Three events create the greatest stress in humans. Divorce, changing jobs and public speaking. In essence, it all boils down to one. The unknown. This is what creates stress in humans. Many of us are often asked to speak to an audience, give a presentation, appear on a radio or television show.
The first thing you need is to eliminate the unknown and thus the anxiety that is the generative cause of the unknown. This is achieved by knowing the topic well, having prepared properly, having a goal as to the outcome of the presentation and having rehearsed.
The second is that you need to have “confidence”. Confidence is something that is not bought but cultivated. The problem is that it is difficult to grow. It needs a lot of care. I’d say it’s the feature orchid.
Being a good conversationalist in a private conversation doesn’t necessarily mean you’re a good conversationalist in a camera conversation or a good speaker, especially when the talk is public. I often ask my students to sit down and tell me something simple, usually their name, ptheir poodles, the professional one field in which they work. Most are comfortable. Then I ask them to stand up and introduce themselves, to say the same: many are struggling. Things get even more difficult, and there are more denials, when I tell them they’re being caught on camera. No one is able to explain to me why it is struggling.
Third: It is necessary to speak correctly. The difference between “almost right word” and “right word” is very big. It’s the difference between a light bulb and a light. That’s how Mark Twain put it.
Fourth: Know that beauty precedes intelligence. It doesn’t mean that you have to be a dandy or Miss Hellas to go on stage and speak, but you need to be properly dressed, with clothes that suit the occasion and identify with an image that the audience has in mind. Do not attempt extremes, since you are not Mr. Lakis Gavalas.
Fifth: People are impressed by experts, but listen to them with feeling. Speak to the world with emotion, not logic.
There are four things you need to study before you start a public speech: the audience, the topic, the place, the time. There are three stupid expressions you never have to say: “I say whatever comes to mind.” “That’s how I am and whoever likes me.” “This is how we found them, this is how we will leave them.”
There are two things you have to fight: audience boredom and time. There is a magic number that haunts every speaker, 666,666. You have 6 seconds to win over the audience. Every 6 minutes you need to take a break to bring the audience back from where they are ‘travelling’. Up to 6 hours one can attend a training. In 6 days if the presentation is successful, he will remember something of what he heard. In 6 months, he should remember the speaker.
A proverb to keep in mind: “The muggle played the fool and ran away.” A chatterbox is a chatterbox. Remember that it’s not just the written word anymore, but also the spoken word, be careful what you say.
We close with Aristotle, who said that the three characteristics of persuasive speech are: “ethos, reason, passion”.
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