Public Speaking with David Murray

Imagine you are at work and seeing a colleague delivering a presentation.

Imagine listening to that presentation and the speaker's voice stays fixed at the same tone and volume throughout.

They sound bored which means you will feel bored too!

If they aren’t sounding enthusiastic about what they are saying, why should you be enthusiastic to listen?

What if this is you? What should you do when you have your opportunity to deliver your message?

Be willing to play with tone to give your listeners some joy.

If YOU ask a question, add emphasis on the YOU. The listener will feel you are talking to them?

e.g. don’t say “what would you do?’, say “what would YOU do?”

If you are using words like; passion, excitement, adventure…. Match your tone and volume with how the words are intended to make the listener feel. Say "PASSION, EXCITEMENT, ADVENTURE..."

If you play with vocal variety, you will sound more captivating, your message will be remembered and most importantly, you won't send your audience to sleep!

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See my TEDx talk 'Embracing Uncertainty': https://youtu.be/61Aq60nRG_g

This week I am having a group chat with two public speaking experts, Adam Wells and Stephen R. Marriott

Adam is a Life Planner and Transition Coach & Speaker who speaks regularly to large audiences both in the UK and internationally. https://www.adamwells.com

Stephen is a Speaker and Author of the Reluctant Pilgrim Novels who uses public speaking to spread the word about his books. https://stephenrmarriott.com

They talk about a keynote speech which Stephen is preparing for, which at this point is the biggest speech of his life.

They share their insight into how you would go about preparing for the biggest speech of YOUR life.

They say "know your audience, know your message and share a personal story!".

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Connect with David Murray on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidMurrayGB

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Connect with Adam Wells: https://www.adamwells.com

Connect with Stephen R. Marriott: https://stephenrmarriott.com

It is important to get your volume and pace right in all communications. Whether that be delivering a presentation to colleagues at work, having a conversation with a friend or family member, or creating a video learning experience.

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In this episode I share with you my top technique to ensure that when you deliver a presentation at work, everyone can hear you and therefore connect with what you have to say.

It is called 'getting your volume and pace, just right'!.

When delivering a presentation at work, begin by asking your audience if they can “hear you at the back”. Then you can adjust your volume accordingly.

Pace yourself. Use pauses for dramatic effect or to give yourself the opportunity to gather your thoughts. Take a sip of water...breathe.

If you would like to discover more tips and techniques to help speak and communicate with confidence, you can subscribe to my newsletter and access my free confident communication top tips here: http://eepurl.com/gj6Sb9.

If you like this public speaking and confident communication coaching podcast, please subscribe and add a 5 star review on your favourite podcast app.

You can find out more about my one to one coaching, workshops, events and get in touch, by visiting me here at https://davidalanmurray.com

Links:

Connect with David Murray on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidMurrayGB

Check out my latest coaching videos on Youtube: http://ow.ly/WWu230nfrSC

In this episode I share with you my breathing exercise, which is very easy to follow and very quick to do.

It can help you to feel calm, feel relaxed and confident in the build up to a job interview, a big presentation at work or a speech at a public speaking club.

This is a great technique that you can carry with you everywhere.

If you would like to discover more tips and techniques to help speak and communicate with confidence, you can subscribe to my newsletter and access my free confident communication top tips here: http://eepurl.com/gj6Sb9.If you like this public speaking and confident communication coaching podcast, please subscribe and add a 5 star review on your favourite podcast app.You can find out more about my one to one coaching, workshops, events and get in touch, by visiting me here at https://davidalanmurray.comLinks:Connect with David Murray on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidMurrayGBCheck out my latest coaching videos on Youtube: http://ow.ly/WWu230nfrSC

What do you do when an opportunity comes your way and your boss asks you to deliver a presentation at work?

You have two choices…

Avoid it and pass the opportunity on to a colleague.

Or say yes and do your best.

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In this episode I share with you how delivering presentations at work can improve your reputation, put yourself as an expert in the eyes of your colleagues and boost the possibility of new opportunities opening to you.

If you would like to discover more tips and techniques to help speak and communicate with confidence, you can subscribe to my newsletter and access my free confident communication top tips here: http://eepurl.com/gj6Sb9

If you like this public speaking and confident communication coaching podcast, please subscribe and add a 5 star review on your favourite podcast app.

You can find out more about my one to one coaching, workshops, events and get in touch, by visiting me here at https://davidalanmurray.com

Links: Connect with David Murray on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidMurrayGB

Check out my latest coaching videos on Youtube: http://ow.ly/WWu230nfrSC

All me to introduce you to this week's guest Elaine Hopkins.

Elaine is a writer, speaker and coach whose passion is helping people to live beyond their labels, to explore their full potential.

