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“Public Speaking”

35 Tools You Can Use to Become

a Brilliant Public Speaker

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About Akash Karia

Akash Karia is an award-winning speaker, trainer

and presentation skills coach. He has conducted

presentation skills courses for employees and

members of organizations such

as HSBC, Polytechnic University, Life Underwriters

Association of Hong Kong and many, many more…

Akash is also champion

speaker and has won over 40 public speaking

championships, including the prestigious titles of: JCI

2012 Hong Kong Champion of Public

Speaking, Toastmasters International Division

K Impromptu Speaking Champion and has been

ranked as one of the Top 10 Speakers in Asia

Pacific.

He is available to conduct public speaking and persuasion skills training.

Contact him on [email protected] or visit his website for more

details: www.CommunicationSkillsTips.com

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1 What is “Public Speaking?”

I use the term “public speaking” broadly to refer to any situation where you have to speak

to a group of 2 or more people.

Many of the techniques you will pick up in this public speaking guide can be used in

meetings, interviews and even social situations.

WARNING: This is not a “magical guide” which will transform you into a better speaker

overnight. However, the application of these techniques will make you two times the

speaker that you are today.

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2 Pause: Don’t Start Until

You’re Ready

Don’t be afraid to pause. Pausing allows you to calm down your nerves.

Before you start your presentation or speech, take in a couple of deep belly-breaths to

calm yourself down.

Pausing allows everyone to get on the same vibration/ energy-level. If you’re facing a

noisy audience, wait until the room is silent and focusing on you. Don’t start speaking

until you’re ready and everyone’s focused on you.

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3 Get into the Right Mindset

When you get nervous, shift your mindset.

The speech is not about you. It’s about your audience.

Don’t focus on yourself, focus on your audience.

Realize that you have the opportunity to change someone’s life every time you speak.

You have a message that someone in your audience needs to hear!

Once you tap into that positive, value-giving mindset, you’ll find it easier to speak

without being self-conscious.

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4 What Story Are You Telling

Yourself?

It’s okay to be nervous. Everyone experiences butterflies before an important event.

However, scientifically, there is no difference between nervousness and excitement. It’s

what you choose to label it.

Are you telling yourself, “I’m excited” or are you telling yourself, “I’m nervous”?

Either way, you’re right…because it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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5 Use the Confidence Posture

If you’re nervous, stand in the confidence posture.

What’s the confidence posture?

Simply, stand with your back straight, your shoulders held back, your chest front and

your head up.

Your physiology (how you stand and sit) affects how you feel, so if you want to feel

confident make sure you stand in a posture that conveys confidence.

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6 Starting Your Presentation

Start with a Personal Story

Start with Question to create a Knowledge Gap

Start with a Quote

Start with an Interesting/Startling Statement

Start with a Shocking Statistic

For more tools and techniques on how to open your presentation with power and impact,

grab the free e-book, “Brilliant Openings: How to Capture the full Attention of Your

Audience in 30 seconds or less” from www.CommunicationSkillsTips.com

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7 Don’t ever Admit You’re

Nervous

Don’t apologize or admit you’re nervous at the start of a session.

Don’t say, “I’m sorry, I haven’t prepared…”

Don’t say, “I’m sorry, I’m so nervous…I’ve had a terrible day”

Once you admit you’re nervous, it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy…your mind and your body

will act in congruence with what you say

Moreover, if you admit you’re nervous, your audience will start looking for signs of your

nervousness…

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8 Soften Your Commands with

“Let’s”

Use the word “Let’s” to soften your commands.

For example, instead of saying “Keep quiet”, say “Let’s keep quiet” or “Let’s focus on

this please.”

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9 Don’t Dilute the Power of

Your Words with “Try to…”

Don’t say: “Try to imagine yourself…” Instead say “Imagine yourself…”

Don’t say: “Try to feel…” Instead say, “Feel…”

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10 The Sweetest Sound in Any

Language

The sweetest sound in any language is the person’s name.

Try and meet some of your audience members before your speech or presentation.

Use the audience’s names during the presentation. For example, you can say, “I was

talking to Ted before the presentation, and he told me that…”

Incorporate what Ted (or another audience member) told you into your presentation. This

will make your audience feel that you’ve customized this speech specifically for them.

