The FAQ Book On Public Speaking Ebook

The FAQ Book On Public Speaking

Then we went on the hunt for the answers to public speaking excellence.

We found 2 other well-known, successful speakers in each of their fields and literally demanded them to spill their beans on the secrets behind their success!

We drained their brain of every last tip, tactic and technique for crafting and delivering successful speeches so you can learn from them and become a phenomenal speaker yourself.

So without further ado, here's what you'll discover in the FAQ Book on Public Speaking...

Overcome your Nervousness and Stage Fright

• The number one cause of your nervousness and how to overcome it
• How to calm your nerves before speaking to a new audience
• 6 simple steps to minimize your nervousness immediately
• How to appear confident and comfortable on stage regardless of how you are feeling inside!
• The top 3 sources of stage fright and specific actions to deal with them
• How to relax and manage anticipatory anxiety
• What to do when you are so nervous that you can't even sleep the night before
• How to handle yourself smoothly even though you don't do presentations everyday
• The liquid paper theory to deal with stage fright
• How to counter fear and nervousness and "eradicate them totally from your public speaking career
• How to eliminate 90% of your nervousness using one simple technique (You'll be surprised at the results you'll get!)
• How to convert your fear into positive energy you can use to make your speech much stronger
• The one single thing a novice speaker must do to become confident

Connect with your audience

• 7 strategies that all champion speakers use to build rapport and connect with their audience
• One simple change you can make to get your audience to like you instantly
• 3 insider secrets to make your audience participate willingly and spontaneously
• The crucial differences between addressing a single person, a small group, and a large audience and what you can do to win over the hearts of any audience
• 8 tried and tested questions you can ask to help you understand your audience
• The acid test that top speakers use to find out if they have a winning speech
• 3 super cool techniques to keep your audience at the edge of their seats
• How you can stay present and "be there" for your audience
• Discover every single trick, tactic, shortcut, formula, jealously-guarded secret and psychological hot-button used by truly successful public speakers
• The little known secrets to capture the attention of an audience
• How you can get your audience eating off the palm of your hand
• A simple strategy that all marketers adopt to amplify the desire of your audience
• How to invoke your audience to take action
• How to ensure 100% participation from your audience
• How to build trust right from the start of your speech
• How to salvage the situation when you fail on stage

Organize your speech for maximum impact

• 6 surefire ways to kick start your speech or presentation
• How to strike a balance between substance, humor and style of presenting
• 4 ways to conclude that will kill your speech (you need to know this so you won't make the same mistakes!)
• Who says a technical presentation must be boring? How to make your technical presentation interesting and easily understood by all
• How to tap into your creativity and easily generate original content for your speeches
• The 3 universal elements that a great speech must have
• 3 ways to execute a call for action in your speech that will leave your audience on a high
• Should you thank your audience at the start or end of your speech? Find out!
• A tested system for organizing and delivering your speeches so you will never go blank in the middle of your speech again

Get Your Audience Interested, Influenced and Inspired

• 5 simple steps to make your speech persuasive
• How to influence your audience to think the way you do
• The 5 weapons of influence that you can use with great ease in your speech
• How you can be impressive and convincing on stage
• How to sell a product or service powerfully on stage
• How to develop an inspirational speech that can move your audience
• How to speak to your audience with ease
• What to do if the audience does not react enthusiastically when you want them to. Tried and tested formula to salvage the situation!
• How to inspire your audience to take action in their lives

Prepare and Rehearse Your Speech The Optimal Way

• How to start your speech with a bang without making it sound contrived
• The key to grabbing and keeping your audience's attention
• What a flight attendant in US can teach you about grabbing your audience's attention... and holding it
• How to use "pain" to persuade your audience
• Memorization versus Improvisation - what's the balance and why?
• How often should you memorize before the actual day of your speech? You have to know this!
• How to organize your speech in such a way that you do not have to worry about forgetting what to say
• The balance between speaking naturally and having the structure of a written speech
• How to practice hand gestures, expressions and body language for your speech
• How to leverage on other speakers' AHA moments so that you appear funnier and more impressive than them
• How to sharpen your improvisational skills so that you can appear knowledgeable and well informed

