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Public Speaking Skills For Dummies


Public Speaking Skills For Dummies


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von: Alyson Connolly

16,99 €

Verlag: Wiley
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 10.07.2018
ISBN/EAN: 9781119335641
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 384

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<p><b>Project self-assurance when speaking—even if you don't feel confident!</b> </p> <p>When you speak in public, your reputation is at stake. Whether you're speaking at a conference, pitching for new business, or presenting to your Executive Board, the ability to connect with, influence, and inspire your audience is a critically important skill. <i>Public Speaking Skills For Dummies</i> introduces you to simple, practical, and real-world techniques and insights that will transform your ability to achieve impact through the spoken word.</p> <p>In this book, champion of public speaking Alyson Connolly takes you step by step through the process of conceiving, crafting, and delivering a high-impact presentation. You’ll discover how to overcome your nerves, engage your audience, and convey gravitas—all while getting your message across clearly and concisely.</p> <p>•    Bring ideas to life through business storytelling<br />•    Use space and achieve an even greater sense of poise<br />•    Get your message across with greater clarity, concision, and impact<br />•    Deal more effectively with awkward questions</p> <p>Get ready to win over hearts and minds —and deliver the talk of your life!</p>
<p><b>Introduction</b><b> 1</b></p> <p>How This Book Is Organized 2</p> <p>Foolish Assumptions 3</p> <p>Icons 4</p> <p>Beyond the Book 4</p> <p>Where to Go from Here 4</p> <p><b>Part 1: Laying the Groundwork </b><b>7</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 1: Getting Started with Public Speaking</b><b> 9</b></p> <p>Dealing with Issues That Stand in Your Way 10</p> <p>Fighting the fight, flight, or freeze response 10</p> <p>Affirming your worth with affirmations 11</p> <p>Creating reality with visualization 11</p> <p>Getting rid of tension 12</p> <p>Improving Your Body Language 12</p> <p>Gesturing 13</p> <p>Moving 14</p> <p>Making eye contact 14</p> <p>Adjusting Your Pace 15</p> <p>Perfecting the pause 15</p> <p>Supporting Your Breath 16</p> <p>Boosting Confidence through Preparation and Training 17</p> <p>Breathing (your own) life into speeches 18</p> <p>Planning out your speech 18</p> <p>Getting ready for the big day 19</p> <p>Eating right to feel good 20</p> <p>Honing Your Delivery 20</p> <p>Articulating 20</p> <p>Resonating 21</p> <p>Using the right tone 21</p> <p>Adding visuals 21</p> <p>Getting laughs 22</p> <p>Telling stories 23</p> <p>Dealing with the Audience 23</p> <p>Excelling in Interviews 24</p> <p>Mastering the Fine Art of Conversation 25</p> <p>Dropping the Ball and Still Managing to Score 26</p> <p>Wearing Clothes That Spell Success 26</p> <p><b>Chapter 2: Getting Your Brain in the Game</b><b> 29</b></p> <p>Recognizing the Pitfalls of Negative Thoughts 30</p> <p>Saying no to negatives: Avoiding your triggers 31</p> <p>Perfecting perfectionism 32</p> <p>Nixing those niggling negatives 33</p> <p>Keeping the Brain’s Fight, Flight, or Freeze Response in Check 34</p> <p>Saying yes to adrenaline 34</p> <p>Stopping cortisol in its tracks 35</p> <p>Thinking like a caveperson 36</p> <p>Leveraging the power of neuroplasticity 37</p> <p>Adopting