I’m going to share with you some public speaking exercises that can help take the edge off before you ever step on stage. I know it can get tough especially the last 30 minutes before you’re expected to speak, so I’ll share with you some of things I do.
Try to relax. I know that’s just a stupid statement to start with but there are little exercises, especially with self hypnosis that can help you relax. Self hypnosis never worked for me, but before you put yourself in a hypnotic state, you first have to relax and these are the exercises you can use. You need a quiet place where you can focus for a few minutes. You want to start thinking about your finger tips and how the muscles can relax. Feel them lose their tension, than move up your finger to your hand. The idea is to keep moving up until you hit all of your body.
The next exercise should be you watching yourself do this speech, and doing it calmly. Sometimes looking at through a television screen can make it a little easier. The idea is that you want to run it through your mind that you’re going to calm when you do this speech. You want to show your mind how a calm speech looks and exactly what you do during that speech.
Lastly, be prepared for your speech. That’s just really the most important thing you can do to relax. If you know your speech well enough, it takes a lot of the edge off. Maybe you’re a little nervous about the questions at the end. Practice this. Have someone ask you questions related to your speech. Ones you’ve never heard. It’ll teach you to think on your feet.
These are some of the public speaking exercises I use. Becoming a charismatic and moving speaker is in the grasp of all people. If you’re looking to learn to transform yourself from an ordinary speaker to extraordinary speaker, check out Public Speaking Ebooks.
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