Alright, so you have chosen your topic (Select Speech Topics), written your speech (How to Write a Speech), and now you are ready to present, or are you? This how-to will help you to prepare mentally and physically for your speech so that you can do your best! Steps:

1. Practice your speech using your outline. Do this a couple of times and each time use your outline less and less.
2. Condense your outline into fifteen words that you can put on your note card. As you become familiar with the flow of your speech this will become easier. These should be key words that help you to remember the flow of the speech. Don't memorize the speech but memorize the flow.
3. Practice your speech using your note card. If you are using any visual aids incorporate those as well.
4. Time yourself. When practicing, time yourself to make sure that you are near your time goal. At this point, your presentation should be a little too long (couple minutes or so for a ten minute speech) because when you actually present you will go faster than when you practice (This will not happen as much as you gain experience).
5. Recreate the location where you will give your speech and practice there, as realistically as possible. This will allow you to get a realistic picture in your head as to what your presentation will look like. Bring some friends along to listen as well. Feedback is always good.
6. Don't overdo it! You don't want your presentation to look rehearsed, it should be very natural and conversational, so don't practice too much.
7. Get a good night's sleep You want to be refreshed when it comes time to present!
8. Eat a good meal, but don't over eat. You don't want your stomach rumbling, but you also don't want to be groggy.
9. Deal with those nerves. The tips below should help you to deal with your nervousness. Remember though, a little bit of nerves is good, it will help you to present excitedly and passionately.

Tips:

• Visualize success. Remember, you care about what you are saying, you have put in the time and effort and you will do great!
• Think realistically. If you are giving a controversial speech or one that the audience maybe doesn't want to hear, think realistically don't envision roaring applause but do envision them respecting what you have to say.
• Be comfortable in silence. There is no need to say "um" or other filler words. Pauses are to your advantage. Use them to emphasize important points or if you need time to think, just remember that no one is hurrying you, they have given you time to speak, do it well.
• Release nervous energy. If you are really nervous before presenting, flex your calves or ball up your fists. This will help to get rid of the adrenaline going through your body because of your excitement. If you start to shake while presenting take a couple steps, if possible, this will also get rid of some of that energy and give you a chance to regain control of those muscles.
• Tips regarding presentation style. As you follow the above steps, not only will you get into a rhythm in speaking, but you will also become more and more aware of what your body is doing as you speak. Below are some basic tips regarding presentation style.
  • Stand strong! To spread your weight out evenly, your feet should be a few inches apart (a little bit less than shoulder width). This will help you to stop swaying from side to side and allow you to stand confidently.
  • Dress to impress! More accurately dress appropriately. The first thing that your audience will see is what you are wearing, so dress in an appropriate manner for the occasion and for your topic.
  • Start with a deep breath. Before beginning to speak, glance at your notes, look at the audience, take a deep breath (but not a noisy one), and begin!
  • Speak so that everyone can hear and understand! You want to speak with a good pace that reveals your excitement and passion about your topic, but don't speak too fast! You also will want to speak so that everyone in the room can hear, but don't deafen them!
  • Use your style to your advantage! Be yourself. Methods of presentation are tools that you have to your advantage and disposal, you can choose to use them to emphasize your points and enthusiasm or they can use you to emphasize your nervousness and lack of confidence!

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For many people, the thought of giving a speech in front of an audience can be terrifying. Even if you are comfortable with public speaking, it can be difficult at times to figure out what to speak about. Here are a few simple steps to help you select a speech topic that will wow your audience:

Steps

1. Think about people. Who are you speaking to? What do they care about? The first thing you should always do is put yourself in your audience's shoes and consider what they would like to hear and why.

2. Connect. If you have an idea , look for a way to relate it to your audience. Don't just talk about a topic in general -- try to help your audience understand and care about it.

3. Consider your own knowledge. What do you care about? The easiest speeches to deliver are ones on a topic that you know inside out. Your own passion and knowledge about a subject will come through in your presentation with very little effort.

