Keep your back straight and your speech beautiful

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

The life line is rarely straight and, as a rule, it spreads and curls unpredictably. Yesterday you graduated from university, today you work in a pack"

The most "terrible" thing that awaits you is a performance in front of an audience. And even if you previously managed to successfully stand in front of an audience and give lectures, during which you were confident and courageous in communication, forget about it. You will meet with the "electorate" - an uncontrollable crowd that cannot prove anything, it is impossible to explain something … And you will be guilty of this … If you do not know the elementary rules of oratory.

Rule one.

Probably, sometimes the following thought occurred to you: "I wonder if Zhanna Agalakova or Tatyana Mitkova read from what they wrote or do they improvise?" You can be sure that they are reading according to the real script plan. Otherwise, even such talented women would not have been able to connect the news about the plane crash of the Vietnamese Boeing and the safe landing of Vladimir Putin in China. Work experience allows them to present it easily and naturally, and most importantly - professionally.

So, if you have some kind of performance in front of the public, be sure to make a plan for your speech, then you will be able to avoid the painful pauses and "yanking" with "mocking". Try to rehearse your speech in front of the mirror at least once. Aloud. It will not be as easy as you think, but this experience will help you in the future.

The second rule.

Sorry, again, an example from television, but both television men and politicians work for the public, which they are trying to convince of something. So, Vladimir Pozner admitted in an interview that he always turns from the screen not to millions of viewers, but to one specific person: a miner or a stove-maker, a cook or steelmaker, a teacher or just a beautiful girl.

This technique is used for a reason, and any psychologist will advise you the same. Therefore, always choose one benevolent look in the crowd from the rostrum, a head that nods to you in confirmation and turn to her. Firstly, it will be easier for you to cope with anxiety, and secondly, those around you will feel that you are talking to each of them separately.

Rule three.

A joke always helps to defuse a tense situation. It is best to choose some harmless remarks of an impersonal nature. This will give you respect from your opponents. The ideal joke is considered to be a joke on yourself. If it turned out to be unsuccessful, do not worry, but try to make a joke on … your own joke. Say something like, "My sister always said that my jokes should only be used indoors when no one else is around." However, try not to abuse, otherwise you are in danger of turning into a clown.

And finally, let me remind you of the words of the analytical psychologist Karine Gyulazizova (by the way, we talked about women politicians on our pages): "In Russia, a woman always inspires more confidence, no matter what she does or what she says."

So do not disappoint …