Dos and Don'ts of Speaking from the Platform

• 7 presentation bloopers that you must avoid at all cost
• How to use your notes as a tool and not a crutch
• How to keep yourself and your audience focused on your speech at all times
• The one place you should stand if you want to connect fully with your audience
• The secret behind eye contact that will put you at the level of champion speakers
• Where you should place your hands when you are delivering your speech
• How to address politically sensitive questions from your audience
• Who or what you should focus on as you deliver your speech
• Taboos you must absolutely avoid in a speech
• Are having cue cards really that bad? What you should do with your cue cards and how to leverage on them effectively
• How you can break the rules of speaking and get away with it!

Master your delivery on stage

• How to make your speech interesting and impressive
• Speaking too fast? 3 proven ways to slow down
• How to eliminate pause fillers and prevent them from haunting you again!
• How to become charismatic and watchable on stage
• How to create a charismatic stage presence to capture the attention of your audience
• When to pause in your speech and why it is so important
• How to command the stage so your audience automatically sees you as an expert
• Watch your body language! Understand the wrong messages you may be sending out and how to correct them
• A recommended formula to help people with relatively poor command of English to speak well on stage!
• The right mix of substance, style and humor in your speech
• The exact easy-to-follow steps and system behind humor and how you can use them to garner uncontrollable laughter from your audience!

Ignite Your Passion from Within and Find your Speaking Style

• How to appear sincere on stage without appearing too aggressive or light-hearted
• The key to speaking from the heart
• How to sustain your passion and interest in public speaking and find out what motivates you
• Why being the most articulate or charismatic speaker may not be important
• How not to get bored with a speech you have to deliver repeatedly
• How to present a subject that you are passionate about without appearing obsessed
• How to muster up enthusiasm even when you have absolutely no interest in the topic you are presenting
• How to "be yourself" on stage especially when you are a nervous wreck
• How to find your very own speaking style that makes you stand out among other speakers
• 3 time-tested tactics to help you become at ease in front of an audience
• 3 simple steps to change from "presentation mode" to "conversational mode"
• What Brian Tracy, Anthony Robbins and Patricia Fripp have in common that makes them superstar speakers
• How to find and cultivate your own style of speaking that no one else can duplicate
• How to differentiate yourself from the rest of the speakers - Find your "purple cow"!

Learn The Secrets Of Successful Speaking

• How ordinary speakers can make an extraordinary impression
• Revealed: A critical element to your speaking success
• How to set yourself up for oratory success
• The one single thing that causes the downfall of great speakers
• 4 quick tips to accelerate a novice speaker's success
• How to become twice as good in 70 days
• Revealing the truth: people do not learn from experience, they learn from ...
• What an excellent speaker has that a good speaker lacks
• How to transform from a good speaker to an excellent one
• How to review your presentation so you can learn as much as you can
• 5 post-presentation questions to ask that can make a huge difference in your speaking growth
• Essential qualities that top-notch speakers possess and how you can have these qualities too
• How to maximize your speaking effectiveness and accelerate your growth exponentially as a speaker
• 3 things you must take note to make sure your stories are not boring and common
• How to create powerful stories in ten minutes or less
• How to find the riveting stories that only you can share

Winning A Speech Contest isn't as hard as you think

• The formula to winning a Toastmasters' competition
• 3 things you must do to ensure a fair win
• Winning speech vs. Excellent speech: what are the ingredients of an excellent speech?
• How Darren La Croix beat 6000 other speakers and emerged as the champion of the International Speech Contest
• How to measure your own speaking success so that you can improve by leaps and bounds
• How to use your youth as an edge to beat the veteran speakers
• The crucial difference between ordinary speakers and champion speakers
• Proven techniques that you can adopt to motivate you to continue performing well in public speaking
• 50 more tips that will guarantee your speaking success!

And much, much more!

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