According to TED speaker and coach Cathey Armillas, keep these speaking tips in mind when speaking:
- Emotion - people connect emotionally and rationalize afterward so get your audience to feel something during your speech (e.g., humor, drama, personal stories)
- Low - share a time when you were at a low point in your life (this is the point of change in your speech)
- Twist - show how you changed from the low point to the high point by doing things differently
- Authentic - be you onstage, perhaps poking fun at yourself, work to be similar to your audience
Tim Wilson
Professional Speech Coach
Free speaking tips at: http://speakingquicktips.blogspot.com
