If you want to improve your public speaking skills, a video by Mr. Bredon where he discussed five tips to improve public speaking skills is a must watch.This video is for every high school student or a university student who wants to learn the mastery of public speaking.
So the first tip was Mastery of silence where he suggests a small climatic pause or silence before saying the word or even a sentence can be very impactful. To master the silence drill, you can always review your presentation on video and compare where the pauses could be more suitable and impactful.
Second tip was to Master your umm’s and aah’s. if you are having troubles in remembering what you were supposed to say you can smartly move the topic towards the next segment of your speech or just put on questions to the audience just to get their attention on something else. Distract your audience with silence.
Tip number three is to Master your audience. I think it is the most important and crucial you should know the goal of your presentation knowing the goal of your presentation will help you outline your presentation effectively. You need to know what your audience wants to hear from you. your message should be clear. The fourth tip is to Master your eye contact skills. Maintain the eye contact with audience or on the slides, never look up onto the ceiling or on the floor, try to connect with the audience. Prioritize to maximum and try to look at everyone at least for once. Your audience needs to know that you’re talking to them.
The fifth tip is to Mastery of body posture. Body posture can change the way you want to convey your message. Body posture helps building confidence and trust amongst audience.
In the nutshell, the video was effective ,delivery was good or simple words were used and plus easy to remember tips were conveyed.