She says the secret to being a good communicator and public speaker is simply to have a sense of humour and not to take ourselves too seriously.

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As an experienced speaker, she shows us that by developing our public speaking skills, this will also help us to be more confident in situations beyond pubic speaking.

Elaine speaks openly about coping with dyspraxia, how negative lables can hold us back, and how she overcame her fear of public speaking.

She says we are all capable of so much more than we think we are!

Connect with Elaine Hopkins: https://elainehopkinsauthor.com

If you would like to discover more tips and techniques to help you speak and communicate with confidence, you can subscribe to my newsletter and access my free confident communication top tips here: https://davidalanmurray.com/free-pdf/

If you like this public speaking and confident communication coaching podcast, please subscribe and add a 5 star review on your favourite podcast app.You can find out more about my one to one coaching, workshops, events and get in touch, by visiting me here at https://davidalanmurray.com

Links:Connect with David Murray on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidMurrayGBCheck out my latest coaching videos on Youtube: http://ow.ly/WWu230nfrSC

There is no greater gift to a public speaker than to receive feedback.

Feedback is an opportunity for someone to share with you their option on the content, structure and delivery of your talk.

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They may notice some things that you were not aware off and can work on to improve in your next presentation.

Whether delivering a presentation at work or speech elsewhere, ask someone beforehand to give you feedback and stay that would you like to hear something that you did well and should keep doing, and something where you can improve.

If you would like to discover more tips and techniques to help speak and communicate with confidence, you can subscribe to my newsletter and access my free confident communication top tips here: http://eepurl.com/gj6Sb9.

If you like this public speaking and confident communication coaching podcast, please subscribe and add a 5 star review on your favourite podcast app.

You can find out more about my one to one coaching, workshops, events and get in touch, by visiting me here at https://davidalanmurray.com

Links: Connect with David Murray on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidMurrayGB

Check out my latest coaching videos on Youtube: http://ow.ly/WWu230nfrSC

In this episode I share with you something that is going to sound obvious but I think it is still worth mentioning.

Once you have written your speech, prepared your presentation or put the finishing touches on your important pitch, you must do this:

Practice delivering it in front of your mobile phone, record yourself and watch it back. Imagine the camera is your audience.

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If you do this your delivery will be more polished, your message will be easier to understand and your audience will get more value from it.

If you would like to discover more tips and techniques to help speak and communicate with confidence, you can subscribe to my newsletter and access my free confident communication top tips here: http://eepurl.com/gj6Sb9

If you like this public speaking and confident communication coaching podcast, please subscribe and add a 5 star review on your favourite podcast app.

You can find out more about my one to one coaching, workshops, events and get in touch, by visiting me here at https://davidalanmurray.com

Links: Connect with David Murray on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidMurrayGB

Check out my latest coaching videos on Youtube: http://ow.ly/WWu230nfrSC

In this episode I share with you something that is going to sound obvious but I think it is still worth mentioning.

Once you have written your speech, prepared your presentation or put the finishing touches on your important pitch, you must do this:

Practice delivering it in front of your mobile phone, record yourself and watch it back. Imagine the camera is your audience.

If you do this your delivery will be more polished, your message will be easier to understand and your audience will get more value from it.

If you would like to discover more tips and techniques to help speak and communicate with confidence, you can subscribe to my newsletter and access my free confident communication top tips here: yes, please subscribe me!

If you like this public speaking and confident communication coaching podcast, please subscribe and add a 5 star review on your favourite podcast app.

You can find out more about my one to one coaching, workshops, events and get in touch, by visiting me here at https://davidalanmurray.com

Links: Connect with David Murray on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidMurrayGB

Check out my latest videos on Youtube: http://ow.ly/WWu230nfrSC

Lots of clients I have worked with have built up a great arsenal of tools and skills in public speaking and presenting.

However, sometimes they find themselves so overwhelmed with nerves, anxiety or pressure before they are going to deliver an important speech or presentation, that they forget all the good things they know.

This means they rush through their speech or presentation and don't feel they did a good enough job.

So in response to that, I have made this short guided mindfulness meditation. If you find yourself getting a little worked up before sharing or communicating a message with people, try this mindfulness exercise before delivering your next speech or presentation.

If you would like to discover more tips and techniques to help speak and communicate with confidence, you can subscribe to my newsletter and access my free confident communication top tips here: http://eepurl.com/gj6Sb9

If you like this public speaking and confident communication coaching podcast, please subscribe and add a 5 star review on your favourite podcast app.You can find out more about my one to one coaching, workshops, events and get in touch, by visiting me here at https://davidalanmurray.com

Links:Connect with David Murray on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DavidMurrayGBCheck out my latest coaching videos on Youtube: http://ow.ly/WWu230nfrSC