Recently, a friend asked me for some tips on being a better public speaker. I decided to post about this so that others can benefit also. I don’t claim to be an expert on the subject, I have not been speaking very long and I do not have much experience. However, people have told me that I am quite good at speaking and I have made this transformation in a very short period of time. Now, I will unveil my closely-held secrets on how I have done this.
I have read books on speaking, which have given me some great ideas. Just like anything else in life, success in speaking depends on how you picture the experience in your mind, and on your mental state at the time. I got a couple great tips reading “The Quick and Easy Way to Effective Speaking” by Dale Carnegie. Carnegie says that when people fail at speaking, (more…)