Become a better public speaker

Well, I’d been stressing about giving the toast this weekend at my friends wedding not only did I not cry but it was actually the best toast of the evening. I think I’m getting better.

So, delivering an imperfect and unmotivational speech bothers me. Therefore, I’ve decided to strive for excellence and join Toastmasters. There, I will practice the art until August when I have several speeches planned. From then on, I want to develop my own motivational speaking company.

I just joined a Toastmasters club in my town. I am already seeing improvements and I just joined! Many of the people in the club I am in are older or retired so I am learning a lot from their experience!

Fifteen minutes talking in Spanish was…different. But! My classmates said I did well and that I didn’t seem very flustered or unprepared. I don’t do a lot of presentations so when they arise I always feel a little jittery. I have a speech type class this coming May that I am hoping will help with my apprehensions.

I’ve had 2 public speaking events this month. I’ve learned that for me it’s better to just get up there and talk not have a pre-written speech. When I quoted someone in my last speech I just had that written on a card. It worked pretty well. I’m getting more comfortable all the time.

I am working on this one and need to refocus on it. I can’t simply let my passion, ah, speak for itself. Usually, I work myself up into a state right before the event and then when I am speaking I become so interested and passionate about the topic that I lose the jitters. Or, more recently, especially when serving on panels, become so engaged in the conversation that I forget to be nervous.

I had several photos taken during an event recently and they were a learning experience. For one thing, I have got to work on body language. Sure enough, I seem shy and hesitant at the beginning of the event and then the body language becomes stronger as I lose the jitters.

Dancing taught me the importance of presence but I haven’t been dancing lately. Maybe time to get back to that too. I guess what I am saying is that one has to have presence from beginning to end. The beginning part is what is difficult for me.

i think i’m getting better at this goal. i really need to course im in year nine next year

i have kinda been working on this goal it’s kinda a hard one because i don’t like reading or talking in front of people. soo when i try. i don’t do as well as i would like too

i have an assignment in my extra english class were we have to do a talk in front of everyone i don’t really wont to. but it’s just not with me i have to do it with someone so it should be that bad. and everyone else is doing the same thing =]

i think becoming a better public speaker is a really good goal i dont like speaking in front off people. i don’t like it at much i hate talking aloud and reading aloud in class. you need public speaking all though out school so i think now trying to get over it will help me alot. i don’t even like puting my hand up in class to answer and Qs because i don’t like it and i always worry about getting the answer wrong. i no it dosen’t matter if the anwser is wrong but i feel silly if it is. :(