Well over the years i have became the judge of many competitions and one of all time favorite is Public Speaking. As I teach English to my pupils, I also emphasis the importance of speaking in English as a global language. I try to instill the importance of English as a subject and also as a communicative tool.
Public Speaking and some tips which I would like to share which I have observe and stress on to your pupils.
1) Know the needs of your audience and match your contents to their needs. This means that you should know and cater well to your audience and speak well according to the situation as well as circumstance. Ensure that your speech or talk is captivating to your audience as well as worth their time and attention. One way to improve is by rehearse your speech at home when you are comfortable. Know what your strong and weak points are. Emphasize your strong points during your presentation.
2) When you are presenting in front of an audience, you are performing as an actor. The limelight is focus on you. How you are being perceived is very important. Dress accordingly for the occasion. Present the desired image for the audience. Look pleasant, enthusiastic, confident, proud but not arrogant. Remain calm, speak slowly and show appropriate emotion and feeling relating to your topic. Establish rapport with your audience.
Vary the tone of your voice and dramatize if necessary.
3) Body language is important. Standing, walking or moving about with appropriate hand gesture or facial expression is preferred to sitting down still with head down and reading from a prepared speech.
4) Speak with conviction as if you really believe in what you are saying. Persuade your audience effectively.
5) Do not read from notes for any extended length of time although it is quite acceptable to glance at your notes infrequently. Speak loudly and clearly. Sound confident. Do not mumble. If you made an error, correct it and continue. No need to make excises or apologize profusely.
6) Maintain sincere eye contact with your audience. Use the 3 second method eg look straight into the eyes of a person in the audience for 3 seconds at a time. Have direct eye contact with a number of people in the audience and every now and then glance at the whole audience while speaking. Use your eye contact to make everyone in your audience feel involved.
7) Speak to your audience, listen to their questions, respond to their reactions, adjust and adapt. Remember that communication is the key to a successful presentation.
8) Pause. Allow yourself and your audience a little time to reflect and think.
9) Add humor when appropriate and possible. Keep audience interested throughout your entire presentation. Remember that an interesting speech makes time fly, but a boring speech is always too long to endure even if the presentation time is the same.
10) Know when to STOP talking. To end your presentation, summarize your main points in the same way as you normally do in the CONCLUSION of a written paper. Terminate your presentation with an interesting remark or an appropriate punch line.Leave your audience with a positive impression and a sense of completion. Do not belabor your closing remarks. Thank your audience and sit down.
I do hope that some of this ponder will be help you and to those who already know this, it serves as a reminder. Hope that you can share this with your pupils and have a good Public Speaking competition.
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