Public
Speaking
When someone
is going to talk in public, it is essential to have a clear idea of
the objective of the speech.
You want
to transmit information (for example, company results).
You
want to give your opinion about a certain topic.
You
simply want to entertain people, etc.
If you
want to achieve said objective you should focus on intervention.
Public
speaking is not limited to giving a speech: public speaking is about
sucessfully communicating with those around you, and transmitting
your ideas.
Public
speaking is an opportunity which needs to be taken advantage of.
A reduced
or large group of people will be listening to the speaker, who has
one opportunity to transmit his/her ideas, to try and convince the
audience.
Therefore,
you need to prepare the speech conscientiously, not only elaborating
the speech but also rehearsing the way in which you are going to give
it.
The speaker
needs to get the public interested in what he/she is saying and this
means the speaker needs to dominate certain communication techniques.
One thing
is knowing the material and the other is knowing how to talk about
a certain subject.
Knowing
a certain topic is a necessary condition but not enough: you need
to know how to present it in an attractive way and be able to get
the public's attention without boring them.
The
speaker needs to be interesting, suggestive, convincing, etc.
When
you are going to talk about a certain topic, the first thing you
should make sure of is that you can dominate the subject. In the
moment that you agree to talk about a certain topic you should be
aware that you should have a far superior knowledge of the subject
over that of your audience. The speaker needs to have something
interesting to transmit.
You
should always avoid talking about a topic which you hardly know
anything about because you run the risk of looking ridiculous.
Writing
the speech is only one part of the job and probably not the most difficult,
or decisive when determining its success.
How the
speaker puts across his/her ideas plays a fundamental part.
The smallest
speach can be a tremendous success or a complete failure according
to how the speaker performs.
Although
it is natural to feel nervous when you are going to speak in public,
you need to know that the public is not the enemy, and that they are
not waiting for you to make the smallest mistake so that they can
jump on you.
When
people go to an event it is because they are initially interested
in the topic which is going to be spoken about and they understand
that the speaker is worthy of speaking about such topicl
When you
speak in public, you need to concentrate not only on what you say,
but also how you say it, the vocabulary that you use, face and hand
gestures, the way you dress, etc. The public will notice all of these
details and these details will determine your success.
