BASIC TIPS ON HOW TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC

Communication is being used in our daily lives. However, there are those who do not have the confidence to speak in public.

During our training on how to speak fluently in English, there are some guidelines given by our trainer. Below are some tips to improve your skills in communicating:

1. Observe your own communication styles. See those that are needed to improve. Admit your mistakes and try to avoid unprofessional words that you are using
2. Study the communication skills of those that are around you. Look on those good styles that they do when they have a conversation. Adopt the good approaches that can use.
3. Now that you are aware of other peoples’ style, try to adjust with them so that they can relate from what you are saying. Adjusting yourself for them can make you a good speaker.
4. Remove unnecessary gestures that might distract your listeners. Mannerism is an example of gestures that is to be eradicated. With those mannerisms, listeners might think you are not confident of what you are saying.
5. This is the same as with number two. However, I am now talking about how they talk. It is not bad to imitate others way of talking as long as do it naturally. However, make sure to maintain your uniqueness.
6. Record your own speech and listen to it carefully. This will help you adjust your voice’s tone, pitch, and volume. In public speaking, those three voices factors are important.
7. Compare your own communication style with some experts.
8. Build a rapport. Build a comfortable atmosphere between you and your listeners.
9. Adjust your style of speaking. In every place you’re going to do a speech, you should have a different style of approach. Be versatile.
10. To be a good public speaker, don’t criticize others ways of speaking but learn from their mistake.
11. Speak at a slower pace. The more you talk in a moderate speed, the more your listener will understand you.