4. Look for timely topics. Try a newspaper or check the headlines on the Internet. Sometimes an interesting story can spark your creativity. Plus, it gives you a great way to open your speech.

5. Consider what actions you would like your audience to take when you finish. How should they feel after hearing you? What would you like them to do? Instead of just speaking about a topic, think instead about trying to persuade your audience to take a certain action or change a belief or behavior.

Tips

* A great resource for public speaking is Toastmasters International. There are clubs all over the world and for very little money you can develop outstanding speaking skills in a helpful, friendly atmosphere.

* Another helpful sources are the how-to guides and lists of ideas of Speech Topics Help.

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As you hang up the phone, the icy fingertips of panic grip your stomach, your heart beats faster. Your project was delivered on time, within a budget, and is approaching payback two years ahead of schedule. As a result, your company wants you to address their annual convention. Relax! They believe you have something to offer. Here are some steps to ease your palpitations.

Steps

1. Remember that all great speeches, and even some not so great, require shape. The old saw is hard to beat: "Tell them what you will tell them; tell them; then tell them what you told them."

2. "Shake hands with the audience." You have something worthy of being said. Former Ambassador Robert Strauss always began like this: "Before I begin this speech, I have something to say." This passage was always composed in a style that enabled him to reclaim a powerful tone for the instructive portion of his remarks. Smile, calm down, then get to work. You may try to start with a smashing one-liner or an anecdote.

3. Rise to the occasion. In other words, feel passionately about your topic. Recall old Uncle Ned's tear jerking toast at the wedding? Even ordinary folks can deliver great moments of oratory if they rise to the occasion. Make sure the audience feels how important the topic is to you, so that they begin to think about why they should care.

4. Focus. A "great"speech does not need to start out great and stay great to the finish. It engages the listeners. It makes allowances for a dip in interest in the middle. Then, it gathers anticipation for its key moment. John Stuart Mill, the political economist, defined the orator's art this way: "Everything important to his purpose was said at the exact moment when he had brought the minds of his audience into the state most fitted to receive it."

5. Build clear and sensible segues from one thought to the next. The biggest mistake writers make is to assume people will follow their leaps of logic. Spell out to the audience when you are taking a turn in your thoughts with phrases like: "This brings us to the bigger problem of," and so forth.

6. Add purpose. A speech should be made for a good reason. To inspire, to instruct, to rally, and to lead are noble purposes. To sound off, to feed a speaker's ego, to flatter, or to intimidate are not.

7. Know your theme. If you cannot answer the question "what do you want to say?" in a single, declarative sentence, do yourself and the audience a favor: decline the invitation.

8. Write with one particular person in mind, someone you actually know. This helps you to keep the message real and personable. This helps you anticipate reactions and keep your language down to earth.

9. Deliver the goods. Delivery is the essence of eloquence. It requires practice, discipline, drill, and timing. You can be your own trainer. As you develop self-confidence, you put the audience at ease, or make them sit up. Your eye is in contact with the people, not the page. If looking at people makes you nervous, look between them, at the clock on the back wall, over somebody's shoulder - as long as it seems you're making eye-contact. Your professional passion is contagious. Use gestures to emphasize points, and make sure your tone of voice and facial expressions are appropriate for the topic.

10. Give your audience a sense of completion. Bring them back to the beginning, but with a louder spirit. This can be done by starting the last paragraph with a quiet, declarative sentence; it should build in a series of semicolons; it should employ the puissance of parallelism; it should reach to the farthest rafter and reverberate with the action and passion of our time, and, forgetting all else, it should connect with, no, grab each listener by his or her lapels and shout to their hearts and souls to say, "This is the end of the best speech you will ever have the good fortune to experience!"

11. Start writing as if you are creating an essay or informative article. When you are comfortable with your draft, read it aloud. Listen to a recording. The style should be different than a typical essay or article. You can't have paragraphs that drone on. Rather than pack your talk with boring facts and figures, give them a handout (AFTER your talk). It's OK to repeat or revisit important points for emphasis.

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