“Great speakers aren’t born, they are trained.” Presenting is a Skill… Developed through experience and training. By – CA Minal Agarwal

“Half the world is filled with people who have something to say and can’t say it” and “the other half, of people who have nothing to say and keep on saying it” - Robert Frost

Fear of Public Speaking  Population No.1 fear=Public Speaking Fear No.2=Death  Stage fright -In spotlight -unprepared -inexperienced

Marie is worried about her presentation? What can she do to feel more confident about it?

Building Confidence CONF CONFIDEN CONFIDENC CONFIDENCE IDENCE DENCECONFI NCONFIDE CONFID

Planning = Confidence Decide what you will say Practice how you will deliver it Relax!

Planning how you say it Remember - Breathe! Introduce yourself and what you are going to talk about Make eye contact with different people during your talk – and smile!

Speaking to be heard! Speak slowly and clearly Speak loudly so everyone can hear Breathe – slowly and deeply!

Effective Public Speaking  Preparation  Practice  Presence

Preparation  Research  Format  Speak on what you know  Notes

Practice  Practice makes perfect  Revision  Get time right

Presence  Nervousness  Body language  Voice tone  Gestures  Eye contact  Positive attitude

Things You Shouldn’t Do  Turn back on audience  Slouch, hands in pockets  No um, ah, you know’s  No nervous gestures  Talk too fast/slow

Things You Should Do   Eye contact   Can glance at notes   Appropriate gestures   Rhetorical questions to involve audience

Control the “Butterflies”  Know the room- become familiar with the place of presentation  Know the audience- greet or chat with the audience before hand. It’s easier to speak to friends than to strangers  Know your material-increased nervousness is due to un-preparedness

 Relaxation- relax entire body by stretching and breathing so as to ease the tension  Visualize giving your speech-Visualize yourself giving your speech from start to finish. By visualizing yourself successful, you will be successful Control the “Butterflies”

 People want you to succeed-the audience is there to see you succeed not to fail  Don’t apologize-by mentioning your nervousness or apologizing, you’ll only be calling the audience’s attention to mistakes Control the “Butterflies”

 Gain experience-experience builds confidence, which is key to effective public speaking Control the “Butterflies”

Practice takes you from this..

To this….

IS LIFE ALL ABOUT WORKING HARD?

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ATTITUDE  There is potential “Nobody Wears Shoes”  There is “NO” Potential Nobody Wears Shoes

Thank You CA M inal A garwal Make Speaking presentable and much more fun