Life’s Grand Mosaic

The opening of your speech can make or break it.

It will determine whether your audience pays attention or tunes out after 10 minutes (or less).

To be successful the introduction needs to relate to the audience and show an understanding of the audience.

And it needs to be consistent with both the topic and tone of the speech.

The technique you use should help you to introduce the themes, ideas and subject of your speech.

Use one of the following techniques to grab your audience’s attention.

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The reason many speeches fail is that the speaker does not understand one simple fact:

A speech is a dialogue, not a monologue.

You are the speaker and the audience is a silently questioning listener.

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by tillwe Tip 1 – You may be nervous but the audience doesn’t come close to seeing what you are feeling. Unless you pass out or continually say “I am so nervous” your audience will never notice your feelings of anxiety. You can assume that your audience are your friends, and are ready to receive [...]

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For public speaking and daily life vocal variety is the animation and vitality in your voice.

To increase the variety and impact of your voice, there are 4 aspects that you can improve: rate, pitch, force, and quality.

This article explains these 4 aspects and their relevance to public speaking.

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There are many rhetorical techniques for public speakers. The following are amongst the easiest to understand and will immediately add to the power and influence of your speeches.

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