Hi, there, there are many ways to influence an audience and it's not always through the content and style alone. Great speeches have not only been crafted well, but need great speakers to deliver them. And whilst most of the videos in my channel are aimed at the physical aspects of speaking. This tutorial is about performance technique and I've compiled five of my favorite tips in taking control over your delivery. So you can ensure the most impact when presenting yourself in public, stick around to the end for my bonus tip. And if you like this video, then don't forget to, SIGN UP and even HIT THE NOTIFICATIONS BELL! great. Let's get started. Number one, walk-on with intention. Your performance doesn't begin when you start speaking. The second you step in front of an audience, you are on show and therefore being unconsciously judged on your actions, knowing this means that you can be prepared.

And so setting your intention before you walk on, will give you the edge and make you in charge of how your audience views you rather than being at the mercy of their opinion. And there are many ways you might do this depending on your topic, but a simple and effective strategy that will give you a head start is by calculating your entrance beforehand and taking the time to prepare the journey from the entrance to the microphone or podium step by step. Then once that journey is pre-planned all you need to do is laser focus, where you will need to go and then go there directly head held high shoulders back are making sure to take a long, slow inhalation. As you walk towards your position, the act of breathing in as you enter the stage, unconsciously signals, physiological growth and vitality to the audience who will favor you more as a result.

Number two, the tennis ball rule. It's always a little daunting to know exactly how to begin your speech, but you can feel safe knowing that there is some benefit in timing, your first words, according to the size of the room you are in, whether you are in a small meeting room or a grand arena, the tennis ball rule will dictate precisely when you should be speaking after entering and arriving at your place, we all analyze each other and make presuppositions based on our experience and preconceptions, if left too long, however, these might turn to judgements and everyone's worst critic starts rear their ugly heads. And if too short, a time, we feel like something is missing and it can be irritating. The trick is to hit the sweet spot and begin speaking at the appropriate time, making our audience feel comfortable and ready to listen.

This is where the tennis ball technique comes into play. So once you hit your spot on stage in your mind, throw an imaginary tennis ball out to a person, sitting at the back of the room, then imagine they throw straight bag. And when you catch it is now the correct timing for you to start speaking. The further you are from the audience, the longer you should wait to speak, no matter if you have a microphone or not, this is because the further you are, the smaller you appear and the longer it takes your audience to take you in as a person, why don't you give it a go next time you're in a meeting or giving a speech and let me know in the comments, how it went. Okay. Number three, gearing up into your speaking pace. So you've entered and you've time to walk on perfectly.

You've shown how confident and secure you are. You've also given your audience enough time to take you in and have taken the time to absorb the vibe of the room at the same time. Your first words are ever so key to getting the audience on side, but not only the content, but your approach. You have to ensure that wherever your default pace is, and trust me, we all have one that you don't drive away to soon. Live scenarios tend to produce an adrenaline, and this can make us speed up. This isn't a bad thing and can actually keep the event ticking along and the energy high, but you can't just start at full speed because no one will be able to keep up and they will feel left behind. So here's what you can do in much the same way. As a gear shift, car speeds up and changes gears to get to its maximum.

You can do the same and start from the top of your speech in neutral. Then one, then after a sentence gear up to two, then 3, 4, 5. And you know, you know, as far as far as many gears as you have, but by starting slow, you give the opportunity for everyone to just join you. And so when you start to speed up their listening skills, start to speed up and then you can pick up pace. And then after a while, you will get to your eventual default speed and everyone will be along for the ride. They won't have missed anything. And that's basically how it works. You just gear up a little bit, every sentence, go a bit faster and a little

bit faster. Number four, highlight key points and let them sit. If you have crafted your speech. And I'm sure you will have points of facts that are highlighted and poignant.

If not, then may I suggest you go and put them in highlighting key points helps makes a concise and direct memorable note of anything you want to stand out and stay in people's heads. Perhaps it's say statistic or a fact, or even bringing attention to a problem or solution for that matter. But either way you need to first recognize what these are and then make them stick to do this. You want to take the most important word or sentence from each section of your speech and at the end of the paragraph or section finish off by repeating the crucial bit again, and then leav pause for thought this pause could easily be the tennis ball technique again, and allows just enough time. For the last words you said to stick in the minds of the listener. You can also do this by repeating the important points twice.

But again, if you did repeat it, be sure and leave enough pause for it to sink in and hit home. If you can master this, then at the end of your speed, each you will have made an impact and everyone in the room will be able to recall your main points automatically. Even if they can't remember all the details of the entire speech. And this is one that's gonna need some practice. If you have any similar tricks that you use to make your speech stand out, why not tell me what they are in the comments. I'm sure we can all benefit from your knowledge. And I look forward to reading them and replying to you. Number five, action, your speech. So actions are tools used by actors, and it can be a very useful way to take control over how you influence an audience. Actions is another word for active verbs.

And the way work is by giving you stimulus in how to approach your audience. It helps you to choose your attitude and focus on giving two, rather than being in front of an audience. Examples of active verbs are flirting, scolding comforting, and chaning educating and thousands of others. But whether or not you are very good, that being accurate is not as important as giving it a gut. Once you try to influence your audience using active verbs and affecting them with your speech, then you stop feeling so self-aware and are able to concentrate more outside of yourself. This one is a little tricky and can take a bit of practice, but is a powerful tool that when practice can take your speech to the next level and beyond, okay, so I'm gonna share a bonus tip now, but before I do, I want to take this opportunity to introduce you to my public speaking mastery course, where you can learn about these techniques in more detail, but also develop an individual practice that incorporates the physiological psychological call as well as performance based aspects of public speaking.

It has given many people the ability to speak in all public scenarios, with clarity, confidence, and ease. And I'm sure if you were looking to improve your skillset in this area, it will be of great benefit to you. Also follow the link in the description box below to find out more and now on with the rest of the video bonus tip number six, geared down to end that's right. The two most important parts of your speech are how you start and how you end. And just like the car gearing up at the start of the speech. You can do the same, a couple of sentences before the end of your speech to wrap up, not only with words, but with pace, this will end Kate to your listeners, that you are bringing this speech to a close. And as you slow down from gear four to three to two to one, you will inadvertently inform them that it's coming to a close and to prepare themselves for the finish.

It's really a lovely way to round up your speech and also allows the tone to be one of thoughtfulness and retrospect, both which are, are great things to have achieved by the end of your presentation. So thank you for watching. If you like this video, then give us a thumbs up subscribe and also wack that notifications bell. So you can be informed of whenever I put out a new video for you in the future, you can find the transcription of this video and a supporting blog on my website. Should you wish to have a pre-written list to go over to make sure that you've understood everything clearly? So links are in the description box below. My name is Darren McStay. This is improve your voice. And until the next time look after your voice,