I’m a supervisor
who has been invited to give a speech to our corporate executives at their next meeting.
Frankly I’m petrified but determined to do it. I read you are in "Who’s
Who in American Speakers." Can you help me? G.G., Illinois I’m a supervisor
who has been invited to give a speech to our corporate executives at their next meeting.
Frankly I’m petrified but determined to do it. I read you are in "Who’s
Who in American Speakers." Can you help me? G.G., Illinois
THE INDUSTRY ADVISOR
GIVING A SPEECH
THE EASY WAY
By Gene Levine - www.genelevine.com
Yours is the most refreshing question I’ve been asked in a long time.
I remember when I had to give my first speech and I’ll be happy to share with you and
others in this industry who may be reluctant to give a speech, what I’ve
learned since then.
Today, good verbal communication skills are a necessity so knowing how to successfully talk in front of people will put you ahead of the pack. I’ll let you in on a secret; even I get nervous before every speech or seminar. This may also help you, it’s a fact that the greatest fear of all Americans is to have to get up and give a talk in front of strangers.
You may think "Why was I picked?" "I don’t have anything to say." Well everyone has something to say – that would be of interest to others. In your case you were picked because you did something outstanding and your company’s decision makers need to know more about it. You will learn that It’s more important to worry more about what you plan to say then to worry about your audience.
To get you going, I suggest you get a tape recorder, put in a tape, set it on "record" and then, in a comfortable room, sit down with your spouse or a good friend and have them ask you questions on your planned subject ("what made you decide to do something?" "How did you go about doing it?’ etc., etc.). Just answer the questions. Don’t read from prepared notes. Just say whatever comes into your mind, talking loud enough so the recorder catches your every word.
Then, once you have covered all the reasons you were asked to talk, shut off the recorder, rewind it and listen to, and write down your what you said. Then, do your homework, sweat it in advance and start organizing and writing your speech.
Since you know your subject and did something others want to hear about your speech will be easier than you think. First, I suggest you write out your speech. Then reduce it to a maximum of five key points and then reduce those five points to just trigger words which you can write on the inside of the fingers of your hand. You do not want to read your speech. You either know your material or you don’t. If you know it, you only need the key points to remind you what to say.
If you only have an allotted time frame to give your speech (20 minutes is a good time limit for the new speaker), give the speech to your mirror and stop exactly at the required minute. People normally speak at a rate of 100 words per minute so count the words until there are 2,000 words or less. If it took too long, cut things out. If it’s too short . . .
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