PART 2

SPEAK

Now you have the content for your presentation in some sort of order, you can turn your attention to the ways you can improve it.

Five key speaking skills

We’ll be focusing on five areas that give you immediate benefits.

Calm

If nerves are a major concern for you, this chapter will give you techniques and strategies for lowering adrenaline, so you can reduce your dread of presenting and think clearly.

Steady

This chapter deals with the non-verbal aspects of speaking to a group that help you come across as credible and confident.

Natural

If you can speak fluently in conversation, you can speak fluently in a presentation. This chapter will help you develop a conversational style of speaking, so you will sound natural and ...

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