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Tips for Public Speaking

10 Tips For Successful Public Speaking   from Toastmasters International

Feeling some nervousness before giving a speech is natural and healthy. It shows you care about doing well. But, too much nervousness can be detrimental. Here's how you can control your nervousness and make effective, memorable presentations:

  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. A Toastmasters club can provide the experience you need.

Bring a friend or a colleague to visit our Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club!

 

Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club
Open to all interested parties who are over 18 years of age
Meeting Place: Kowloon Club Conference Room, Toa Payoh Central #05-02, Toa Payoh Central Community Bldg, Singapore  319194
Click here to see the Location Map
Meeting Time:

4th Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. in January, March, May, July, September & November, and
4th Saturday at 2.30 p.m. in February, April, June, August, October, and December

Coming Meeting Dates:

23 August 2008 (Sat) @ 2:30p.m.
23 September 2008 (Tue) @ 7:30p.m.
25 October 2008 (Sat) @ 2:30p.m.
25 November 2008 (Tue) @ 7:30p.m.
27 December 2008 (Sat) @ 2:30p.m.

Contact: Mak Wai Lam (Vice President of Membership) at 9338 5566
Email: info@public-speaking-singapore.com      


Click here to see the benefits of joining Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club.

Click Here to Download our KSTMC Introduction Kit.


Other Resources

How Toastmasters Change Lives
By DTM Nathaniel Koh, Division S Governor 2006-2007

Project 1 - The Ice Breaker Manual Guide
Project 9 - Persuade with Power Manual Guide
By DTM Kan Kin Fung, Division U Head Speech Coach 2005-2006

Setting Up A Speech Databank  (The Real Secret to Creative Speech Ideas!)
By ATMG Ng Seng Chuan

Make Members Matters

By DTM Michael Rodrigues, District 80 Secretary 2004-2005

Know Your Educational Track
By CC/CL Vanessa Yong,  Asst. Division Governor Marketing (U3 & U4)

 

 Testimonials

"Toastmasters has given me the confidence to overcome my fear of public speaking, by offering me a platform to speak in a non-stressful environment."
-   Kervin Low


"As a non-native speaker of English, I felt right at home, when I practised my speaking skills at the Club.  The members are helpful and supportive ..."
- K.F. Kan


"I was invited by a friend of mine to a demo meeting way back in 2000. I joined Toastmasters from then on and it changed my life forever! ... Toastmasters has taught me to be not only a more effective communicator, but also a better leader..." 
- Edward Ma


"I was so impressed that I joined the club immediately. Since then I never looked back ..."
-   Raymond Yuen


"I have been a member of Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club for several years.  I have learnt to overcome the fear of public speaking.  I am no longer so fearful speaking in front of an audience.  Kowloon-Singapore Toastmasters Club is one of the friendliest clubs in Singapore. The members are very helpful!" 
  
-   Yetti Chiu


"... Being a Toastmaster is a life-changing experience; it not only broadens your opportunities but gives purpose to your life.  ...Deep down in everyone lies a talent which can only be discovered when we stretch out into the dark. I encourage everyone to discover their passion and live their destiny by joining the Toastmasters Club..."
-   Kamalam Ganesan