing into it.
– This …
Eye Contact
• Look at your audience 95% of the time, the other 5% can be
devoted to glancing at your notes
• Having good eye contact with your listeners is important for
3 reasons:
1.) It creates an important bond of …
Public speaking skills
Dealing With Different Personality Types When Public Speaking
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Whether I’m speaking to a group of university students who are under the delusional assumption that they are going to change the world or a group …
How to Improve Public Speaking Skills
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Make eye contact. If it is too overwhelming to try and make eye contact with everyone in the room, then before you begin keep in mind you you might connect to in the room. Try to spread them throughout
The 25 Public Speaking Skills Every Speaker Must Have
Puzzle Pieces Inspired by 25 Skills Every Man Should Know, I pondered a list of the 25 essential skills every public speaker should have. How did I do?
Every public speaker should be able to:
1. Research a topic – …
Choosing your Speech Styles
Assuming you now know the makeup of your audience, how much time you have to speak, your subject, and your predetermined desired outcome. Now let’s look at another tool that will help you reach your predetermined goal. When you prepare …
If I Can Learn to Become a Great Speaker, Anyone Can
Do most Americans really think public speaking is worse than dying?
“Speaking in public” is in the top 10 list of American fears according to the National Comorbidity Survey of more than 8,000 respondents published in the American Journal of …
Building Interpersonal Relationships as a Key to Effective Speaking
Although much interest has been generated regarding the functions speaking centers serve and the effects consultations can have, minimal research has addressed the dynamics of consultations themselves. This study documents what speaking center clients and consultants identify as barriers in …