Stay in control of your speech by building credibility and engaging your audience in your presentation.There are some established guidelines to weave your path for success during your performance. These guidelines are as follows:- Memorize your opening to establish eye contact with your audience. Gives people the feeling that you are talking to them rather than at them
- Maintain eye contact: If the size of the audiece intimidates you then "pick out two individuals on the right and two individuals on the left and talk directly with them" (Guffey,Rhodes & Rogin, 2011, p. 508)
- Control your voice and vocabulary by keeping a moderate tone and avoid verbal static.
- Do not speak too rapidly, try to make pauses in the middle to slow down and listen to what you are saying.
By following these few pointers you are definitely going to gain confidence of your audience and establish a good rapport that will keep them interested till the end.
Reference:
Guffey, M., Rhodes, K., & Rogin, P. (2011). Business Communication: Process and Product (6th ed.). Toronto: Nelson.
