'Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel'
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Making your speech interesting
In a written
communication, if the reader switches off, he has an option to come back to the
place where he left and continue. But, in a face to face communication, if we
do not 'arrest' the mind of the audience and keep it with us, he will lose his
interest for ever. Like what we do in a
television channel, he will tune out!
As I said
earlier, the purpose of public speaking is to bring about a mindset change in
the listener. This is possible only when we engage his mind to the content of
our speech. The content has to be made interesting by the quality of our
delivery.
The following
tips could be useful:
1. Create a
mental picture and an image in the mind of the listener on the point which we
want him to appreciate.
2. Use idioms,
phrases and proverbs to make the speech interesting.
3. Use
metaphors and similes to add a visual effect in the mind of the audience.
4. Tell
stories and jokes to drive home an important point.
In the next
few newsletter I want to discuss a few important tips on how to make your speech
rich and interesting using the above tips.
N C Sridharan
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