a Yes Let’s Attitude 38</p> <p>Knowing When to Say No 39</p> <p><b>Part 2: Diagnosing and Treating Common Afflictions</b><b> 41</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 3: Overcoming Performance Anxiety</b><b> 43</b></p> <p>Staying Loose: Tension Can Ruin a Speech 44</p> <p>Proper posture: Alignment isn’t just for cars 44</p> <p>Identifying the tension 47</p> <p>Releasing the tension 48</p> <p>Chin Up and Don’t Slouch 49</p> <p>Breathing as a sloucher 49</p> <p>Why feeling bad ends up sounding bad 50</p> <p>Using Your Body to Battle the Fight, Flight, or Freeze Response 53</p> <p><b>Chapter 4: Curing Common Vocal Problems </b><b>57</b></p> <p>Vanquishing Vocal Fry 58</p> <p>Recognizing vocal fry and its causes 58</p> <p>Seeing why vocal fry is perceived negatively 59</p> <p>Undoing Upspeak 60</p> <p>Knowing why we upspeak 61</p> <p>Decomissioning Devoicing 62</p> <p>Recognizing devoicing 62</p> <p>If you’re a natural devoicer 63</p> <p>Battling Breathiness 64</p> <p>How breathing works 65</p> <p>What breathiness does to credibility 66</p> <p>Negating Nasal Voice 66</p> <p>Preventing the Push: Speaking Evenly 67</p> <p>Disconnecting your thoughts and feelings 68</p> <p>Wingin’ it 68</p> <p>Stopping Stuttering 69</p> <p>Breathing to alleviate stuttering 70</p> <p>Rolling with word flubs 70</p> <p>Denying the Drop 71</p> <p><b>Chapter 5: Conquering Impostor Syndrome: You Are Who You Think You Are</b><b> 73</b></p> <p>Feeling Like a Phony 74</p> <p>Diagnosing yourself 74</p> <p>Critiquing the criticism 75</p> <p>Understanding Why It Happens 76</p> <p>Feeling a failure onstage and off 77</p> <p>Lucking into success 78</p> <p>Being Yourself 79</p> <p><b>Part 3: Preparing Your Speech and Training Yourself</b><b> 83</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 6: Crafting a Captivating Speech</b><b> 85</b></p> <p>Planning and Preparing 86</p> <p>What’s Your Point? 86</p> <p>Hooking Your Audience 87</p> <p>Supporting Your Point: The PIE Method 90</p> <p>Point 91</p> <p>Illustration 92</p> <p>Explanation 93</p> <p>So what? 93</p> <p>Conclusion: Ending with a bang 94</p> <p>Writing in Your Own Voice 95</p> <p>Keeping it simple 96</p> <p>Writing and reading out loud 97</p> <p>Show, Don’t Tell 98</p> <p>Painting a picture in the audience’s mind 98</p> <p>Crafting Your Narrative: Story Time 99</p> <p>You’re the boss: Acting like a protagonist 100</p> <p>Telling the story of your business 101</p> <p>Getting real: Enhancing your story 102</p> <p><b>Chapter 7: Using Visual Aids</b><b> 107</b></p> <p>A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words 109</p> <p>Knowing when a picture works and when it doesn’t 110</p> <p>Cropping pictures to fit ideas 111</p> <p>Considering color 111</p> <p>Mastering Essential Slide Show Skills 113</p> <p>The Do’s and Don’ts of Audio 116</p> <p>Don’t let music play for a long time 117</p> <p>Don’t play music too loud or soft 117</p> <p>Don’t play music during your whole presentation 117</p> <p>Do have a sound check in the space prior to your speech 118</p> <p>Do check your equipment 118</p> <p>Using Video If You Must 119</p> <p>Using Other Visual Aids 120</p> <p>Properly using props 120</p> <p>Going old school with flip charts 121</p> <p><b>Chapter 8: Being Funny (or Trying To)</b><b> 123</b></p> <p>Getting Personal: Revealing Who You Really Are 124</p> <p>Writing Stories and Jokes 125</p> <p>Questions to help you prep 126</p> <p>Figuring out your own sense of humor 127</p> <p>Breaking It Down: Elements of Humor 