public speaking can be an absolutely terrifying process, so here are a few tips and tricks to ace your presentation (ㆁᴗㆁ✿)

facing the audience

try to focus on the wall and the tops of the heads in the audience. that way, you don’t have to focus on any faces or certain people at all, yet you still look like you’re facing the audience.

making hand gestures while you talk is helpful too, but don’t overdo it too much. just do it when you need to add emphasis.

pacing around a tiny bit is fine because you don’t want to seem stiff, but moving around too much is a little weird. i like to pace to another section of the stage after i finish saying about a paragraph of stuff or when the topic changes to ensure that i cover all of the audience.

using your voice

make sure to project your voice. pretend like nobody in the room exists and that you’re in your own bedroom. that really helps me to loosen up and get my voice out there.

try to add some emotion and depth to your voice too. nobody wants to listen to a robotic voice reciting out a memorized speech. just speak in a comfortable conversational tone, kinda like you’re talking a friend.

remember:

try not to think about the fact that you’re speaking to the public. honestly, if you don’t think about it and just get up there and look at the back wall, it’s much easier. sometimes, people end up building up more and more fear by constantly worrying about it.

remember: the person who cares most about you is yourself.
barely anybody will notice if you slip up and nobody except you knows how your speech is supposed to go. nobody will notice if you rearrange topics or change up the flow a bit.

you’ll be fine.
now get out there and rock that presentation!!

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