You know how you can do all that practice in your toastmasters club, or even watch and observe all the speaking pros AND you STILL find yourself not reaching your speaking potential?
Well, just as baking a cake, knowing the steps is just not enough. There are key ingredients that makes all the difference.
From a flat tasteless piece of dough, to a moist warm buttery piece of heaven…
I am gonna part the curtain and share with you some secrets that we as professional speakers and trainers use that sets us apart from the wannabies.
I mean, everyone can speak well, but not everyone can command a fee to be listened to! Make sense?
Well, just watch this video I prepare specially for my blog readers and do leave me comments here.
Any questions you may have, or suggestions for future 5 min tutorials, or even to let me know if this was worth watching or not!
As you know I am a sucker for modelling and learning the strategies and mindsets of exceptional speakers.
Modelling this gentleman not only helped me earned trophies when competing, it even helped put food on the table!
There is something about the way Tony uses his body that really sets him apart and till this day, there isn’t someone who can deliver the way he does… (It’ll take me a while more to nail it… heh…)
I wanna share with you a video that is peppered with sooooo much technique and wisdom to change your life, at the same giving you the opportunity to model from the best!
In this video he is more subdued and more suitable for even females to model in terms of his body language.
Really note how he uses tonality to keep you entranced. Enjoy!
This speech is a great model of how to wrap a story around a principle you want to share. The story covertly builds credibility for him and his transition to the lesson of the story is seamless!
One tip on convert hypnosis.
When your listener is in a peak emotional state, you can slip in any commands and it’ll slide into the subconscious mind.
Public speaking is a general thing but there are some specific practices in each country to become effective. The culture and behavior of people need to be considered when you speak. Public speaking in Singapore is not really different compared to the general practices. However, there are some public speaking tips and public speaking techniques to be considered especially when you want to speak to a Singaporean audience. Compared to other countries in Asia, Singapore has a very intent and focused listeners.
To better deliver a speech, it is better to be equipped with the skills by attending a public speaking workshop. A common group that helps to hone this skill is the Toastmaster’s Club. If you fear public speaking, it is best to go through a series of trainings and workshops.
Public speaking in Singapore does not have many requirements. Your confidence in speaking and coherence in everything you say are very important.
Eye contact and gestures are very effective to make your listeners wait for every word that you have to say. Your speech should have substantial content that your audience will look forward to. At the end of your speech, they should feel that they learned something new or you have made them change some of their perspectives by demonstrating your persuasive skills.
You will better learn all of these skills if you engage in activities and workshops that develop them. Public speaking in Singapore is more effective if you join workshops that will focus on identifying your strengths and weaknesses.
This way, you will know the areas you need to improve on and the areas that can make you become a more effective speaker. Eventually, you will have the skills that will make people listen to you.
Although I never got to shake his hand personally, I did see him “live” in a congress before.
I didn’t realise how much he impacted my life until I heard of his passing.
Well, since i never got a chance to say thank you to him, I wanna show my gratitude in this blog.
It was 2004 that my eyes were “opened” for the first time. If you know what I mean.
No more bumming around. No more thinking and playing small.
I went to a 3000 people congress for the first time to listen to this man, Jim Rohn, speak about personal development!
Here was this old man, who had literally 3 strands of hair left at the side of his head, speaking with a voice with all the gusto and charisma of a 30 yr old Fortune 50 CEO.
He used this HUMONGOUS white board to “write” all his notes to us. I say “write”… because if you saw it, you would have thought it was scary cult inscriptions… It was super messy!
But every word and diagram on it was a gem!
Jim Rohn is the MASTER of sound bites.
The way he used his mentor to borrow credibility and enhance humility in his teachings is legendary. Listen to his seminar above to know what I am talking about.
Anyway, back to the board.
We went for a lunch break, all 3000 of us….
and when we came back for part 2 of the seminar, Rohn stood at his whiteboard. Stunned.
Everything was gone. Gone. You’ve never seen a whiter board.
This consumate gentleman simply said:
Hey…. where did eve… oh well, lemme just start again….
And I shit you not…
He reproduced every stroke of the “inscriptions” on the board in mere seconds!
At the exact same spots of the HUMONGOUS board!
Those were not random messy notes! Those were his notes! Oh yea… And did I mention the board was humongous?
This man was a MASTER of soundbites.
If you are a student of speaking and influence, you needa own somathese.
If you come to mine, you would DEFINITELY be able to complete this sentence:
“Repetition is the _____________”
Not an accident.
Jim Rohn taught me the value of that.
I borrowed the phrase from Johnny Wimbery, another top moolah earning speaker.
It was Rohn that taught me:
“Profits are better than wages.”
‘Work harder on yourself than you do on your job.”
“Things don’t cost too much… you just can’t afford it.’
“Isn’t it true that people in your same organization is paid 10, 50, 100 times more than you? It’s not what the company pays…. it’s what the company pays YOU.”
It was then I knew the meaning of Personal development.
Wait till you listen to his definition of success. Its in the video above.
Tell me you are not inspired by his simplicity and truth.
I love listening to his CDs when I am baby sitting Luther.
I just get kicked in the ass with a size 15 Caterpillar boot. I need that. I do procrastinate. But you already know that don’t you.
RIP Mr Rohn. Your legacy lives on. My son will teach his son what you’ve taught me.
If you want to be able to speak in front of people, you should know how to overcome stage fright. This may not be easy especially for people who never had experience in public speaking
Those who fear public speaking need to exert more effort and attention in coping with stage fright. Some seminars and workshops will be helpful to expose you in similar activities. This way you can control stage fright and you will be able to gain confidence in facing and speaking to people.
The best way to know how to conquer stage fright is to be involved in active groups that focus on developing public speaking skills. There are organizations that can help you know how to overcome stage fright.
You can also equip yourself with the skills by getting resources that can give you some tips and techniques in speaking and understanding the behavior of different kinds of audiences. However, involving yourself in small events that will require you to share your thoughts will also help. You can express your feelings and ideas in small family gatherings or in some work related activities.
When speaking in public, it is important thought to know the basic rules of grammar. This is a basic requirement when you speak. How to overcome stage fright requires confidence and the only thing that will help you gain this is by equipping yourself with the tools of the language. As mentioned, grammar is one.
In addition, you should have a good vocabulary to be able to play with words. This way, you will use the appropriate words to express yourself.
In a nutshell, grammar, vocabulary, confidence and speaking resources will help you in developing your skills and eventually, your stage fright will be gone.
