How To Be A Better Motivational Speaker

I was recently going through different surveys over the Internet and came across what people fear the most. Ironically I was surprised about the findings. The first one was the fear of dying and the other one was public speaking. For one reason or the other people have the fear of speaking in public and saying whats on their mind.  

Do we fear ridicule? 

Do we fear being judged? 

Is what other people think of us that important? 

The funny part is that they fear to stand in front of an audience for a while whereas the thought of standing their and giving a long speech is next to impossible. Here today I will share with you how you could overcome this fear and speak with more confidence in public.  

Prepare Yourself Mentally

 John Rogan of MotivationalSpeakerz.com says that you should “Have a good night sleep before the day of the speech and make sure you are well rested. If you have not rested properly then your tiredness will show and will be an immediate failure in making a proper impression over the audience.” 

If you are tired then your mind will not be able to function as sharply as it should while giving the presentation or speech. Cover all the aspects rehearse a lot. For the speech you need to have the confidence in your mind that its not a big deal, prepare yourself physically and psychologically as well.   

Have good food, do not go hungry to a speech and do not also go too full. This will influence your concentration as well. On the same lines you need to be well prepared on the topic that you would be presenting. You need to consider the fact that the time of the audience is important as well so provide them with something worthy of their time. A research showed and is a matter of fact you are more confident when you have a command on the subject or at least know what you are talking about. So do your homework and prepare your subject of discussion.  

Rehearse a few times 

The first and most important thing is to be preparing yourself for the topic. Every good speaker knows their topic inside and out. When you are up on stage, chances are you are not going to remember your speech verbatim. Nor should you. Your written speech and notes are just reminders to keep you on a path. You should not be speaking word for word from your rehearsed speech.” 

Before delivering the speech you need to go through all the content in detail and see how you deliver everything. Even the best speakers in the history have been known to practice a number of times privately before delivering their speeches in front of an audience. If you can make a video of your performance do that, as this will give you precise information about the mistakes and will also guide you about your body postures and gestures. Give you an idea what are the mistakes and how to improve it.  

This is a really powerful technique if employed effectively and could do miracles. Dress accordingly: First impression always ensures weather your audience will be compelled to take you seriously or not. If you look too casual or too formal for the speech it will give an amateurish expression to the audience. Knowing your audience, knowing your subject will help you to weigh what would be the proper attire for the speech.  

Be focused and Natural 

During the speech two most vital things to keep in mind is to stay focused and be as natural as you can. Do not pretend to be like someone else. Maintain your original style which you have practiced during your rehearsals and perfected. Have the self confidence that you are the one on stage and everyone is down their in front of you listening. Feel your power. Feel the power of every word that comes out of your mouth.   

Have the belief that what you are saying is going to make a difference or is worth listening. Have the right frame of mind: To be a confident speaker you need to know that you are a confident speaker. This self realization will lead in development of the confidence that you are searching from within. If you have all the negative thoughts in your mind that its not going to go well or how you perform then most likely you will end up performing not up to the mark.   

However, if you have the optimistic attitude that everything will go well and you will come out a winner and even while you are speaking to people act as if you are a winner already. This will give you the right confidence that you are looking for and eventually will shine out in front of everyone too.Keep these pointers in your mind before giving the speech and prepare yourself to be the confident speaker which you never thought you could be.