joiner andy Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 hello, as the title says, im going to soon try to speak and sell myself in a room full of strangers. its not something im used to doing, been a best man a few times and was a nervous wreck. any tips welcome thanks, Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Empty your pockets, stand up straight and speak at half the speed you think you need to with the intonation that you would use if reading a story to a child. Make up a couple of cards (literally only one or two) with single word bullet points that will help you keep a structure to your speech, but mean that you won't be reading off the card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giggy Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 When you're stressed, you breath from the chest. When relaxed, it's from the belly. Concentrate on breathing from the belly, deeply and slowly. Should help with anxiety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMoran Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 hello, as the title says, im going to soon try to speak and sell myself in a room full of strangers. its not something im used to doing, been a best man a few times and was a nervous wreck. any tips welcome thanks, Andy People trafficing is illegal you know:suspect: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidley Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Two Things M8t know what you are going to say go over it in you mind as many times as necessary, and maybe the most important, confidence if you haven't got that work on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMoran Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Practice in front of your friends and family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scousemouse Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 ....focus on a point sat the far end of the room, you won't see hoards of people looking at you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy266 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 One minutes talk needs one hour of preparation. Write notes on cards, postcard size, with headings, not the full text. Do NOT apologise: this will give the listener an expectation of something bad to follow. Try to look at people in the room: don't stare blankly into space. Don't tell jokes unless you are an acomplished joke teller, and do not be smutty, or talk with innuendo. For the talk, tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, and wind up by telling them what you have told them. Edit: and let us know how you get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prussellb Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Top Tip: remember what you are going to say word for word. Practice your speach over and over in your mind and out loud until you crack it. It will take some time to practice but you will get it. The old saying practice makes perfect is true. Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightFlight Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 a) Know your subject, b) know what you want to say, c) make some bullet point notes to keep you on track, but then after that, provided a) holds true, just go with it and talk about it. Trick to remembering to speak slower: you'll generally have a set time for presentation and questions, if you speak slower you have less time for questions at the end If you're using powerpoint/similar, then don't just say whats on the screen, the screen should be used for topic headings, key words, and pictures. Don't put complex information on a slide, particularly graphs, unless the graph is just there to show an overall trend, if the information it contains can't be decoded and understood in a few seconds leave it out or display it in another fashion. Watch Dave Gorman's shows, he has a fantastic presenting style and there's a lot you can pick up from him and formalise/adapt to the situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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