Public speaking is one of people’s top fears in the world. It even ranks higher than death in some articles! Can you imagine being more scared of talking to a room full of peers than dying?!? Harvard just came out with a good article that gives some basic but important tips on how to thrive in your next speech. Most importantly, make your speech all about your audience.
Analyze the audience so that you know what they care about and therefore you know what to talk about.
Use inclusive pronouns such as we, our, and us rather than you and your.
Reference the present in your examples to make the speech relevant and timely to the audience.
Highlight the benefits of supporting a particular idea so listeners will leave the speech wondering how and not why or if they should implement the theory.
You can read more details on each of these tips here.