128</p> <p>The rule of three 129</p> <p>The importance of practice 129</p> <p>The power of the pause 130</p> <p>The charm of self-deprecating humor and laughing at yourself 131</p> <p>The value of acting it out 132</p> <p>The art of modesty 132</p> <p>The dreaded cringe and how to avoid it 134</p> <p>Loosening up the audience 135</p> <p>Enjoy yourself and don’t take it too seriously 135</p> <p><b>Chapter 9: Practicing Your Speech</b><b> 139</b></p> <p>Practicing Out Loud 140</p> <p>Hear yourself 141</p> <p>Stand up 141</p> <p>Prepare those props 142</p> <p>Power up those slides 142</p> <p>Find an empty room 143</p> <p>Time yourself 143</p> <p>Get someone to watch you 144</p> <p>Recording and Critiquing Yourself 145</p> <p>Take video of yourself presenting 145</p> <p>Record your voice 146</p> <p>Work on your face and nonverbals 147</p> <p>Mark My Words: Adjusting Your Script for Emphasis 148</p> <p>Slowing Down: Speed Kills 150</p> <p>Cutting your speech when your time is cut 150</p> <p>Resisting the urge to rush 151</p> <p>Making the most of tactical pauses 152</p> <p>Avoiding filler words: Ums and ahs 153</p> <p>Speaking, not reading 154</p> <p>Breathing just enough 156</p> <p><b>Chapter 10: Becoming a Vocal Athlete</b> 159</p> <p>Understanding the Importance of Nutrition 160</p> <p>Cutting down on refined sugar 160</p> <p>Cutting back on carbs 161</p> <p>Refraining from alcohol before speaking 162</p> <p>Hydrating with water 162</p> <p>Chilling out with the coffee 163</p> <p>Dialing down the dairy 163</p> <p>Properly using protein 164</p> <p>Making Sure You’re Fed 164</p> <p>Getting Some Exercise 166</p> <p>Making your heart go thump 166</p> <p>Increasing your lung capacity 168</p> <p><b>Part 4: Fine-Tuning Your Delivery</b><b> 171</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 11: Prepping Your Mind for Public Speaking</b><b> 173</b></p> <p>Learning to Visualize Positively 174</p> <p>Visualizing opportunity 174</p> <p>Building Self-Confidence 176</p> <p>Becoming happier through gratitude 176</p> <p>Engaging in positive self-talk 178</p> <p>Cutting Yourself Some Slack 180</p> <p>Shifting Your Focus to the Audience 182</p> <p>Beginning with the end in mind 183</p> <p>What is the audience expecting to learn? 183</p> <p>What are your audience’s demographics? 184</p> <p>What level of knowledge on the topic does the audience have? 185</p> <p>How big is the audience? 185</p> <p>Why is the topic important to the audience? 186</p> <p>Going one-on-one: Addressing one person in the audience 186</p> <p>Knowing when not to apologize 187</p> <p>Handling hecklers 189</p> <p><b>Chapter 12: Mastering the ABCs of Articulation</b><b> 191</b></p> <p>Meet the Articulators 192</p> <p>The jaw 192</p> <p>The tongue 194</p> <p>The soft and hard palates 195</p> <p>The lips 196</p> <p>Understanding Mumbling and Why People Do It 197</p> <p>Honing Your Articulation 199</p> <p>Twisting your tongue 199</p> <p>Voicing vowels and consonants 199</p> <p>Singing 204</p> <p>Improving Clarity for an Accent 204</p> <p>Slowing down 205</p> <p>Staying positive 205</p> <p><b>Chapter 13: Good Vibrations: Resonance</b><b> 207</b></p> <p>Getting to Know Your Resonators 207</p> <p>Why We Study Resonance 208</p> <p>Putting Your Whole Body into It 209</p> <p>Knowing your resonant voice 209</p> <p>The throat 211</p> <p>Opening up the nasal cavities 214</p> <p>Exploring oral resonance 215</p> <p>Releasing your jaw 216</p> <p>Opening up your chest resonance 217</p> <p><b>Part 5: Enhancing Your Speech</b><b> 