The 3 Ps in Speech Making - Pace, Poise and Polish
The 3 Ps in Speech Making - Pace, Poise and Polish
Strictly speaking, of course, you'd be right. But if you intend to make a speech, you had better remember that there are, in fact, three Ps in speech making - Pace, Poise and Polish.
And if you can incorporate these three Ps into your speech making, you will be certain of making a good impression on just about any audience you may come across.
Pace. This is a 'make or break' P. Get this wrong and your audience will either be bored to tears and will be struggling to hide their yawns from you or they will be nudging their close neighbour to ask whether he heard what you said because they missed it.
If you have ever had the misfortune to be listening to a presentation being made by a slow speaker, you will already appreciate just how tedious too slow a pace can be. The audience will be itching to shout "speed it up, won't you? I have to be in work tomorrow morning!"
Delivering your speech too slowly is guaranteed to make even the most interesting topic dull and soporific.
Too fast a delivery, on the other hand, will simply mean that a large portion of your audience will miss what you have to say and others will find making sense of your ideas extremely hard work. Your job, when speaking to an audience, is to take the hard work out of listening to you speak and allow the audience the luxury of simply relaxing and letting your words seep effortlessly into their consciousness.
Speak slowly enough for your audience to absorb what you are saying yet fast enough to prevent your delivery from becoming tedious. Learn to vary your pace throughout your presentation so that your delivery remains interesting to those listening to it.
Poise. Most speakers are only concerned with the subject matter of their speeches and with the actual construction of their speech. They will spend hours collecting information, organising it into the correct sequence, choosing an appropriate opening and closing style and making sure that the rhythm and flow of their words is just right.
And of course, all that effort is essential to producing an excellent speech. But it doesn't stop there. How you present yourself is just as important as how you present your words.
Run through this checklist just before you step out in front of your audience:
1. Is your clothing clean, presentable, appropriate and arranged correctly?
2. Is your hair neatly combed?
3. Does your body language convey the right impression?
Always remember that the audience will start forming their opinion of you from the second that they set eyes on you and long before you start to speak. Your poise - that is, the visual impression given to the audience - will be the first element that will influence their decision.
Polish. This is what will make a good speech great. It is also the thing that will enable you to rid yourself of any pre-speech nerves. Thorough preparation is the key to most things in life and speaking in public is no exception.
Rehearse your speech in front of a mirror, or better still, in front of your friends and family. Become very familiar with the content of your speech, the most effective style of delivery, the incorporation of suitable gestures - anything that you feel needs to be practised until it becomes second nature.
Take time to scrutinise your stage outfit and pay close attention to your posture. Don't lean, don't hunch, don't slouch and don't allow yourself to display any outward signs of tension. Polish your performance until it shines! You must strive to appear relaxed, confident and in control at all times - even if you don't feel it.
If you can remember the three Ps in 'speech making' - Pace, Poise and Polish, you will be certain that your speech will be delivered in such as way that any audience will be enthralled, entertained and enraptured by your performance.
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