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10 Tips for Improving Public Speaking Skills: Become a Confident Speaker
10 Tips for Improving Public Speaking Skills: Become a Confident Speaker
Public speaking is an essential skill that can significantly impact your personal and professional life. Whether you are delivering a speech, making a presentation, or speaking in front of a group, honing your public speaking skills will help you convey your message effectively. This article presents ten invaluable tips to help you become a confident speaker.
Understanding Public Speaking
Public speaking involves delivering a message to an audience, and it encompasses various elements including content, delivery, and engagement. Mastering public speaking skills can enhance your communication abilities and boost your confidence. As a speaker, you must be able to connect with your audience, adapt your message accordingly, and deliver it with clarity. Understanding the nuances of public speaking is the first step in improving your overall performance.
The Importance of Public Speaking Skills
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How to Get Paid Speaking Engagements Easily -Sam Richter's "Intel Engine" an Honest Review
If you want to get paid speaking engagements I highly recommend Sam Richter's, "Intel Engine" specifically designed for professional speakers.
In this video, I take you through how I use Sam's Intel Engine for my own speaking career.
Video Link: https://youtu.be/kilm3iOtnGE
The software mentioned in this video: Sam Richter's Intel Engine (Affiliate Link): https://www.knowmore.university/a/aff_gqtxt90h/external?affcode=231462_e4qadq6x
My Speaker Coaching Website for courses and more content: https://www.boringtosoaringspeeches.com
Using Your Slide as a Punch Line - Adding Humor to Your Speech
https://youtu.be/DvYPAdH2_WQ?si=iHyQwhcKKgnigmu0
Slides are some of the most misused valuable real estate you own as a speaker. There's a lot to that statement. I'll do a whole other video on slides and why they should never be covered in stats or re-iterating what it is you've already said.
In the video above, I have a small segment in one of my speeches where I make fun of slides. In other words, the slide becomes my punch line.
The reason it works is it is completely unexpected for the audience.
You will notice me looking a little too much at the remote. There was a slight delay and some issues with connectivity in the ballroom between their laptop and the remote and the screen. This is nothing unusual and you should always be prepared for anything technical to not run smoothly.
I encourage you to re-think what's possible when it comes to your slides.
Boost Your Business Speaking with Humor and Authenticity Interview
I had so much fun shooting this with the fabulous, Corey, and the RVS Small Business Network Show.
You can watch the full episode here: https://rvasbn.com/featured-interviews/boost-your-business-speaking-with-humor-and-authenticity/
Below is a recap:
Welcome to another episode of The RVA Small Business Show with your host Cory Mosley. In today’s segment, we are joined by Stacy Pederson, Speaker Coach, and Funny Motivational Keynote Speaker.
Stacy is a well-known expert who helps speakers add entertainment value to their speeches.
WHEN IT COMES TO AUTHENTICITY, FOR ME, ON STAGE IS BEING COMFORTABLE ENOUGH IN FRONT OF THE AUDIENCE TO MAKE MISTAKES, TO BE MYSELF, TO SHARE MY STORY, TO NOT ACT LIKE I HAVE MY LIFE ALTOGETHER. -STACY PEDERSON
Speaking: More Than Just Words
You’ve probably attended dozens of seminars or business events. Remember that one speech or presentation that had you hooked? The odds are that it wasn’t just the content but the...
My Honest Experience with GigSalad and The Bash (Formerly GigMasters)
Update 2024. I have my EXACT sales process I use on, "The Bash" (formerly Gigmasters) available on my on-line course section.
You can find it here: https://app.kajabi.com/admin/offers/2149585513/checkout
**(Update-See Bottom of Post for Update Regarding My Experience With Each Through Covid.)**
I often see questions or threads regarding the validity of two online booking website, “GigMasters” and “GigSalad”. I’ve belonged to both for several years as a speaker and clean comedian and here is my honest experience and advice on investing in either.
The Difference I Found Between the 2 Sites:
GigSalad:
-Easy platform to use
-Most often much lower paying gigs compared to GigMasters
-Most gigs are direct inquiries so you are not competing against other people to be booked
-Easy to target certain areas of the country
-I met REALLY nice people who booked me through this platform that have become dear friends. Not sure why this site draws really...
Motivational Speaking: My Morning Routine Before an Event
Above is a video that gives an overview of my morning routine for when I do motivational speaking for out of state events.
I have different routines I've developed over time. One for later in the day events, night events, in-state, out of -state etc. If you are new speaker or performer who is starting to travel you will develop your own over time.
I remember googling and trying to find ANYTHING that could give me an idea of what to do when I traveled. I found nothing. That's why I made this video.
If you'd like more videos on public speaking, performing (behind the scenes), then you can watch the video here and subscribe to my YouTube channel.
Kindly, Stacy P.
