It has been discovered that most people do have a certain degree of fear when the time calls for them to deliver a speech in front of a crowd. In fact, most of us would like to escape from public speaking if granted the opportunity to do so. However, it is sometimes difficult for us to refrain from public speaking when we are in a leadership position or when we have to deliver an important message to achieve a particular objective.

Ironically, the fear of public speaking can be...

It is rather unfortunate that many people have high pitched squeaky voices. Such voices are not good to listen to, and usually make it difficult for people who have them to freely interact with other people in the society and live life to its fullest. How to deepen your speaking voice is a popular question asked by so many people in the world today who have squeaky voices.

Well, the good news is that you can actually deepen your voice if you have the correct techniques and...

Yes, man's greatest fear is public speaking. The statistics tell us so. Instead of being part of those statistics, however, why not address those fears and learn how to put your nervousness to good use? Of course your first response is to question how that is possible. How do you take your nervousness and let it work for you and not against you?

The first thing you need to understand is that nervousness is a good thing. Many people are under the mistaken belief that they need to...

Declamation offers the challenging simplicity of delivering a speech in the best possible manner. The directions are straightforward and all your energies are spent on analysis and execution. Declamation is strictly public speaking. However, if you are more of an organic, multitask person then Original Oratory could be your event match. OO is essentially a carbon-copy of Dec. aside from the tiny difference that in OO you create your speech. Alright, not such a tiny difference; more of a...

After approximately thirty minutes of staring blank-faced at a white computer screen, watching the cursor's pulsating blink, an idea hasfinallyentered my mind.  I have noticed an influx of Impromptu articles, and I have decided I could do my part for the good of Forensics by writing a piece about this quick-paced event (wow, that sounded pompous; honestly, I'm not).  This might not be the most original conclusion ever, but as the only event I can think about currently...

Recently I was talking to a woman on the phone and I was continually asking her to repeat herself. When our business was completed, I told her that because of the way she clipped her words, I had missed much of what she was saying. Admittedly, had I been facing her in conversation, it would have been much easier to understand her; however, on the phone where there is no visual support for speech, much of what she was saying was lost.

She was quite interested in my remarks and...

Even the most talented individual can go weak-kneed when it comes to speech writing. The truth is, communicating an idea effectively in an original way is a hard task. It's difficult to craft a message in a way that forwards a profound insight, at the same time ensure that the audience does not get bored!

If you don't believe that writing a good speech is a challenging feat, just think about the most important, influential, and famous personalities in politics, media, and...

Look into the mirror, and tell yourself a story. If you are able to carry out this task effortlessly with sufficient charisma, chances are you are well on your way to be an expert speaker. However, you will be facing the same fear that all the big icons out there do, the infamous fear of public speaking.  Susan Jeffers said, ‘feel the fear and do it anyway', though it is alright to be afraid, but wouldn't you want to jump at any opportunity to reduce that...

Speaking in public is an art. Some people are more used to it than others. Some people are just natural speakers will others really struggle. No matter what sort of person you are there are a few things you can do to deliver a better speech.

Here are some tips that are hopefully going to help you to create a much more powerful speech.

Get the Beginning Right

There is nothing more important than the beginning. My tennis teacher in the U.S. once asked me what the most...

If you have trouble making eye contact with your audience, I suggest you make every attempt to change that practice. A young lawyer with whom I was working would glance about the room, briefly looking at someone and then immediately glancing at someone else, never actually seeing any of us in his audience. At first, you would think he was making eye contact but as he continued in this pattern, you realized that he saw no one in his audience.

A furtive glance tells your listeners...