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●Speaking Manners in Public

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You can’t escape from the fact that sometimes you have to speak in public.There are speeches at conferences,at wedding and at parent teacher nights.There are also speeches at Birthday and at Christenings.When you are asked to give a demonstration in front of people you have never met or in front of a large crowd of people,the fare of public speaking is a very real concern.Sometimes it is even difficult to conduct a sales meeting,because all people are watching you and what you are doing.Unluckily,public speaking is part of your life depending on where you work.However,every time someone mentions that they’d like you to give a demonstration in front of a few people,it need not be something that makes you break out in a nervous sweat.

Nowadays,a good personality can take your places.The right amount of confidence coupled with etiquette,attitude and public speaking manners may make you instantly successful in today’s competitive corporate world.But not everyone is blessed with these rewarding qualities,so most of us have to be trained for a time.Public speaking manners can not only establish your confidence and public speaking skills but also help you to get a pleasing personality and etiquette for every situation.It helps you build an impressive and attractive personality that will provide you with various appraisals and opportunities,which may never come in the way of your ordinary acquaintances.

The most important thing you should keep it in mind is: always do your homework.You should understand what the topic is,what is important to you about the topic,and more importantly what is important to the audience.Preparation,preparation and more preparation.The fear of public speaking is not so much from getting in front of a group of people as much as being afraid of making something wrong.It’s generally a imagined fear,and surely you can minimize it by being well-prepared.

You’d better forget the old technique you may have heard about imaging your audience naked.For someone it never worked.The whole idea of that technique is to take your audience as normal everyday people.When a CEO is not wearing a suit,he/she is just like you and me.Of course,he/she may have a higher position than you but in the end,he/she is just a man/woman,no one really to be intimidated by when you are up there on the podium.When he/she does public speech,he/she probably gets just as nervous as you.