How To Be A Public Speaking Superstar - a Review

As this is my first product review I thought that I would review my free gift to you ‘How to be a Public Speaking Superstar’

The product comes to you in ebook format and will be sent to when you fill in the form with your name and email address on my main website by clicking here .

The ebook is 77 pages long and is nicely presented in 4 parts;

Part 1 looks at the Foundations of Public Speaking and includes a good section on developing speaker confidence and overcoming your fear of public speaking. Part 2 is very important and concentrates on selecting your topic and analysing your audience (really important!) Part 3 concentrates on developing your speech in terms of organisation and outline and part 4 looks at the presentation including visual aids.

Overall the ebook is very well written. One of the things I liked about it most is that it is essentially aimed at the ordinary person who wants to become a better public speaker – and that is any type of public speaking – be it in front of fellow students, a business situation or at a wedding = there is something in here that everybody can take away, apply to their own situation and develop as they need it.

Overall verdict: HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (4.5/5)

An excellent (free, remember!) resource which will provide a very good grounding in what is needed for you to become a better public speaker – whatever your want or need isThe only real minus point is that there is no specific content in this book and as such is it very general. If you are looking for content then check out some of the other links on this website

Different Types Of Public Speaking

It may seem obvious to state but there are different types of public speaking and it follows that the different types of public speaking will require different techniques – for instance a wedding speech may require the ability to make the audience laugh whereas a business presentation is more of a type of public speaking which requires a good grasp of the material and content. An after dinner speech depends on your ability to engage an audience, an awards presentation the ability to deliver a message with sincerity. Whatever the type of public speaking involved, it is my belief that the ability to deliver it effectively is not only dependant on your grasp of the content, but also on your ability to deliver it in an interesting and relevant way.

As a starter, when preparing for a public speaking engagement it is always a good idea to ask yourself ‘Who is the audience?’ It is no use doing a business presentation at a wedding – an extreme and obvious example, but so many speeches have ended up in disaster because the speaker has somehow insulted, alienated or not engaged the audience just by failing to answer this simple question and addressing which of the types of public speaking is required

A great public speaking technique to develop is to give your speech some personality. This can cover a multitude of elements – from body language to including ‘real life stories’, analogies, anecdotes (watch out for jokes though unless you are 100% sure they will go down well!). Giving your speech some ‘personality’ will really help you engage with your audience and get them ‘on your side’

Another important public speaking technique is simply to know your subject or at least know enough to be able to deliver the speech confidently and effectively. If you are the sort of person who can deliver almost anything ‘off the cuff’ this isn’t so much of a problem, but many of us are a bag of nerves and the better we know our material the more confident we will be. If you can, anticipate questions, do a ‘dry run’ in front of friends, family, colleagues if you can and gauge reaction – rehearsal and fine tuning may be the most important public speaking technique of them all!