Often the speakers are politicians, public figures, leaders of rallies, coaches at development seminars. But what about the other professions? Is it possible to attribute the same title to a literature teacher, football coach, or clothing retailer? After all, they also communicate with people and encourage them to make new decisions. If the answer to this question is interesting - it's time to read the sections of this article. Who is the speaker? Is it possible to turn yourself into a good speaker without natural talent? And how to prepare for the first public appearance?
Who is the speaker
A speaker is a person speaking to the public, in whose arsenal there is a developed ability to convince, acting and eloquence. A natural propensity for oratory is a rare gift. However, even more significant in this matter is the work on yourself, your own skills, self-development.
Can anyone become a speaker? No, only those who are not afraid of difficulties and are ready to cope with them, and not avoid, are capable of engaging in such a craft. The qualities of a good speaker:
- confidence in yourself and your opinion;
- mental flexibility, resourcefulness;
- developed imagination;
- clear logic, foresight;
- quick response to change of mood of others;
- interest in psychology;
- social openness, concern for the problems of society;
- activity, determination, perseverance.
A speaker regularly speaks to an audience. He can conduct seminars, lessons, lectures, planned meetings.
However, a true speaker is also able to make spontaneous, spontaneous speech when conditions require him to make immediate decisions, speeches. Therefore, the teachers can be good teachers, tutors, coaches in parting words to the team. Even a seller on the market can be an excellent speaker if he can communicate with the crowd and individual buyers.
What can be done to lift the secret veil of oratorical skill and get closer to the dream of the scene? How to prepare yourself for this debut?
How to become a speaker
Overcome fear
The main problem of almost everyone who is going to speak - the fear of the public scene. As soon as the speaker stands at the rostrum, tens, hundreds, thousands of pairs of eyes will immediately look at him, evaluate. Such close attention makes you feel nervousness, confusion, panic. After all, from these views will not escape anything - not a slightly crumpled tie, not a chink between teeth, or shaking fingers. How to overcome this fear:
- talk about it with a psychologist or read the literature on this topic;
- find video tutorials, reviews of people who have already gone through such fear, listen to their advice;
- attend a personal development coach seminar;
- imagine that the audience in the hall - these are old acquaintances;
- prepare a decent decent jokes in advance - they will ease the tension;
- perform several deep, slow breaths before exiting;
- to admit to the audience in agitation - the public favorably perceives the truth, and it will be easier for the speaker to establish contact with her.
But what exactly you should not do is to take sedatives or alcohol before the performance. Sedatives inhibit the reaction of the brain, so after them there is forgetfulness, confusion, apathy.
Strong drinks will cause shine in the eyes, increase eloquence, relieve tension ... but only for the first five minutes. Under the action of stress, alcohol quickly disappears from the body. He will be replaced by lethargy, stray language, depression, malaise.
Work on the text of the speech
Spectacular speech includes not only the meaning, reasoning and logical conclusion. It displays vocabulary, a wealth of ideas, thoughts of the speaker. It is desirable that in the harvested text manifest knowledge, education. However, if the report is replete with abstruse terms, specific concepts - this is the opposite extreme. To arouse genuine interest among listeners, it is important to interest them. How to do it? Add to speech:
- intrigue;
- interesting little-known facts;
- light jokes;
- secret disclosure;
- rhetorical questions;
- stories from your own experiences or the lives of famous people.
It is better to pay attention to the connectivity of your speech. The information will sound good and will have the desired effect only if all its parts are smooth, it is logical to go one to the other.
Learn to navigate in time
He is a bad speaker who does not know how to calculate the time of his speech. This is especially fraught with situations when several speakers are scheduled to speak at once at the event.
If the speaker does not invest in the allotted time, he does not have time to convey to his audience his main idea. In addition, he risks to seem boring, exposes colleagues. When the speaker gives all the information in 2 minutes, instead of 10, the audience has questions, the topic remains undisclosed. This option is also far from ideal. How to act:
- learn in advance about the amount of time allocated;
- make a speech, given that every 20 minutes the brain requires a change of mental activity. For viewers, you will have to pause (show videos, let you listen to audio, joke, change topics, etc.);
- practice with a stopwatch, retelling the text in a quiet unhurried pace, taking into account the semantic pauses;
- reduce or increase the speech in accordance with the result of training;
- leave 2-10 minutes (depending on the total duration of the speech) for unforeseen circumstances; think up what you can occupy the audience, if you do not need the time left.
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Or improve your diction in other effective ways. Is it possible?
The ancient Greek speaker Demosthenes showed by his example that yes. Since his childhood, the philosopher had physical abnormalities, but he successfully coped with them. Some of his methods were even too inhuman to him. It is better to selectively repeat them, apply on yourself. The main point of this struggle is to show how much a person is able to change himself if he really wants something.
| Disadvantages of Demosthenes | How were they overcome |
|---|---|
| Wrong pronunciation of sounds | Got pebbles in his mouth and honed the pronunciation of each sound. |
| Burr | I bought a puppy, tried to repeat his growl |
| Weak lungs, shallow breathing | Read speeches while running or climbing a mountain |
| Quiet voice | Performed on the ocean, trying to sound louder than the roar of the waves |
| Uncertainty of success, desire to retreat from classes | Cut off half of the hair on the head, so that it was a shame to go out in people, hid in a dungeon, where I trained, without being able to evade it |
| Twitch shoulder (tick) | Hanging the sword to the ceiling so that he would not give a shoulder to twitch |
He also stuttered, but through his own perseverance he overcame this difficulty.
Look into the books on psychology
The audience is capricious. She demands that she be conquered, conquered, seduced and constantly paid attention to her. All this is achieved with the help of psychology. Tricks, methods of influence can be found in books, video or audio lessons, at trainings. These techniques are selective - not all are suitable for any audience. We'll have to learn to distinguish them, to practice. Books from which you can learn such knowledge:
- Radislav Gandapas “Kama Sutra for the Orator”;
- Carsten Bredemayer “Black Rhetoric”;
- Lyudmila Vvedenskaya "Culture of Speech";
- Allan and Barbara Pease “Body Language”;
- Aristotle “Rhetoric”;
- Nina Zvereva “You have the floor! Speech without excitement ”;
- Lillian Glass “I read your mind”;
- Max Atkinson “Perform easily”;
- Glenn Wilson “Sign Language”;
- Gavin Kennedy “You can agree on everything!”.
Practice in front of the mirror
And as without practice. Before you go on the big stage, it is desirable to master the "small" one. Before what / who can speak:
- mirror, trying to look into your eyes - it is more complicated than it seems;
- familiar, but maintaining the required style of the story - business, scientific, entertainment, etc .;
- TV, laptop while people appear on the screen, studio;
- images of the crowd;
- passers-by, notifying them about the action, event, or simply wishing them a good day, trying to attract attention and get a smile in return, rather than rudeness.
It is important to create an effect of presence, then the training will be useful.
A good speaker does not stop improving their skills. He knows that in the world there are still millions of undeveloped methods of influence, thousands of unsolved themes and hundreds of intrigues associated with each of them. The six steps that prepare for the first appearance on the stage will be the beginning of a great journey. Talent - only 10% of success, the rest - is a continuous work on yourself. If you want to become a brilliant speaker, you will have to work hard, but the admiring eyes of the public, her gratitude is a worthy reward for your efforts.
