How To Become Mind-Blowing At Public Speaking And Inspire People

 

As many of you know, public speaking has become something I want to get really proficient at. To achieve this goal, I have read and consumed the best public speaking tips from all of the experts in the field. I’ve also watched countless TED videos to see what makes a memorable experience for any audience.

Combined with my research, I’ve also attended many events where I have been left speechless by seemingly unknown speakers who manage to motive the audience into action and leave you feeling breathless after they share their stories and advice.

No matter what your pursuit is, at some point, if you want to take it to the next level, you’ll need to become outstanding at public speaking and sharing your message.

1. Do a back flip

No this is not the circus, and I know that. Our very own Joel Brown get’s people instantly connected to his talks by doing a back flip at the start and raising the audiences energy levels. This trick might seem a bit amateur, but it’s quite the opposite. What can you do to get people’s attention at the start of your talk?

2. Tell loads of stories

After countless hours of listening to and reading about what makes the best speech’s, it became clear to me that stories are at the heart of it all. Before you go out there and try and give the speech of your life, have a few stories that you can draw on depending on the mood of the room at the time.

Make these stories vulnerable and try to create a moment where people can get value and apply your lessons in their own life. Extract the best bits of each story and don’t waffle on too much about the detail. Focus on what the challenge was, and how you overcame it.

3. Paint images with your words

Highly successful speakers have a way with words. They use the words in their speech to paint a picture that makes you feel like you were present at the exact same moment. It’s easy to show images and videos in your talk; it’s much harder to create those images with words, and the effect is far greater.

4. Look the audience in the eye

The best public speakers all look their audience members in the eye to make their speech feel personal and relatable. For this technique to work, you have to look at audience members individually for a period of time before glancing at the next person.

Constantly moving your eye’s around will not give the desired effect – hold your glance.

5. Use big gestures

The heart of a good speech is not just the words that the speaker is saying it’s the body language they use. Big gestures that demonstrate the size of something or involve your hands and arms stretching out wide will add interest to what you’re saying.

Big gestures show confidence and create interest in your topic. These same gestures will also make the speaker feel pretty powerful and strong too!

6. Ask the audience questions

Every speaker has a day when they have more nerves than usual. The professionals use a simple hack to divert their attention away from their nerves and onto the audience. The simple hack is to ask your audience a question relevant to your topic. Let the audience member answer, and then begin your speech. By then, the nerves should have subsided, and you’ll be in flow.

7. Move around the stage

Standing in one spot with your arms by your side is very boring to look at for the audience. Professional speakers who blow their audiences mind move around the stage and even walk into the audience to get up close and personal. Life is movement and so is public speaking.

8. Practice in front of a video camera or smartphone

After speaking for a while and doing my first long form speech, a tip that I got from a friend was to video tape my speech. The idea is that when you are practicing your speech, you can film yourself to see how you will look on stage.

9. Learn to control your nerves

Everyone from politicians to Gary Vaynerchuk experience some form of nerves when doing public speaking. Nerves are energy that you can use to serve you or detract from your performance. Focus your attention on the audience, notice your nerves, and know that it’s all gravy. You’re meant to do this, and it doesn’t matter what people think anyway.

source: addicted2success.com