Lets just say I haven't prepared my speech yet...

thanks for all the replies

Just make sure you're prepared before the presentation. Most professors will know whether or not a presentation was prepared twenty minutes before the class started. Be confident. Don't care so much about the audience. Make eye contact though. Don't read, well, only when necessary but not the whole time. Don't chew gum. Don't say "like" or "you know what I mean?" time after time during your presentation. You know what I'm talking about? Always face the audience. Diction. Posture. Explain clearly. Make it seem as if you really know the material.

After all it's over and you're still conscious, congratulate yourself for making it.

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I agree alot with what irexium said. Preparation is the key to things like this. I also have intense fear of speaking publically. To overcome this, I started practicing my speeches out loyd before hand. By firmly structuring the main points in my mind, it allowed me to wander a bit from the prepared dialogue, which makes your speech sound alot natural.

If you get nervous during your speech, just visualize yourself at home, making the speech in front of your computer. Or, swallow the nervousness and trek on. Public speaking is an unfortunate yet necessary evil in our lives.

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Originally posted by tribu I agree alot with what irexium said. Preparation is the key to things like this. I also have intense fear of speaking publically. To overcome this, I started practicing my speeches out loyd before hand. By firmly structuring the main points in my mind, it allowed me to wander a bit from the prepared dialogue, which makes your speech sound alot natural. If you get nervous during your speech, just visualize yourself at home, making the speech in front of your computer. Or, swallow the nervousness and trek on. Public speaking is an unfortunate yet necessary evil in our lives.

i dont think its necessarily evil. Its a great skill to have and it can take you far im pretty sure of that.

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Originally posted by kypez i dont think its necessarily evil. Its a great skill to have and it can take you far im pretty sure of that.

I like to occasionally argue that our ability to speak is simultaneously a great curse as well as an incredible benefit. While speech has allowed our species to achieve many things, it is an incomplete way to conceptualize and communicate our thoughts.

think of ur boyfriend/girlfriend when your talking and don't expose any hot details of your relationship because that would distract the adience...


Good luck to you mate!

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The thing I always try to remember when speaking publicly, is that the people in the audience aren't really paying that much attention to you. Think about the times when you've been forced to watch someone give a presentation in class - are you really listening to what they're saying? Are you intently analysing every word they're saying? People are only really tend to pay good attention to public speakers if the speaker is exceptionally good or the material is exceptionally interesting - if this is the case with you then you have nothing to worry about to begin with, if this isn't the case then don't worry, the audience doesn't really care.

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Originally posted by Citizen X I read that most famous people who give an important speech always use some type of drug. Vodka shots work also but the effect will not be as good.

Hmm... wonder if the man in your sig took that advice?

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pay me and i'll do your speech for you.

Well, speech is due in 1 hour, I feel so fucked...im not even done writing it

I actually learned to love public speaking. I never need a "relaxer" or anything. Again, its about the preparation and caring whether or not you come off as a clueless jerk

listen to this little story

i had a speach on a friday
but a thursday i decided to go party in downtown atlanta about 20 minuts or 30 away from my school. party ends like at 5:30 for me cause i passed out i was so drunk. i wake up at 7 drunk as fuck and head to my class........... and give my speach. i got an b+... my speach was about drunk driving and how to avoid it

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