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3 Simple Tips for Public Speaking #shorts

Name: 3 Simple Tips for Public Speaking #shorts
Uploaded: 2024-04-22T19:00:09+00:00
Duration: 58 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this concise instructional video, the speaker shares three practical strategies to improve public speaking performance. First, they recommend meeting…

22 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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In this concise instructional video, the speaker shares three practical strategies to improve public speaking performance. First, they recommend meeting and briefly chatting with three to five audience members before the presentation to become familiar with the room’s energy and create personal connections, which reduces the feeling of speaking to strangers. Second, they advise managing nervousness by focusing on the exhale: lowering the shoulders, taking a deep breath, and speaking on the exhale to engage the diaphragm, steadier voice, and stronger projection. Third, they suggest avoiding self‑focused openings (e.g., thanking the audience for being there) and instead beginning with the core message or story, which shifts attention away from the speaker, lessens anxiety, and highlights the value of the content. The speaker encourages viewers to apply these tips to become more confident and effective presenters.

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Here are 3 tips that I use for public speaking. Number 1: Before you go speak, go talk to at least 3 to 5 people that are in the room, in the audience. If you don't know any of them, introduce yourself, get their name, where they're from, get some background. It makes you feel acclimated to the energy of the room, and when you go up there, you can resonate and talk to those people, and it won't feel like a room full of strangers. Number 2: If your voice or your hands get shaky, focus on your breath. The problem isn't your inhale, but your exhale. You're holding your breath when you speak, and it makes your words shaky. So instead, lower your shoulders, take in a big breath, and speak on the exhale. When you do, push your words out. It makes you use your diaphragm. It makes your words louder. And number 3, don't begin with you. When you lead off with, "Thank you so much for being here," "Thank you for having me," it puts the focus on you, and that makes you nervous. Instead, put the focus on the message, the story you're there to share, the problem you're there to solve. When you start thinking about the value of your message, that's something to be excited about. So try that and follow me.