Tips for speaking in public

Know the room you are going to deliver your speech in. Be there early so that you can walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids.

Know the needs of your audience and match your contents to their needs. Listen to the questions they ask carefully and answer accordingly. If they ask you a question doesn’t tell them about your doggy who gave birth three days ago...unless that is what your speech is about.

Body language is important. It is said that only 7% of communication is talking the other 93% of communication consists of body language.

Nothing will ever replace rehearsal. Rehearse your speech until you know it so well that it irritates you and you want to throw it away. Most of the time when we stress about something like a test or speech it is because we don’t know our material well enough.

Realize that people want you to succeed. The reason why these people are there to listen to you is because they are interested in what you have to say, and they want it to be inspiring, funny and interesting because if its not they feel that they could just as well be put in a torture chamber.

Add humour whenever appropriate and possible.  Everyone loves the odd joke and especially if it is added to a boring business presentation because that is what makes it interesting.  Make sure that your joke is appropriate for the type of presentation you are doing, your drunken bar jokes will certainly not be.

If you do find yourself becoming overcome with anxiety during a speech, all is not lost. Take a brief moment to collect your thoughts and relax because it is not as bad as you think.

Gain experience. Mainly, your speech should represent you and your opinion and your views on the subject, this is after all what the people are there for to hear the opinion of other people.

Tips for a GREAT job Interview.

Know The Company Interviewing You. According to them a person who really wants teh job will do some research on the company.  Any company wants employees that are passionate about their job.

Wear suitable clothing related to the job you are applying for.  And no if you are applying for a job at a corporate company, you  can not wear your little naughty outfit.

Be aware of your body language. Don’t slouch, cross your arms, or look uninterested.  Communication consists of 93 percent body language and 7 percent consists of words themselves.

If the salary is flexible, have an amount in mind to aim for. Always start higher to allow room for negotiation, but do not raise salary discussions on your first interview - this is usually done on the second interview.

Take copies of your CV with you.  They might not be prepared if they do not already have a copy of your CV in the interview but at least it will show that you are prepared if you have it there

Always conduct yourself professionally and if something beyond your control occurs, show a sense of humour, make a joke and show them that you will be able to work in unplanned situations

Relax During The Interview.  These are people just like you and they are not going to bite or scratch. Do not stress, just relax and be yourself.

Step 1:
 Believe in yourself!!  Motivate yourself and believe that you can do this.  Sometimes people may not motivate you or believe in you as they feel that you dreams are unreachable, but this is exactly why you need to believe in yourself.  This way when you do achieve your dreams you were motivated to do so and you can show them that they were wrong!

Step 2:

Determine how badly you want to achieve this goal.  If you do not want this more than that pair of Jimmy Choo shoes/Breitling watch then you will never be able to achieve this dream.

Step 3:

Take a look at what it was that stopped you from achieving this dream in the past, look for any obstacles keeping you from achieving this goal.  Now look for a way around these obstacles so you can move forward.

Step 4:

Establish a Best Before date: A best before date is the day that you need to have achieved the dream or goal.
D-day: Done day!

Step 5:

Reward yourself for achieving this dream when you have done so!  If you reward yourself you will be more determined to achieve more dreams