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He made only a side comment about how bad he was with putting emphasis on too many words during his speech. I feel I have this problem in my speech. Anyone know
by zaidf 17y ago
He made only a side comment about how bad he was with putting emphasis on too many words during his speech. I feel I have this problem in my speech. Anyone know a good place to read more about "smooth" talking(not the evil kind)?
- wallflower 17y agoI did Toastmasters and one small tip is to speak slower. It's very hard to pause for one... even two...... seconds during a speech/presentation but a small pause effectively lets your audience catch up and process. Also, fidgeting of the verbal kind: umms and aahs and physical kind: swaying arms, rocking detract the audience from the content of the speech. Practiced speakers move with purpose (don't fidget) and pause, they don't speak too fast. Watch TED speakers.
- lhuang 17y agoI did hs and collegiate debate & speech to some success. The keys to speaking "smoothly" outside of the technical aspects of cadence, tone, etc, is more organization and thought-flow than anything else. Treat your audience like their stupid and hand-hold them through the argument you're trying to make. Organize your speech, even if informally, around some natural structure. i.e. intro --> relate intro to topic of speech --> argument --> summary of points that defend your argument --> detailed breakdown of each point --> conclusion where you resummarize your argument and the points that defend it If you can't engage your speakers with some sort of natural charisma or speaking ability at the very least make sure that your points are stated clearly in a well organized easy to follow way.
- RevRal 17y agoTry to speak with a rhythm. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHZIA0-G1sc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHZIA0-G1sc