221</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 14: Breath, Tone, and Pitch</b><b> 223</b></p> <p>Breathe, Breathe, Breathe 224</p> <p>Supporting your breath 224</p> <p>Adding volume for a bigger space 227</p> <p>Changing poor breathing habits 228</p> <p>Does breathing make you look fat? 230</p> <p>Just breathe 230</p> <p>Improving Your Tone 231</p> <p>Expressing meaning and emotion through tone 232</p> <p>Using a conversational tone 233</p> <p>Harnessing the Power of Pitch 235</p> <p><b>Chapter 15: Getting Body Language into the Act</b><b> 237</b></p> <p>Becoming a Poser (in a Good Way) 238</p> <p>Adjusting your stance 238</p> <p>Facial expressions 239</p> <p>Making eye contact 241</p> <p>Tuning In to Audience Perception 242</p> <p>Looking and feeling genuine 243</p> <p>Owning the room .244</p> <p>Moving with a Purpose 245</p> <p>When should you move? 246</p> <p>Sitting during a presentation 248</p> <p>Hand Jive: Gesturing with Your Hands 249</p> <p>Dressing for the Occasion 252</p> <p>Wearing appropriate clothing for your event 252</p> <p>Suiting yourself: Clothing for men 254</p> <p>Style and comfort: Clothing for women 255</p> <p>Patterning the patterns 255</p> <p>Wearing makeup 255</p> <p>Sporting tattoos 256</p> <p>If the shoe fits 256</p> <p>Avoiding wardrobe malfunctions 257</p> <p>Tying back your hair 257</p> <p>Taking it easy with the jewelry 258</p> <p>Doing your nails 258</p> <p><b>Chapter 16: Ready, Set, Go! </b><b>259</b></p> <p>’Twas the Night Before 260</p> <p>Getting Familiar with the Space 262</p> <p>Scoping out the joint 263</p> <p>Warming up in the space 264</p> <p>Eating for Success 265</p> <p>Sleeping to Refresh 266</p> <p>It’s Show Time! 266</p> <p>Minding your mind 267</p> <p>Visualizing using imagery 267</p> <p>Breathing 268</p> <p>Making the most of the microphone 269</p> <p>Connecting to your audience even before you’ve met them 270</p> <p><b>Part 6: It’s Show Time: Plying Your Trade</b><b> 273</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 17: Acing the Interview </b><b>275</b></p> <p>Becoming an Expert on You 276</p> <p>Becoming an Expert on the Industry and Organization 278</p> <p>Checking Out the Interviewers 280</p> <p>Using Body Language in the Interview 280</p> <p>Avoiding the don’ts of interviews 281</p> <p>Practicing the do’s of interviews 282</p> <p>Public Speaking: The Interview Edition 282</p> <p>Getting the questions in advance 283</p> <p>Revealing what you intend to do 283</p> <p>Faking it till you’re making it 284</p> <p>Using your words positively 285</p> <p>Looking like you already work there 286</p> <p>Convincing yourself you already have the job 286</p> <p>Competing factors 287</p> <p>Mastering the Q&A session 288</p> <p>Remembering that you are the expert 288</p> <p>Admitting you don’t know the answer 288</p> <p>Being vulnerable 289</p> <p>Chatting like a Champ: Phone Interviews 290</p> <p>Phone interview don’ts 290</p> <p>Phone interview do’s 290</p> <p>Warming up for your interview 291</p> <p>Greeting the greeter 292</p> <p>Winding things up 293</p> <p><b>Chapter 18: Engaging in Witty Repartee</b><b> 295</b></p> <p>Minding Your Manners 297</p> <p>Shaking hands 299</p> <p>Staying Engaged in the Conversation 300</p> <p>Remembering names 301</p> <p>Adopting open body language 303</p> <p>Letting go of your fears 304</p> <p>Composing Your Elevator Pitch 304</p> <p><b>Chapter 19: If at First You Don’t Succeed</b><b> 307</b></p> <p>Everyone Wants You to Succeed 307</p> <p>The show must go on 