The ability to speak in public is not given to everyone, but this does not mean that rhetoric cannot be learned. Over many centuries of the development of public speaking, a huge amount of information has accumulated today that will help you conquer the public. Knowledge from other sciences, such as orthoepy, psychology, linguistics, sociology and many others, was added to the oratory, in which it was understood by its founders, the Greeks. All this knowledge will be useful to you if you decide to start learning the basics of rhetoric.
Instructions
Step 1
Preparation of any speech begins on paper or on a monitor screen. You must decide on the main idea of your story, the definition of keywords and phrases. Think of vivid examples, invoking the person's sensory perception, fond memories, and end on a positive note.
Step 2
After writing your speech, practice reading it at home, and it is best to know it by your teeth - so that in an unforeseen situation you can start your story from any place without hesitation.
Step 3
Tip: It's best to speak without a sheet. Speech, pronounced as if from oneself, improves the perception of the information provided.
Step 4
Read your speech to someone. Don't think about mistakes, mistakes make us better, think about your successes. Psychologists advise you to write down your successes, and this applies not only to your performance, but also to your daily life.
Step 5
Remember that you need to broaden your knowledge and horizons to prepare your presentation. After all, the speaker must own the attention of the audience and respond to it.
Step 6
If you lose your audience, then you can make a joke in the topic, but remember! the joke should be laconic, sharp and always on the topic of your speech, or related to it.
Step 7
If you are not confident in your abilities, you should not take risks, and try to attract the attention of the audience with some example, which should be prepared just in case.
Step 8
Remember that people take in information in the first and last minutes of the speech, so try to place the main points of your speech in these periods of time.
Step 9
Treat your audience as if you are talking to each one individually. But in order not to get lost, especially if you are new to this business, identify three people for yourself at different ends of the hall and look at them one by one, so it will seem as if you are looking at all the people sitting in the hall.
Step 10
Make your speech readable, that is, highlight the main thing, make the text easy to read (increase the font, line spacing), determine for yourself the intonation with which you will read this or that statement.
Step 11
Speak without straining your voice, but so that you can be heard. If you have problems with diction, you need to see a specialist, especially if speaking is an integral part of your job. Today there are a huge number of centers in which you can be helped not only to improve diction, but also to cope with fears, learn to read the interlocutor's gestures, and much more.
Step 12
Preparing a speech is not difficult. As Plato said, speech is the same organism, with arms, legs and head, the main thing is that all this is one.
