A writer once said that it takes one hour for a minute of presentation. How apt this statement is cannot be verified, but what is evident is that it takes a lot of time and effort to prepare for a meaningful speech. Preparations for speeches are not something to be glossed over because it takes a lot of effort to bring out something worthwhile.
Following the submission of Roger Kipling, a speaker is expected to ask him or herself some very necessary questions in the process of preparing for the delivery of a public speech. These questions are:
- “Why am I being asked to speak?”
- “What am I being asked to speak about?”
- “Who would be there to listen?”
- “When am I going to be speaking?”
- “Where will I be speaking?”
By asking these questions and giving answers to each one of them, one would have developed a skeleton for his or her preparation.
- Overcome Your Fear
- Don’t Be a ‘Backbencher’
- Eloquence is Everything
- Come out of Yourself
- Pound your Point…Perpetually/ Persistently – hit it hard; to strike something hard and repeatedly; if you will speak with power you must be prepared to pound your point to pulp.
- Don’t Bore Us, Get to the Chorus
- Thou Shall Not Read!
- Handling a Microphone
- Look at your Audience
- Control Your Emotions