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30 Public Speaking Tips That Actually Make You Better
#1 Public speaking is not about you as the speaker, it’s about your audience. You are there to deliver a message to them, make your entire preparation about your audience.
#2 Make your slides for your audience, not for you. If it doesn’t help your audience understand, remove it.
#3 Don’t stand behind a podium. It puts a physical barrier between you and the audience. This will reduce your connection with the audience.
#4 If you can’t deliver your main point in one sentence it is not clear enough. If you aren’t clear on your key message, your audience don’t stand a chance.
#5 Don’t open with an agenda. It bores your audience and ruins your chances of capturing their attention from the start. Instead, open with a bang.
#6 Use the simple structure, open — body — close. You can use this structure for the nano speech. It makes every day conversations relevant public speaking practice.
#7 Finish your presentation with a call to action that helps your audience. If you want somebody to do something for you, do it in the middle of the presentation. Make your close about them.
#8 Your presentation is won and lost in your transitions. Plan how you will transition from one point to the next. Without clearly…
