This presentation gives individuals the basics on what they should concentrate on when they have to speak in public. It covers the before, during, and after each speech and what should be focused on. It also gives tips on getting over the fear and nervousness of speaking in public.

1. Clifford L. Marshall
Communications
A Communications Company…….
616 Carlyle Place
Union, NJ 07083
(646)678-1709
www.CliffordLMarshall.com

2. •F.E.A.R
•Nervousness
•Transformation
•The Audience
•The Presentation
•PowerPoint

3. False Evidence Appearing Real
Feel The Fear!
And
Do It Anyway!!

4. False Evidence Appearing Real
Like the “Boogieman”
Most of the things we
FEAR will never
happen!

5. Remember
Everyone
Gets
Nervous!!!

6. Keep Your Focus on
the Audience and their
wants and needs

7. Prepare and Practice
Your Speech
Before Your
Presentation

8. Focus
On
Your
Audience

9. 5 Steps of Transformation
•Transform Outer Self
•Internalizing Negative Ideas
•Communicate with Outer Self
•Become a Performer
•Impart Presence

10. Transform Outer Self
Your Outer Appearance
Should lend Credibility
To the Subject

11. Internalizing Negative
Ideas
When our belief
System is challenged
It is difficult to convey
Believability

12. Communicate with the
Outer Self
When You are comfortable
With Your Outer Self
You speak with
Passion and Exuberance

13. Become a Performer
The best speakers know
That speaking is like
Being an actor
You run through
A gamut of
Emotions

14. Impart Presence
Presence
Is
Not
Charisma

15. The most important
element of Public Speaking
is the Public

16. 3 Aspects of an Audience
•Listening
•You Get what You Give
•How to Speak

17. Listening
“If they came to hear me
speak how can I listen to
them”

18. You Get What You Give
If you give
Energy, you
Will receive
Energy

19. How to Speak
Develop the ability
To make everyone
Feel like you are
Talking directly
To them

20. Handling Questions
Prepare Yourself
For all types
Of Questions

21. Creation of the special
Presentation
•Before
•During
•After

22. Before the speech
The Speaker
Owns the
Space

23. Before the speech
“Plan your work;
Work your plan”
Sugar Ray Robinson

24. During the speech
Communication begins
As soon as you
Walk into the speaking
area

25. During the speech
Non-Verbal is over 50% of
Communication
Verbal is under 50% of
Communication

26. During the speech
2 Non-Verbal body
movements are:
•Eye Contact
•Body Language

27. During the speech
Verbal communication
Should be as natural
As a conversation

28. During the speech
Don’t Complain,
Explain or
Apologize

29. After the speech
Be prepared to
Meet and Greet
Your audience
After the presentation

30. 4 PowerPoint Rules
•Keep Slides Uncluttered
•Slides should only have
bullet points
•Projection of slides should
be to your left
•Don’t give out slides as a
document

31. Keep Slides Uncluttered
Keep Slides Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of
slides should be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document Keep
Slides Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of slides
should be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document Keep Slides
Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of slides should
be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document
Keep Slides Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of
slides should be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document Keep
Slides Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of slides
should be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document Keep Slides
Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of slides should
be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document
Keep Slides Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of
slides should be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document Keep
Slides Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of slides
should be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document Keep Slides
Uncluttered Slides should only have bullet points Projection of slides should
be right of center Don’t give out slides as a document

32. Slides should only have
bullet points
If you know your material
You only need a bullet list
To remind you of what to say

33. Projection of Slides
should be Left of center
Because people read
From left to right
Keep the screen to
The left

34. Don’t Give Out the Slides
as a Document
Unlike MS Word,
PowerPoint is not a
Document program

35. Contact Information:
Clifford L. Marshall, II
Clifford@CliffordLMarshall.com
(646) 678-1709
www.CliffordLMarshall.com