7 Best Tips to Improve Presentation Skills and Practice Public Speaking

The absolute best way to reduce the fear of public speaking is to just improve your presentation skills. Think about it. Anytime you get really good at doing something, your confidence in that area will soar. When we teach the Fearless Presentations course, we spend the first couple of hours helping the audience members get comfortable. Then, the remaining three-fourths of the class focuses on improving public speaking skills.

Over the last 20 years, we have seen thousands of different ways to practice public speaking. So, in this episode, I thought I would summarize the absolute best tips to improve your presentation skills. Focus on these things, and you will gain confidence in a very short time.

7 Simple Ways to Improve Presentation Skills

There are thousands of ways to reduce stage fright and get better at public speaking. The seven simple tips below, though, will give you the most bang for your buck.

1. Narrow Down Your Presentation Topic to a Single Result that Interests Your Audience.
2. Organize Your Presentation into Just a Few Main Points.
3. Gain the Audience’s Attention by Focusing on What They Want.
4. Improve Presentation Skills by Improving Your Visual Aids. (Do This and You Will Not Have to Memorize Anything.
5. Make Stories and Examples the Backbone of Your Next Presentation.
6. Use Some Subtle Audience Participation to Make Your Speech More Enjoyable (for You and Them.)
7. Practice Your Presentation with a Partner or Family Member.

We will cover each in a little more detail. However, before we do, let’s cover a few things about public speaking fear. If you are new to speaking in front of an audience, you may feel a little anxious. That is normal. Just before you stand to speak, take a couple of deep breaths. This will calm your heart rate down and relieve some of the symptoms. The faster you get into a story, the less nervous you will be. (More on this later.)

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