Your palms sweat and stomach turns at the thought of speaking in public to a large group – sound familiar? You’re not alone and it is a task that most of us will need to perform at some point in our life, whether it is to colleagues or acquaintances and family. Luckily help is here in the form of a helpfully complied list of tips to successfully guide you through preparing and undertaking a public speech.

1, Prepare. Make sure that you know your topic, know the aims and objectives of the speech and be clear of the message that you want to deliver from the start. Be precise with the content of your speech and your message will be clear and a reasonable length, keeping your audience engaged. if you are bored of your speech the likelihood is that your audience will also be bored.

2. Do Do, Do, Do! In front of the mirror, to your mum. your pets, even tape yourself and listen back. A run through of your speech before the real thing will help you to become familiar with the content and flow of speech. Timing yourself is highly recommended, to make sure that you keep to your time allocation, do you need to leave time for questions?

3. The Star of the Show Believing in your self is key to confident public speaking, remember that your audience have chosen to come and listen to you, they are interested in what you have to say, so be engaging, informative and witty. You’re likely to delight in your spot light when you’re off and running!

4. Working the room Try to arrive early to meet and greet your audience, by familiarising yourself with your audience you will find them less daunting, they are people too! And are cheering you on! Also take time It is also excellent to use this time to prepare yourself, collect your thought, flick through your notes – is your microphone working?

5. The Speech The time has come for the main event! Take deep breathes, keep cool and relax! Delight in yourself and don’t speak to quick! Start by entertaining the audience with your introduction, a amusing tale about the ride out perhaps, something that your audience can relate to, then collect your thoughts and start.

Hopefully these tips will help to prepare yourself for any public speaking you have scheduled, remember to delight in it! you are the main attraction and you can deliver if you are prepared and confident. Hold your head high and relax, you will be in excellent company.

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