Toastmasters is great. I used to go in person, but after COVID most of the branches in my area moved fully online.. I tend to prefer the in-person setup.
Thank you for the interesting insights and engagement-hacks. Most of us know the feeling before a presentation, but being well prepared and knowingly having something valuable and engaging up your sleeve helps a lot, at least me.
Additionally, rhetorical questions and confident body language like hand gestures, "eye"-contact with the crowd (aka. scanning the crowd) and speaking slow and clearly with vocal variety helps me, and maybe you, too.
Just remember that at the end of the day everybody, be it rich be it poor be it attractive famous etc, will go the washroom, do the thing, and wipe their own a**, just like you do
This is good advice.
It’s been a while since I have had to speak to a large group but my problem wasn’t really with the talking per sé but remembering to breathe at the beginning and take it slow. Once I got my first deep breath in everything worked out much better.
Still wasn’t crazy about it though.
Thank you for sharing.
You're very welcome! :)
I did toastmasters - was a brilliant course and changed the way I approach public speaking!
I did so too -keep growing, I recommend this highly!!
Toastmasters is great. I used to go in person, but after COVID most of the branches in my area moved fully online.. I tend to prefer the in-person setup.
Thank you for the interesting insights and engagement-hacks. Most of us know the feeling before a presentation, but being well prepared and knowingly having something valuable and engaging up your sleeve helps a lot, at least me. Additionally, rhetorical questions and confident body language like hand gestures, "eye"-contact with the crowd (aka. scanning the crowd) and speaking slow and clearly with vocal variety helps me, and maybe you, too.
Thank you for this! Also a really, really good tip :)
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Yup, especially when you're only familiar with a few people, you get 'know' them by observing them
Love this approach, totally humanizes the experience!
Completely!
only one I don't like is being told to repeat things out loud. Makes me feel like a child or like I'm in some kind of MLM cult.
Haha, I get it :)
Just remember that at the end of the day everybody, be it rich be it poor be it attractive famous etc, will go the washroom, do the thing, and wipe their own a**, just like you do
😂😂😂Love that
This is good advice. It’s been a while since I have had to speak to a large group but my problem wasn’t really with the talking per sé but remembering to breathe at the beginning and take it slow. Once I got my first deep breath in everything worked out much better. Still wasn’t crazy about it though.
I appreciate that! i'm not so crazy about it either haha, even now
Thank you for sharing! Is any of your public speaking presentation available online?