In Human Communication we are taught on ways and types of communicating. Public communication or public speaking is one of the many examples. If asked, would you go up to a stage and give a speech? More than 80% of the human population will answer NO they will not. This is quite normal as I myself would not dare to stand alone on the big empty stage and present a speech out of the blue.
But one may ask, what is there to be afraid of? There are lots to be afraid of. We fear people’s judgement of us or we might humiliate ourself in public or we are just too shy to open our mouth. No matter what the reason is, we must all learn to fight that feeling, shake all the bad vibes away and give our very best.
Here are some tips that might help you to improve your presenting skills.
a) Know
- You should know the needs of your audience and your materials thoroughly.
- Standing, walking or moving about with appropriate hand gesture or facial expression is preferred rather than sitting down or standing still.
- You should speak to the audience, listen to what they have to say, respond to their response, adjust and adapt to the situation.
- Add in funny jokes related to the topics as much as possible in appropriate times to keep the audience interested throughout the entire presentation.
Written by : Nur Afifah Bt Noor Azlan
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