309</p> <p>Practicing what could go wrong 310</p> <p>Making lemonade out of lemons 311</p> <p>Rolling with the Punches 311</p> <p>Double booking 312</p> <p>Shooting yourself in the foot 312</p> <p>Never having to say you’re sorry (when you’re up there speaking) 313</p> <p>Chilling out: No one knows you messed up 313</p> <p>Owning obstacles 314</p> <p>Getting Better at Improvising 315</p> <p>Improving your improv muscles 315</p> <p>Practicing improvising about your subject 316</p> <p>Adjusting your timing 317</p> <p><b>Part 7: The Part of Tens</b><b> 319</b></p> <p><b>Chapter 20: Ten (or So) Tips for Stage Fright</b><b> 321</b></p> <p>Accept Your Fear 321</p> <p>Practice, Practice, Practice 322</p> <p>Breathe Slowly and Deeply 323</p> <p>Use Progressive Relaxation 325</p> <p>Be Up and Out, Not Down and In 326</p> <p>Move Your Hands 326</p> <p>Get Positive — Yes Let’s 327</p> <p>Roll with Mistakes 328</p> <p>Repeat an Affirmation in Your Head 328</p> <p>Focus on an Engaged Audience Member 328</p> <p>Slow Down 329</p> <p><b>Chapter 21: Ten Ways to Improve Your Delivery</b><b> 331</b></p> <p>Analyze Your Script 331</p> <p>Personalize Your Speech 333</p> <p>Emphasize Key Words 333</p> <p>Change Up Your Pitch, Tone, and Word Duration 334</p> <p>Breathe! 335</p> <p>Slow Down Your Pace 335</p> <p>Land Your Thoughts 336</p> <p>Use the Power of the Pause 337</p> <p>Record Your Presentation 337</p> <p>Video yourself 337</p> <p>Record your voice 338</p> <p>Ask a Friend or Colleague to Watch and Listen 338</p> <p><b>Chapter 22: Ten Tips for Preparing to Speak</b><b> 341</b></p> <p>Warm Up Your Body and Your Voice 341</p> <p>Get physical 342</p> <p>Get aligned 342</p> <p>Breathe 343</p> <p>Adopt a Power Pose for at Least Two Minutes 343</p> <p>Practice Your Speech While Doing an Unrelated Task 344</p> <p>Eat Healthy, Drink Water 344</p> <p>Visualize a Successful Presentation 345</p> <p>Recite Your Speech Dressed in Your Presentation Clothes 346</p> <p>Arrange Your Notes and Visuals 347</p> <p>Bring Water 347</p> <p>Arrive Early 347</p> <p>Introduce Yourself 348</p> <p>Index 349</p>
<p><b>Alyson Connolly, BFA, MFA</b> is a voice and public speaking coach who specializes in painless public speaking and overcoming perfor- mance anxiety. She is also a keynote speaker, having been a performer her whole life, starting out as a child actor, and has been a teacher of drama and theater for the past 30 years. www.alysonconnolly.com
<ul> <li>Engage your audience, right from your very first word</li> <li>Get your message across with greater clarity and impact</li> <li>Overcome the fear of public speaking</li> </ul> <p><b>Learn to love public speaking— and your own voice</b> <p>Many of you face the idea of speaking in public with stark terror, right? Rejoice! This book will help you banish your fears for good. Whether you need to make a business pitch, give a presentation, address a conference, ace a job interview, or offer a rousing wedding toast, you'll discover how to identify and fix the problems that are stealing your confidence. You'll learn to put the right words together and deliver them in a way that makes your listeners pay attention—and feel glad they did. <p><b>Inside...</b> <ul> <li>Deal with common vocal ills</li> <li>Read and engage your audience</li> <li>Craft the perfect speech</li> <li>Manage humor</li> <li>Train your voice</li> <li>Psych-up for speaking</li> <li>Face Q&As fearlessly</li> <li>Overcome stage fright</li> </ul>

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