Monday, 22 September 2014




culled from:toastmasters.org

1. Know your material. Pick a topic you are interested in. Know more about it than you include in your speech. Use humor, personal stories and conversational language – that way you won’t easily forget what to say.
2. Practice. Practice. Practice! Rehearse out loud with all equipment you plan on using. Revise as necessary. Work to control filler words; Practice, pause and breathe. Practice with a timer and allow time for the unexpected.
3. Know the audience. Greet some of the audience members as they arrive. It’s easier to speak to a group of friends than to strangers.
4. Know the room. Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids.
5. Relax. Begin by addressing the audience. It buys you time and calms your nerves. Pause, smile and count to three before saying anything. ("One one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand. Pause. Begin.) Transform nervous energy into enthusiasm.
6. Visualize yourself giving your speech. Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear and confident. Visualize the audience clapping – it will boost your confidence.
7. Realize that people want you to succeed. Audiences want you to be interesting, stimulating, informative and entertaining. They’re rooting for you.
8. Don’t apologize for any nervousness or problem – the audience probably never noticed it.
9. Concentrate on the message – not the medium. Focus your attention away from your own anxieties and concentrate on your message and your audience.
10. Gain experience. Mainly, your speech should represent you — as an authority and as a person. Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking. A Toastmasters club can provide the experience you need in a safe and friendly environment.

56 comments:

  1. Avoid having your ego so close to your position because when your position falls, your ego goes with it._ Pst Femi Okeowo

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  2. Raheem Adeola:knowing your material,audience,room and constant practise are some of the points that would help be a good public speaker!lovely tips!

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  3. Olatunji Oluwakemi:interesting tips I must say.being relaxed,knowing your audience and your room makes you a better presenter!

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  4. Nwankwo Judith:knowing your audience,knowing the room and practising ahead are some of the tips I find really helpful!

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  5. Omidire Kehinde David
    Its informative and educative!

    culled from:toastmasters.org

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  6. OYEDEMI OMOLARA

    Information is power, i am going to try these tips out.

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  7. ADEDIRAN SIKIRU GIDEON

    Nice one!
    culled from:toastmasters.org

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  8. AREMU ADEREMILEKUN LADIPO
    These are great addition to what i previously knew about public speaking. Kudos!
    culled from:toastmasters.org

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  9. OLADIPO OMOLARA ESTHER
    Knowledge is POWER!

    culled from:toastmasters.org

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  10. OLUGBENGA OLUWATOYIN

    These will make one a good public speaker! GREAT!!!!!!

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  11. This tips are okay, it should also include Aristotle concept on Rhetoric on public speaking presentation.

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  12. ADEOLA EMMANUEL OLUWASEUN


    This is an eye opener on how to have a successful public speaking outing plus exposing me to various techniques to follow in delivering a public speech.

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  13. practice makes perfect, one needs a lot of trainning

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  14. Ajibade Tunde Moses:public speaking needs all of those aforementioned points to be a success!lovely!

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  15. Adetoyi Rahman:You can be a public speaker if you summon courage and forget stage fright!

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  16. Gratitude is always the best place to begin

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  17. Tiamiyu omowumi:know who you are talking to

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  18. Bolarinwa bukola:lead with your best stuff

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  19. Ola ayodele gbenga:being prepared is an act of love.intelligence

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  20. SALAMI RASHIDAT. be relaxed and don't be nervous

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  21. AZEEZ BUSOLA. make sure you rehearse thoroughly before your final presentation it will help you get along nicely.

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  22. UGONOR JUMAI. smile and maintain eye contact with your audience

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  23. Solademi gbemileke: hmm mm. Love this piece

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  24. Agbelekale madinat : good work

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  25. Agbebakun.... before you deliver a public speech, make sure you are familiar with your topic, make sure you carry your audience along. This tips are very helpful to speakers. Nice one.

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  26. Yusuff Ikeola : splendid. I will take to this

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  27. Abdul kafayat: good work in check

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  28. Okon imaobong benedict, when presenting your speech visualizer the audience, it will boost your confidence

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  29. Dacosta adebimpe rhoda, your speech should represent you

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  30. Adewoye bunmi adesuyi, transform nervous energy into enthusiasm

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  31. Omoniyi omolara mofesola, know your audience, it's easier to speak to a group of friends than to strangers

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  32. Bada Saidat Nike....Great Steps to be Taken in Public Speaking.Get That

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  33. Salami Aishat Olamide... This Tips motivate on how to be a good public speaker

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  34. it is good for speaker to familiar with the topic he or she want to talk on

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  35. giwa rukayat wao! what an interesting write up

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  36. ogbebor vivian ewere ..... imagine yourself speaking,your voice loud,clear and confidence,visualize the audience clapping this will boost your confidence.....wow am loving this

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  37. Amusan.......good tips,it is necessary to pick a topic and familiarise yourself with it by practising.

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  38. Nice one,this tips are quite impresive,it will usely help a public speaker

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  39. Oyerinde Oyetola
    really helpful. ..

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  40. Ezeji_kelechi
    Getting familiar with the speech and the audience is quite important .... Most importantly practice, practice and lots of practice would help

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  41. Adejumobi drusilla thisis perfect and informative

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  42. Asamu aminat this is educative

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  43. Adeagbo Yinka... Know Your Material: Understand the Topic; Theme, Time and the Date of the event.

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  44. Comment On No 2: From Adeagbo Yinka: Practice! Practice!! Practice!!!: It requires preparation carefully outline and several practice in proverbs, gathering data, illustrations, quotation, statistics, voice modulation and several rehearsals before the event.

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  45. Comment On No. 3: Adeagbo Yinka: KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE: Know the category of people who will be attending the event e.g. Professor, Traders, students, workers, senior executives, pensioner, politician or average age of the listeners

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  46. Comment On No4: KNOW THE ROOM: Describing an event, a place or a person for vivid picture description of the event.

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  47. Comment On No4: by Aadeagbo Yinka.
    KNOW THE ROOM: Describing an event, a place or a person for vivid picture description of the event.

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  48. Comment on No5: By Adeagbo Yinka
    RELAX; Use a retoric way of speaking to remobilize the audience, take note of
    body movement, eye contact, facial, expression and make use of the podium.

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  49. Comment on No6: By Adeagbo Yinka
    VISUALIZE YOURSELF GIVING YOUR SPEECH;
    A speaker should aim at speaking at a volume that will not unnecessarily strain the ears of his/her audience, Different aspect of the same speech will call for different tones.

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  50. Comment On No7: By Adeagbo Yinka
    REALIZE THAT PEOPLE WANTS YOU TO SUCCEED;
    He/She must therefore prove credibility, reinforce or remind the audience of the value you share with them and make the speech enthusiasm and convincing.

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  51. Comment On No8: By Adeagbo Yinka
    DONT APOLOGIZE;
    Do not apologize to the audience bacause they might not know you made a mistake

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  52. Comment On No9: By Adeagbo Yinka
    CONCENTRATE ON THE MESSAGE;
    The speaker is expected to master the logic persuasion and must be able to reinforce reasons and evidence in other to support the re-assurance.

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  53. Comment on No10: By Adeagbo Yinka
    GAIN EXPERIENCE;
    The speaker can use imagination, capitalize on the tune of the occassion and the subject of the knowledge of the audience.

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