Winning the delegates with your public speaking confidence
The important day has arrived and you want some public speaking confidence. You’ve been introduced to the onlookers and the subject of your speech has been announced. From this point on, youare the main focus of attention. You are on your own and all eyes are on you!
This is where you start your performance. It’s not just a question of getting into your speech as fast as feasible, but mentally preparing both yourself, and the fans too, for what you are about to communicate.
A sense of the dramatic is named for.
It is not simply a collection of words that youwill be using ; like any performance itwill involve the utilization of movement, passion, eye contact, dramatic pause, and plenty of other techniques used by actors each day of their working lives.
And this is where the performer in you must rise to the fore.
For some people, this is the hardest part.
They are not ‘born actors’ and find that putting on a sense of the dramatic doesnot come naturally. The danger, too, is that by ‘trying too hard’ to be a performer they actually come across as ham actors lacking sincerity and thus losing credibility.
In this regard, everyone has to find out their own comfort zone and act in a style thatis both comfortable and sounds natural. Getting a good friend or companion to listen through and advise on how you do can be invaluable in this regard.
When your name is named, you want to look calm and collected, yet fervent and excited that youhave been honoured just by being asked to chat.
When your name is declared, you should walk intentionally onto the stage with your head held high, your shoulders back, asmile on your face.
You look round the audience. You should wait for silence ; comprehensive silence so we can hear that proverbial pin dropping. Never be fearful of long silences.
They add drama. They increase strain. And at the start they add to the overall expectation of a star performance.
Now you have engaged the audience and you are building your public speaking confidence.
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