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Speaking in front of a large room is a job that the majority of us will need to under take at some stage of our lives, whether it is in front of colleagues or friends and family. If your breaking out in a cold sweat at the thought of public speaking you may want to take a look at the following tips keeping calm and staying brave during group speaking.

1, Prepare. Preparation is key, understand the purpose of your speech, outline it’s aims and objectives and be clear of the message that you need to deliver. Be precise with the content of your speech and you will avoid a lengthy, messy content, keeping your audience interested.

2. Practice Practice, Practice, Practice! In front of the mirror, to your mum. your pets, even tape yourself and listen back. A run through of your speech before the real thing will help you to become familiar with the content and flow of speech. Timing yourself is highly recommended, to ensure that you keep to your time allocation, do you need to leave time for questions?

3. The main attraction Believing in your self is crucial to legendary public speaking, remember that your audience are interested in what you have to say, and will probably find it highly useful and of benefit! Be charming, clever, informative and entertaining

4. Meet and Greet Arrive early to familiarise yourself with your audience, Get to know a few people and the audience will seem less daunting when you are up on the stage. During your speech create eye contact with members of the audience, focus, and interact with your audience.

5. The Speech The time has come for the main event! Take deep breathes, keep calm and relax! Enjoy yourself and don’t speak to fast! Start by entertaining the audience with your introduction, a funny story about the weather perhaps, something that your audience can relate to, then collect your thoughts and begin.

Hopefully these tips will help to prepare yourself for any public speaking you have scheduled, remember to enjoy it! you are the main attraction and you can deliver if you are prepared and confident. Hold your head high and relax, you will be in good company.

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