Delivering your talk fluently One of the most precious commodities craved by most public speakers is fluency in their delivery. Why be Fluent? Fluency in delivery is important because lack of fluency distracts your audience and may make your listeners mind wonder. You want their full attention. So master fluency in delivery. How to be fluent? They are a number of ways to become more fluent in your delivery, including the following ways: Practise reading out loud as many times as possible. Practise your delivery as many ...

Effective Public Speaking – Part 3: Effective Ways to Respond to Questions   Introduction In part 1, I covered some dos and don’ts in public speaking, while in part 2, I  cover conversation skills. In this article, I will cover effective ways a public speaker could respond to questions during their speech delivery. Understand HOW you should answer  It is important to give consideration to not just what to say in answer to a question, but how it is said. It is crucial to discern what ...

Skills of Conversation Introduction In part 1, I covered some dos and don’ts of Public Speaking. In this article, part 2, I will cover conversation skills in Public Speaking. Public speakers need conversation skills, whether the style of delivery require audience participation or not. What are conversation skills in public speaking? Conversation skills in public speaking are ways of making the audience feel they are participating in the delivery. The audience thus feel like a conversation is taking place between them, as individuals, and the ...

Public Speaking - An Art Introduction The art of Public Speaking is firstly what it is, an art. We humans are born into life, naturally craving to communicate. For instance, babies cry to get attention. As soon as kids learn to speak a language, they tend to use any opportune time to communicate with people close to them. Children tend to say it as it is. They do not really care how their sentences are constructed. Not until they get to the ...