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11 Use Imagery & Visual

Language

Use visual words to paint pictures in your audience’s mind.

For example, don’t say: “You will learn three strategies”.

Instead, say “You will pick up three tools” or “You will pick up three keys”

Visual words and imagery make your message memorable because your audience doesn’t

just hear your message, they also see it in their mind’s eye.

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12 Laughter is the Best

Medicine

Incorporate humor into your sessions

“For those of you who do know me, my name is Akash. And for those of you

who do not know me, my name is still Akash” (laughter)

Use self-deprecating humor:

“I know you were expecting a handsome man…I’m so sorry to disappoint

you!” (laughter)

Exaggerated facial expressions also make people laugh, so make sure that your facial

expressions match your humor.

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13 Stand with Your Feet

Shoulder-width Apart

When you’re standing, stand with your feet shoulder-width apart…it conveys confidence

Don’t stand with your feet too close together because it conveys lack of security

Having your feet too far apart conveys aggressiveness

Swaying back and forth gives your audience the impression that you’re unsure of

yourself and as a result they won’t buy into your message.

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14 Don’t Walk Back and Forth

without a Purpose

When you take a step forward towards your audience, it creates intimacy...so step

forward when you have an important point to make.

Taking a step backwards creates a negative feeling in your audience members…almost

like you’re lying or trying to hide something.

Avoid rocking back and forth on your feet…it’s distracting.

Check out this video for more information on walking backwards and forwards and the

psychological impact it has on your audience.

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15 Don’t Pace Back and Forth

Like a Caged Tiger

Don’t pace back and forth like a caged tiger.

It’s distracting because it’s movement without a purpose.

Feel free to move on stage, but only as long as your movement serves a purpose.

For example, you can use the stage as a timeline so that the left side of the stage indicates

the past, the center = the present, the right side = the future

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16 Scan and Stop Technique

for Eye Contact

Make eye contact with all sides of the room

Be sure not to isolate any side of the room by not making eye contact with that section.

Use the “Scan and Stop” technique for eye contact. Scan the room when you speak,

making eye contact with students for about a second or so.

When you come to a very important or poignant point, stop and make eye contact with

one person and deliver your line to that person.

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17 If You Forget What You

Were Saying…

If you forget what you were saying, simply ask your students: “Where was I?” or “What

was I saying?”

Your students (audience members) do NOT want to see you fail…

If you forget where you were, don’t worry…it’s no big deal…

You can recover simply by asking your students where you were.

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18 Keep it Conversational

“Public speaking” is simply having a conversation with one person…with 99 other

people listening in.

Focus on having a conversation with the audience…one person at a time…

Once you realize that public speaking is simply an enlarged conversation with many

people, you’ll become much more relaxed during your next “public speaking” event.

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19 Shorter Sentences = Greater

Clarity

Keep your sentences short, simple and conversational

Avoid using multiple conjunctions in one sentence (i.e. “and….and…and”)

Shorter sentences aid comprehension

Also, remember to pause between your sentences – this sounds like such an obvious thing

to say, but as speakers we sometimes forget this simple rule and speak too quickly

because we’re nervous. Pause and allow your audience members to digest the

information you’ve just given them.

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20 Pause After You Ask a

Question

During my workshops, I find that too many speakers forget to pause after they ask a

question.

After you ask a question, pause to give audience members time to respond…or, if you’re

not expecting a response, pause and give them time to think!

o “What do you think is the number one mistake most speakers make when

giving presentations?” (Pause, make eye contact and wait for a response)

o “What questions do you have?” (Pause and wait for your students to think

about what questions they have)

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21 Use Your Hands to Show

What You’re Saying

Don’t keep your hands glued to your sides or behind your back.

Use your hands naturally to show what you’re saying.

You can start off speaking with your hands mid-way up (not down by your sides) and

your hands will automatically move naturally once as gain confidence during your

presentation.

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22 The “Err…” Error

Work on decreasing your um’s and errs…

Slow down your speaking rate and don’t be afraid to pause

Instead of erring, PAUSE!

This technique will take a lot of practice…

You’ll have to overcome the power of habit…

But if you keep reminding yourself to pause, you will eventually be “um”-free!

