Culturing Skills with use of humor, gestures, eye contact, speech organization and overall delivery. Don't make your potential limited by your excuses. You will find out how to vary your approach to suit the needs of different people.

Be an “Ice breaker”

The more personal your talk, the warmer the relationship will be between you and the audience.

Choose your points and illustrations carefully. Too much information may overwhelm the audience.

Remember, you are speaking, not reading. Note: A key word for each part.

Your own evaluation: Write down the things you did well and the things you want to improve to make your next speech even better. This gives you a permanent record of your progress.

Organize your speech: Easier to understand; Easier to remember; More credible and More enjoyable

When you plan the points you want to make and the order in which you want to present them, you will be less likely to forget anything and your presentation will more effective.

Good speech organization is essential if your audience is to follow and understand your presentation. You can organize your speech in several different ways; choose the outline that best suits your topic. The opening should catch the audience’s attention, the body must support the idea you want to convey, and the conclusion should reinforce your ideas and be memorable. Transitions between thoughts should be smooth.

Following is an outline for a speech containing three main points:

Opening
· Captures audience attention
· Leads into speech topic

Body
First main point
Þ Subpoint and Support material

Second main point
Þ Subpoint and Support material

Third main point
Þ Subpoint and Support material

Conclusion
Review or summary
Call to action or memorable statement

A conversation is a dialogue, not a monologue.