ROLE OF ATTITUDE IN PUBLIC SPEAKING

Role of attitude in public speaking

1. The inner attitude makes it

Whether your presentation will be a success, decides not long before your speech, but long before. Your attitude determines whether you will inspire your audience with confidence and achieve your goals. Remember situations in which you have successfully mastered similar challenges, recall your attitude and feelings from back then. Use your motto of success: Yes, I can do it! The fact is: you have all the resources you need to shine this time.

2. Good preparation is everything

You may have heard that good preparation is half the battle. This is not true, because a good preparation is everything. It's okay to be nervous, it's okay to have a little stage fright. But it is not okay if you are not well prepared and have not done your homework. Do not leave anything to chance and be prepared for any eventuality.

3. Find out about your listeners

In order to prepare your content in the best possible way, you should inform yourself comprehensively about your listeners. For whom do you present? It makes a difference whether you speak in front of colleagues, present at a management meeting or pitch in front of a potential client. The more you know, the more individual you can tailor your language and the way you present yourself.

4. Have the end in mind

Do you have the end in mind before the beginning of your speech? Ask yourself the following questions: What is the goal of your speech? What are your core messages? What should your listeners know or know more after the presentation? And most importantly, how should your audience feel after the speech? Focus on the most intense emotions possible. The numbers, dates and facts will have quickly forgotten your audience. How you felt is remembered much longer.

5. Go ahead

One of the key tenets of a good speaker is Go first. Whatever emotions you want to evoke in your listeners, you first have to feel them yourself. If you want to inspire, then you are excited. If you want to stimulate thought, then go first to this state. And if you want to motivate, then you should first and foremost be motivated.

6. Speak the language of the audience

Do not use any form of specialist gibberish. Talk as simple as possible and avoid cumbersome phrases or any form of nesting. Trust your own language skills and do not try to imitate someone else's language. And never assume that your listeners need to know insider terms, industry terms or technical terms. Instead, put on the audience goggles and speak in the language of your audience.

7. Tell stories

Nothing can bind people like a well-told story. Nothing makes a presentation as long-winded as the permanent juxtaposition of numbers and facts. However, when you package that information into a stimulating and emotional story, your listeners will be spellbound and literally internalize the messages they contain. Make small surprises, find examples from our everyday world. Do not forget your humor!

8. Delete any unnecessary information

They are glad that you are allowed to give the presentation today. Very nice. But is this information relevant to your audience? No, and therefore you should consistently delete such and similar phrases. Review each sentence of your speech and ask yourself: Does this information fit into the message of my presentation? If you do not, then you have the courage to streamline your presentation. Less is definitely more when talking!

9. Stay faithful

You do not have to become a robot on stage. It does not do any good to train yourself on any techniques and then to play a role. Dare to be yourself. Tell me about yourself. And also like to formulate your own opinion. People do not like perfection. People like people.

10. Enjoy the presentation

As a speaker you have the unique opportunity to give other people important impulses and to convey their knowledge and expertise. Therefore, appreciate this privilege and enjoy every minute. And this attitude then feels your audience again and will say goodbye with applause.