It can be anxiety-inducing to deliver a speech in front of an audience. NPR's Life Kit talks with a speechwriter and a speech coach to get their best tips for public speaking.
At some point in your life, you will probably speak in public, you know, give a toast at a wedding or share your opinion at a town hall maybe. And whether this idea fills you with dread or excitement, Life Kit has some tips about how to improve your public speaking. Here's Kyle Norris with that.
NORRIS: She says your core message could be a feeling, like wanting your audience to feel appreciated, or a call to action, like inspiring people to make art. Then brainstorm a bunch of vivid stories that relate to your core message, and make sure those stories engage the senses - think sight, sound, smell, taste and touch.
DOMINGUEZ CHAN: For yourself and for the audience, where the main points are, like, big landmarks. And then the stories and the details will make it vivid and textured. And you can sort of figure out how all of these things fit together.
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