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The importance of Good Preparation in Public Speaking
Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance is known as the 5P principle. Just writing a speech does not make you prepared.
When I had to give a presentation at university on futuristic space flight. I spent hours researching my topic. I knew the topic extremely well. However I spent virtually no time at all practicing the presentation. The result a bad presentation.
Proper preparation consists of Writing the speech. Good speakers never read there speeches, but great speakers always write their speeches. Know exactly what you want to say. Have your speech written out as if you are going to present it and have the speech summarized with all of the major points.
Say you speech out loud (not just to yourself). The spoken word and the written word are very different. A speech that may look good on paper may not sound good when you say it out loud.
If you write your speech and then say it out loud it has the benefit of both helping you to remember the speech but also gives you the opportunity to rewrite when saying it out loud could be improved.
Imagine you are giving your speech to an audience. What you say makes up a small part of your presentation. When you stand up and speak as if you are giving your speech to an audience helps to. 1) To give good gestures 2). When to pause at the appropriate time 3). Re-enforce what your are saying with the right pitch, pace and power
Get feedback. Before you give your speech in a formal situation give your speech in front of a friend a colleague or a family member. Ask the for honest feedback. This will give you an opportunity to make corrections to either your content or your presentation.
The more you practice your speech the better it will be.
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