Tip: Visualize Presenting Your Speech
Before presenting in front of any audience preparing and rehearsing well in advance will help make your speech a success. Part of the preparation is the mental preparation. Visualization can help you to believe that you can deliver an excellent speech.
Visualization is the process where in your mind you see yourself going through the steps of delivering a successful presentation. In order to visualize effectively, make the images or pictures within your mind as vivid as possible. In your visualization, see yourself confident with good posture and smiling. Visualize yourself as poised, your body relaxed with smooth, flowing gestures.
Visualize yourself making effective eye contact with the audience. See yourself mastering the material so well that you don’t need notes. Visualize the success you’ll achieve as the words flow effortlessly from your lips. In your mind, hear the applause as your message resonates with the audience. Envision yourself enjoying every minute of your presentation.
When you feel mentally prepared and have rehearsed several times, you will feel encouraged to share your message with enthusiasm and passion. When you feel prepared, you’ll feel ready to perform and exude confidence. When you’re prepared, your body language will demonstrate confidence that you are a professional in control. To prepare properly, remember to rehearse and obtain as much feedback as you can. Believe that you will deliver a successful presentation and visualize that success. It will make a big difference when you are in front of an audience.
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Tip: Record Your Speeches on Video
If you want to accelerate your public speaking success recording your speeches on video is one of the best things that you can do. You don’t need to invest in expensive video equipment to record your videos. You can use your iPhone or your android phone. Recording your speeches on video allows you to initially obtain a baseline impression of how you present and then measure your progress as you improve with feedback.
As you record your speeches and review them, you will become aware of certain behaviours and mannerisms that need to be improved. Use video as a powerful tool to help you become the dynamic communicator that you truly are!
Tips to Have an Effective Mentoring Relationship
When entering into a mentoring relationship you should have clear expectations whether you are the mentor or the mentee. Here are 7 tips to help ensure that you have a successful mentoring relationship. They are:
1. Before entering into a mentoring relationship, perform a self-assessment in terms of your individual strengths and weaknesses in order to help you maximize the relationship.
2. If you are the mentee, determine your individual goals and objectives before beginning to formally meet with your mentor.
3. Determine how much time you can commit to the mentoring relationship i.e. three face to face meetings in a six month period and three phone calls. Stick to that schedule.
4. When meetings are scheduled, come prepared with specific agenda items to discuss and keep notes of what transpired during the meeting. Keeping notes can help you to track your progress towards your goals.
5. At each meeting, review the progress/status of your goals that you initially established if you are the mentee to determine how much progress you’ve made. Keeping track helps you to determine what further actions are required.
6. Throughout the mentoring relationship keep a “success journal.” Keep track of the success that you are making as you progress towards your goals.
7. At the end of the mentorship period, review your overall progress towards the goals that you set at the beginning of the relationship. Once the formal mentoring relationship ends, ideally both the mentor and the mentee should give each other feedback. By delivering feedback to each other, you can determine the overall success of goals achieved. In recognition of both of your efforts celebrate the achievement of the goals and the success that you both have achieved.
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Tip: Arrive Early When You Are a Presenter
When you are scheduled to deliver a speech or presentation arrive as early as possible to the venue where you are presenting. This ensures that you can set up your audio-visual equipment (i.e. computer and projector), be in a relaxed state to present and where possible greet your attendees for your event or meeting.
