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10 Tips For Successful Public Speaking

1	Know the room
	Be familiar with the place in which you will speak. Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids.
2	Know the audience
	Greet some of the audience as they arrive. It’s easier to speak to a group of friends than to a group of strangers.
3	Know your material
	If you’re not familiar with your material or are uncomfortable with it, your nervousness will increase. Practice your speech and revise it if necessary.
4	Relax
	Ease tension by doing exercises.
5	Visualize yourself giving your speech
	Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear, and assured. When you visualize yourself as successful, you will be successful.
6	Realize that people want you to succeed
	Audiences want you to be interesting, stimulating, informative, and entertaining. They don’t want you to fail.
7	Don’t apologize
	If you mention your nervousness or apologize for any problems you think you have with your speech, you may be calling the audience’s attention to something they hadn’t noticed. Keep silent.
8	Concentrate on the message — not the medium
	Focus your attention away from your own anxieties, and outwardly toward your message and your audience. Your nervousness will dissipate.
9	Turn nervousness into positive energy
	Harness your nervous energy and transform it into vitality and enthusiasm.
10	Gain experience
	Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking Regards, Vince

Announcement: Kuantan Toastmasters Club Evaluation Contest.

Kuantan Toastmasters Club Evaluation Contest.

Dear all,

Come and join us for the Kuantan Toastmasters Club Evaluation Contest on 14 Aug 2009 at 8pm.

Our meeting venue is:

Persatuan Ceylon Pahang
A-4834, Tingkat 1,
Lorong Seri Kuantan 25,
Taman Intan,
25250, Kuantan,
Pahang Darul Makmur

We will have 5 contestants for this Evaluation Contest and the winner will represent us in the Area B3 Evaluation Contest in Penapisan TMC in Kerteh on 29 Aug 2009.

We already pre selected CTM Gunendran as our representative for the Area B3 Humorous Contest on 29 Aug in Penapisan TMC.

So make a date with us and witness the Champion of Evaluation from our club.

See you all there.

Regards

Vince