More people, use projection

Fellow speaker,

If you have more than 15 people at your speech, a projector is the most effective way to help people see your points. You can also have handouts available to help people follow along with the slides.

Projecting,

Tim

Fewer people, use handouts

Fellow speaker,

If you are giving a presentation for 10 or less people, use handouts instead of slides to get people to interact with each other.

Interactively,

Tim

Better videoing now

Fellow speaker,

To have a better video presentation:

• Turn off anything electrical that could distract from your video presentation
• Avoid eating, drinking, or scratching your nose
• Dress well, top and bottom

Well-videoed,

Tim

How to get better videoed

Fellow speaker,

To improving your video presentations:

• Take about 15 minutes before your speech to get familiar with the video equipment
• Hold a practice session before doing the speech and take a look at how you look and sound
  

Ideaed,

Tim

Undictionaried

Fellow speaker,

To catch people's attention make up new words in your speech. Just use a few "undictionaried" words and catch your audience's attention!

Undictionaried,

Tim

Getting it

Fellow speaker,

To help your audiences "get" your speeches:

• Use visual aids
• Refer to someone else onstage (gives audience a “tiny break”)

Tipping,

Tim

Being understanding

Fellow speaker,

To aid your audience understanding in understanding you:

• Talk with hands away from mouth
• Get things out of your mouth before talking
• Get rid of “junk words” (i.e., slang)

Talking it out,

Tim

What you say?

Fellow speaker,

To help your audience understand you speak:

• Slowly
• Lively
• Comfortable volume (no shouting)

Understanding,

Tim

You're the one

Fellow speaker,

Practice "you-focusing" your speeches by giving complements to others focusing on saying "you". For example, "I really like the way you play tennis."

"You"sing,

Tim

Forming a connection

Fellow speaker,

To connect emotionally to your audience use:

• Constant eye contact
• Focus on your audience's interests
• Tell stories

Emotionally connected,

Tim

3 parted speech

Fellow speaker,

A speech has:

1. Structure – framework of the speech
2. Content
3. Delivery

Greatly,

Tim

Heartfelt

Fellow speaker,

According to World Championship Speaker David Brooks,
"The best way to get to the head is through the heart."

Ensure your speeches are spoken "from the heart" and that you strongly believe what you say.

Heartily,

Tim

To Point or not to Point

Fellow speaker,

Decide on your speech message first then decide whether or not using PowerPoint slides can help you better get across that message. For example: if you are talking about something very complicated and you are concerned the audience might get confused, using PowerPoint can help the audience keep clear on the points you are making.

Pointedly,

Tim

It can always be better

Fellow speaker,

Look through each speech evaluation for what is not said or what is only hinted at in the evaluation. Then focus on those "missing" comments as areas for development in your speech.

Building up,

Tim

Audience burnout

Fellow speaker,

Ensure that your high energy speech has a few quieter moments where the audience can "catch their breath".

Burning,

Tim

Pied Piper speaker

Fellow speaker,

Patricia Fripp, a professional speaker, suggests using a "Pied Piper" close in your speeches: after finishing your speech points, use a little bit of the time at the end of the speech to direct people's attention away from your speech and to the products and/or services you are selling.

Piping,

Tim

Look for a pattern

Fellow speaker,

When reviewing the evaluations of your speeches look for the things that keep coming up. If there is a pattern of the same issues being mentioned again and again and again in your evaluations, you have found something that you need to focus on.

Patterning,

Tim

Listen to the best

Fellow speaker,

Get speech evaluations from speakers who are speaking at the level where you want to be.

Evaluating,

Tim

Quick and clear

Fellow speaker,

To make your speech easily understood and remembered clearly and quickly get to your speech's point.

Clearly,

Tim

About your point...

Fellow speaker,

When someone in the audience brings up an important issue that is in your speech, when you get to the part in your speech that mentions that issue...focus your attention on the person. This shows the person that you are paying attention and want to give them the information they want.

Giving info,

Tim

Goal!

Fellow speaker,

Keep in mind the goal of your speech: what you want your audiences to take away from your speech after you are finished talking.

Goaling,

Tim

Story-point

Fellow speaker,

Follow your story with a point. So the speech is built up: story-point, story-point, story-point, etc.

Pointedly,

Tim

Getting there

Fellow speaker,

World Champion Speaker Craig Valentine reminds you:
“What got you here won’t get you there.”

Remember that you need to constantly be improving and developing our speaking abilities, so you are ready for the next speaking challenge to come our way.

Ready,

Tim

Say it the way you speak it

Fellow speaker,

When practicing your speech, say it out loud...and then write down what you say. This will help you get used to writing speeches that sound like spoken speech.

Speaking and writing,

Tim

Unquestioned

Fellow speaker,

Make sure you answer the questions in the audience's mind. If something happens during your speech that might take attention away from your speech, talk about it...and then move your audience's focus back to your speech.

Answering questions,

Tim

Stronger speaking

Fellow speaker,

If you need to improve the accuracy of your speaking, consider:

• Tongue twisters
• Watch every word that comes out of the mouth

Accurately,

Tim

On the road

Fellow speaker,

If you are giving a speech in a country which is not your home country, use the language and references to the country in your speech.

Roading it,

Tim

Pre-show

Fellow speaker,

Your introduction is the time to get the audience involved with you and your speech:

1. Focus on your audience
2. Make a promise to your audience
3. Build your credibility by mentioning relevant credentials
4. Set up something in your speech

Introducing,
Tim

The power of the moment

Fellow speaker,

You can use the moment of speaking as a way to "connect in" with the audience. Think about the speech and ask yourself:

• What’s going on in the speech?
• What’s standing out in the speech?
• What parts of this speech will best "connect in" with the audience?

Asking questions,

Tim

A professional speaker's opening lines

Fellow speaker,

Professional speaker Patricia Fripp suggests these opening lines for speeches:

• It was the scariest moment of my life.
• It was the most exhilarating moment of my life.
• I wish you could have been there.
• It wasn’t exactly what I expected.

At the beginning,

Tim

What do you want?

Fellow speaker,

When thinking about what type of speech close to use, ask yourself, "What do I want the audience to do/think/feel after the speech?" Answering this question will show the type of speech closing you need.

Asking,

Tim