13 Ways To Be A Great Public Speaker Rehearsing your body language and getting proper rest are effective tactics for reducing public speaking anxiety and ensuring that you give a memorable presentation. Read a round-up of top public speaking tips from Stanford GSB faculty and guest speakers: stnfd.biz/vJBFE 1. Reframe the situation as a conversation rather than a performance. 2. Set your goals at a reasonable level so you can overachieve. 3. Eat a healthy diet, get proper rest, and exercise to alleviate nervousness. 4. Diversify your material to keep people’s attention. 5. Use analogies to help your audience quickly process and understand new information. 6. Add emotion and variety to ensure people remember what they hear and see. 7. Make sure your content is relevant and easily accessible to your audience. 8. Spend more time rehearsing your body language than your speech. 9. Include a strong ending. Do you want people to stand when you finish? Or repeat a key takeaway? 10. Practice your presentation beforehand to ensure your body language matches your message. 11. Add visuals to your slides. When you deliver information verbally, people only remember 10% of it. If you include a picture, retention is 65%. 12. Get to the venue early and imagine your body expanding to fill the room. Own the space. 13. Keep your hand gestures symmetrical when you’re trying to be convincing.
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