tailieunhanh - Tips, Tools, and General Guidance for Public Speaking

What you’ll find in the pages that follow are tidbits of public speaking and presentation wisdom that I’ve collected and found most useful over the years. Use these ideas and information to inform your preparation, your practice and your delivery. | TO OTHERS, THROUGH OTHERS. Speaking from the Heart for LWR Lutheran World Relief Speakers Bureau Tips, Tools, and General Guidance for Public Speaking Prepared for and in honor of the fabulous and hard working members of LWR’s Speakers Bureau. 700 LIGHT STREET | BALTIMORE, MD 21230 | | 1-800-LWR-LWR-2 LWR: Tips, Tools, and General Guidance for Public Speaking, Page 2 Thank You! On Behalf of the Lutheran World Relief Speakers Bureau, let me be the first to thank you for taking the time to review these “Tips, Tools, and General Guidance for Public Speaking.” As I’ve taught public speaking to countless college students, activists, church members, CEOs and friends — one thing has remained constant—everyone, no matter how much or how little experience they’ve had with public speaking, is usually looking for two things: 1) the magic formula that will automatically and easily make them a public speaking star; and/or 2) a tip or trick that will wipe out the nerves they feel each time they get ready to speak in public. Unfortunately, there is no “magic formula” for becoming a fabulous public speaker and there certainly isn’t one tip or trick that can erase public speaking anxiety. I can offer you a guaranteed, long-term formula for public speaking success that will help you and LWR: preparation, practice, speaking from the heart, and getting out there to speak as often as you can. In addition to the key—speaking from the heart—the only thing that can make you a great public speaker is giving public speeches—again, and again, and again. And, the great news is this: you can get tons of practice giving speeches because there are literally hundreds, maybe thousands, of audiences out there ready and willing to hear from you about LWR! What you’ll find in the pages that follow are tidbits of public speaking and presentation wis- dom that I’ve collected and found most useful over the years. Use these ideas and informa- tion to inform your preparation, your practice and .