Many people have heard of Murphy’s Law, but all public speakers have experienced it: “If anything can go wrong, it probably will.” Despite what you may have thought, the size of the audience, the size of the room, the mood of the people, the lighting—you name it—something will be much different than you expected. Knowing how to deal with unexpected problems will not eliminate them, but will help you adjust to them. Of course, to avoid the big problems, anticipate and prepare for them.
This chapter will discuss the preparation cycle that you should go through to get ready for your speech, and then it will ...
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