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Struggling to Express Your Thoughts and Opinions?
By Paul Joseph
Are you fed up of the way you are being lied to every day, whether in the media, or about American politics? Do you wish you could express your feelings and thoughts about the way you KNOW things are TRULY are. Are you perhaps struggling to express your thoughts and opinions?
You are not the only one who wants to be heard and hear the opinions of those who also have something to say about all that they see is going wrong. Nowadays, no one wants to be a shadow in the crowd. And having a means at your disposal to express you thoughts and opinions is a priority.
The very achievement of being able to express yourself and more importantly be listened to is an extremely rewarding feeling.
There is a new venue to air our your feelings about what you feel is not right and not only to air out, but a place where the point and prupose is precisely to build up momentum till something is done about it. That venue is Street Rebuttal.
Someone asked me to write a little something about that.. Just how can you express your ideas and opinions clearly and maintain a good rapport and relationship with the people that you are talking to?
Below are some factors that will help you to voice your opinions and ideas:
1) Know what you are talking about...
Make sure that before opening your mouth you know what you are gonna talk about and that it has the substance in content that you want it to have. I find it best to either jot down some notes on a piece of paper, or to outright write out my script.
it actually builds confidence, when you are poised and full of your subject and deliver with authority.
2) Don't try to be so perfect.
Incidentally no one is perfect. So no point in trying to be... it will take you too long. People will expect some imperfections, in the way you speak, in your intonations, in the fact that not everything flows just right... all that is excusable! As long as you you stick to your topic and that you provide good content, a simple error can be overlooked.
3) Keep it to the lower shelf...
Don't put your cookies on the top shelf, make sure that people can understand what you are talking about. Don't make things so intellectually out of reach that you loose most of the people that you are trying to reach.
Easy on the big words. Stay excited about your topic and your folks will stay tuned in. Folks who use big words for no reason, just to sound intellectual and educated tend to just go on and on when what they covered could have been touched on just as adequately in a quarter of the time without the pump.
Easy on picking up daisies... easiest way to loose your audience. Stay on the straight & narrow; stick to the story... anecdotes are OK, but they better be on topic and come back as soon as you are done. Worst thing is when it goes from anecdote to jokes to daisies... Don't make the listeners fall asleep!
4) this is one time you don't think about the others.
most people's biggest fear when talking in front of a crowd is how they will sound or look in front of the crowd. well, you are not exactly in front of a crowd when on video, but it can project the same anxiety. You cant afford to have inhibitions get in the way?!
Just see yourself alone voicing your opinion to yourself! Ha! --well, at least, don't picture yourself in front of people if that is going to hinder your delivery. Just don't think of the others, not now...
5) Be full of your subject
I have found that the more familiar I am with my subject, the easier it is. I mentioned earlier that jotting notes down can be a big help so that you have something to refer to when you fumble. But better and best is to be so full of your subject that all you need is an outline.
If you really know what you are going to be talking about, it is not going to be such a big deal to blurt it all out. To the contrary, it will be a breeze and even a pleasure. Know your topic till you have confidence in yourself. Let the words flow.
Hope all this help. Have Fun make your video and post it up at Street Rebuttal.
www.StreetRebuttal.com is where you can help reclaim the voice of the public. By sharing your opinions and thoughts with others, you can increase the activity of our collective intelligence. We must drive the national dialogue and deliver the message. We are the opinion makers in the american social issues, the public opinion. Say what u have to say, make a difference, express your opinion and views at www.StreetRebuttal.com.