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23 Share Your Personal Story

Stories are POWERFUL!

The essence of public speaking is to “tell a story and make a point”.

“People can resist a sales message…but no one can resist a well told story”

– Patricia Fripp

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24 The Five C’s of Storytelling

Characters

Conflict

Cure

Change

Carryout Message

Check out this video for more information about the 5C’s of Storytelling

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Part 2: How to Handle

Difficult Situations &

Audience Members

Tools to Help You Take Control of Your

Audience when Your Audience is Getting

Out of Control

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25 Difficult Situations You

May Face:

Audience members leaving during your speech/presentation/workshop

Audience members chatting while you’re speaking

Mobile phones ringing during your speech

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26 Set Expectations at the

Beginning of Your Workshop

At the beginning of presentation/speech/workshop, set the expectations (if appropriate).

For example, you could say:

“If you need to leave presentation, please do so quietly…To avoid any disturbance during

workshop, please let’s turn of our mobile phones”

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27 “If Looks Could Kill…”

If an audience member is laughing/talking during your speech or presentation, make eye

contact with him or her.

This will indirectly send the message that you want them to keep quiet. Most likely, that

person will stop talking.

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28 Proximity

If an audience member is talking during your presentation, subtly move closer to him/her

The proximity will alert the “offender” that you want them to stop talking.

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29 Talk to the Disruptive

Audience Member Privately

If a particular audience member keeps chatting during the presentation, talk the person

privately during the break.

Don’t humiliate the person publicly because it’s likely that he/she will feel very insulted.

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30 Address the Behavior Early

Before It Gets Out of Control

Don’t wait until a behavior gets out of control

Address it early on and it’ll be much easier to change it

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31 Why before What

When asking people to change their behavior, always give the why before the what

Give a reason as to why you want the student to change their behavior

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32 Don’t Get into a Heated

Debate During Class

If an audience member challenges during your during presentation, don’t go into a heated

discussion.

Simply tell the audience member why you believe what you believe…

Tell them that they are welcome to continue this discussion after class

Finish off with, “From my experience, I’ve found it to be true that…”

Handle the discussion calmly and the rest of your audience members will respect you.

Most likely, they will accept your point of view as being the correct one because they see

you as the “expert” because you’re the one who’s speaking.

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33 Speak Louder:

If your audience members are getting chatty and the presentation is getting out of hand

then…speak louder to grab your audience’s attention.

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34 Speak Softer

If your presentation is getting out of hand (e.g. the audience is beginning to chat) then…

Speak softer to grab your audience’s attention

Lowering your volume causes your listeners to lean in to hear what you’re saying – they

have to work harder to listen to what you have to say.

So, should you speak louder or speak softer?

Depends on the situation.

Try out both strategies to see what works for you.

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35 Silence is Powerful

One of the mistakes I’ve seen speakers make is that they continue talking even when the

audience is chatting and not listening to them.

If your audience members begin chatting, be silent and make eye contact with a couple of

the people who are paying attention to you.

Wait until everyone is listening to you before you go on speaking.

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Recommended Resources

For more free public speaking and communication tips, head over to

www.CommunicationSkillsTips.com

Recommended Book [Body Language]: Definitive Guide of Body Language

Recommended Book [Persuasion]: Influence, by Dr. Robert Cialdini

Recommended Book [Public Speaking]: Stand Like Churchill Speak Like Lincoln

Feel free to contact me on [email protected] with any questions you may have.

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About Akash Karia

Akash Karia is an award-winning speaker, trainer

and presentation skills coach. He has conducted

presentation skills courses for employees and

members of organizations such

as HSBC, Polytechnic University, Life Underwriters

Association of Hong Kong and many, many more…

Akash is also champion

speaker and has won over 40 public speaking

championships, including the prestigious titles of: JCI

2012 Hong Kong Champion of Public

Speaking, Toastmasters International Division

K Impromptu Speaking Champion and has been

ranked as one of the Top 10 Speakers in Asia

Pacific.

He is available to conduct public speaking and persuasion skills training.

Contact him on [email protected] or visit his website for more

details: www.CommunicationSkillsTips.com

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