You could be one of those lucky people who seem to be naturally good at public speaking. It is unlikely that you were born with this ability. Great speakers are instinctive and inspired. They also prepare well, learn performance technique and draw heavily on experience to develop their skills. What passes for a natural ease and rapport with an audience is often down to technique.
You can learn to speak effectively in public by going on courses and reading manuals. But there is no substitute for getting out and doing it. If you dislike speaking in public, then take every opportunity to do so. When you speak in public, almost all the aspects that make up your total image come under scrutiny. Your posture, body language, facial expression, use of voice and appearance
all matter. The situation is often stressful, because the speaker is being observed and judged by the others. Small quirks, like speaking too quietly or wriggling, which are not particularly noticeable in everyday communication, become intrusive and exaggerated in front of an audience.
It is hardly surprising, then, that some of us feel it is easier to pretend to be somebody else when we are speaking in public. We assume a 'public speaking image' that has nothing to do with our real selves. We sense that public is connected to acting and so we portray stereotypical roles like 'the super-smooth sales person', 'the successful superwoman'. Unfortunately, if we don’t really feel like these types, then we will look as though we are striving for effect.
Your image helps you maintain this balance. If you get up to speak dressed like a Christmas tree, then your appearance will be overpowering. Delivering a message in an overstressed and, therefore, over-significant tone of voice, will encourage your audience to switch off. When you start to speak, if your body language and facial expression remind the audience of a frightened rabbit, then you won't gain its confidence.
The biggest block to effective public speaking is attitude. If you think you can't and you never will be able to, you won't. Speaking in public is something anyone can learn to do. Be positive and accept setbacks as part of the learning process.
Secrets of taking your way to the Top written by Cristina Nuta for FamousWhy.com
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