• Be enthusiastic. Have belief in your subject . Put spirit in your delivery.
• Speak clearly so that you are proper audible. Your voice should be impressive one. Don’t murmur. Don’t chew words while talking. Talk slowly but steadily.
• Avoid pitching your voice too high or too low.
• Introduce wit, humour only at audible points.
• Remember that number of words spoken per minute is as important as the pauses you give. Pauses help the audience to catch up and move long with.
• The speech that you deliver should reflect your emotional stability.
• While you are speaking, all your efforts should be directed towards and evoking or maintaining the response of the audience.
• Avoid any personal references.
• Be to the point and always keep your attention to the central theme of the subject of your speech.
• Use simple language and avoid verbose, high sounding or bombastic words. Verbosity has a very harmful effect on your speech. Use cogent and forceful arguments in support of your stand.
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The best way to get over one’s shyness and nervousness is to prepare a speech and deliver it in front of a mirror. By doing so for sometime, one would notice a definite improvement.