Three Secrets to Easily Give a Powerful and Mesmerizing Speech Every Time

By George Hutton

You can feel your heart beating. Slightly faster than normal. You take a deep breath, consciously choosing to take more time exhaling than you do inhaling. Much more time. As you slowly empty your lungs, you can feel your heart rate increase. You hear your name, called, and the applause of hundreds, perhaps thousands of people. Your heart increasing even more as you stand, turning to face the crowd. You walk slowly up the podium, barely able to contain yourself. You turn, forcing your hands to slowly rest palms down on the podium. You have no notes. You can the crowd slowly, from left to right. Your heart rate increases even more. But not from fear, from excitement. Because you know that the speech you are about to deliver will inspire, entertain and move peoples emotions. And you also know, that they know. You have a reputation. You are welcome speaker anywhere you go. You are the one they’ve come to see. You are the one that they will be telling their friends about tomorrow. Because you know the secret to giving an impassioned, motivating, entertaining speech.

You learned from that article you read on the Internet, just like this one. Or maybe it is this one. But just to make sure you’ll remember next time, let’s review the secrets, shall we?

Secret Number One: Speaking is giving, and not receiving. Many that approach public speaking as a means to get applause, approval, acceptance, even sales, set themselves up for the horrifying realization that they are at the mercy of their audience. For many, this realization hits them just as they are about to speak in the form of anxiety, nervousness, and a debilitating fear of failure. When you approach speaking as giving the audience your unique perspective, these imaginary fears go away.

Secret Number Two: Speaking is the same as a conversation. The basic structure of the situation is the same. You are talking, others are listening. The only difference is that there is an agreement that they won’t talk while you are talking. And there are more of them than you. Imagine that, all those people who don’t know you, have all decided to show up, listen to you talk, and they promise not to interrupt you. Isn’t that nice of them? That means you can say anything you want, and they have to sit there and listen. Even if they disagree with you, they have to sit there and listen to you talk until you are finished. They can’t even get up and leave. They are like your prisoners. (Well, not that extreme, but you get the idea.) And even if they hate you, they will still applaud when you are finished, because it is the socially expected thing to do. Just like that cute guy or girl at Starbucks has to smile at you, because it’s their job.

Secret Number Three: Slower is better. The slower you speak, the more they will assume you are really smart and trying to choose among the many brilliant ideas in your head to support your argument. The slower you speak, the more they will assume that you really do know what you are talking about. The slower you speak, the more confident you will appear, which will further bolster your message, regardless of the content.

As you put these three practices into effect, you will notice your speeches skyrocket in popularity and effectiveness. Because you are smart enough to understand this, you can learn many more useful tips by visiting my blog, or you can simply expand your mind in other ways. The bottom line is that you have an important message. You know it, they know it. It is up to you to share it.

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