In April 2010 I found myself coaching speakers in quite a variety of settings:? a family dining room where I worked with a father and son who were speaking at a wedding, then a university lecture theatre where I coached a lecturer delivering an academic paper to colleagues and finally the impressive council chamber at a town hall where I trained a Mayor-elect in preparation for their speech at the ceremony where they would be installed.
When I accepted this booking I was told that the Mayor-elect wanted to work on their voice projection. This meant that they had a very clear idea of where they felt they needed to improve - which was excellent. Too often people will say 'I'm scared of making speeches' or 'I'm terrible at presentations', as if the whole area is problematic, when what they actually mean is that there are certain aspects of public speaking which are problematic for them, such as writing the material, controlling nerves, projecting their voice or using visual aids. But the speaker who isn't loud enough might not actually have any difficulty, for example, in writing a speech - as was the case here. Too many people think the whole business of public speaking is impossible for them and dismiss it when in fact they really need to isolate the most troublesome part of it and concentrate on that. And when they improve in that area then everything else will seem easier as well.
Public Speaking Tip #381: Very few people find the whole business of public speaking impossible - there are simply difficulties with particular elements of it which put them off. Break it down and work out what you feel is the most challenging aspect of public speaking and get some help with that. Then you will find public speaking to be generally a lot less daunting.
I spent one long session with the Mayor-elect and, weeks later, attended the ceremony where I listened to a well-written, well-rehearsed and well-paced speech delivered perfectly audibly to a three-figure audience. The Mayor had identified what they saw as a difficulty with one aspect of speechmaking, sought help, worked hard and delivered a very good speech as a result. In fact, in an email to me afterwards, they wrote:
"It was great fun and I was totally calm?throughout the whole event".
Testimonial from the council that commissioned me:
"The Mayor enjoyed the session and got a lot out of it".
Source: http://www.nickrthomas.co.uk/blog/_archives/2011/9/2/4891303.html
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