Good speakers always begin by getting the audience?s attention. In fact, if a speaker does not catch the audience?s attention within 30 seconds, the audience is less apt to pay attention to the speaker. Speakers often rely on anecdotes, personal narratives, single words, or visual aids as AGDs. Please DO NOT use rhetorical questions or jokes.

In order to grab the attention of the audience, one must use the correct intonation while delivering the speech.

Zaneils special tip-to give your’e voice a nice smooth bass you must follow this simple yet effective breathing exercise.

When you breathe in, let your stomach come out and when you breathe out you’re stomach goes in. Try it and note the difference in your voice .

Try to be conversational; pretend that you are speaking to a group of friends. Be careful of too many gestures and increasing your speaking rate (two things that often happen when speakers become nervous). Strive for eye contact with the audience and be sure to project your voice. Above all, try to have some fun with your presentation. Remember, the best way to reduce your apprehension is to be prepared.

Remembering the basic rule of public speaking: Tell them what you?re going to tell them (Preview), tell them (Main Points), then tell them what you?ve told them (Summary), it should not be difficult to see the importance of the summary. Here is where you gently remind your audience of what they?ve just heard. Obviously, you won?t want to repeat the entire speech, just the topic sentences.