How to Practice a Speech or Presentation

- The way you practice a presentation

directly influences the outcome.

So in this video, we're going to talk about

how to practice a speech.

Let's get into those details.

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Hello there, friends.

Alex Lyon and we are at the end of a three-part series

on public speaking this month.

The first video is on the importance of public speaking.

The one before this is on how to improve

and this one is specifically on how to practice a speech.

So let's get into the five ways

that I recommend you practicing a speech

and at the end of this video you may wanna stick around

because I have a couple of resources to suggest

to help you move your public speaking to the next level.

So the first way to practice a speech

is to practice from an outline.

Not word for word notes.

I've given some version of this tip

in a lot of different videos but let's say it clearly.

You must practice from an outline, a bare bones outline

if you want to sound conversational,

which is really what your listeners want from you.

They don't want you to read your speech,

they don't want you to sound like you've memorized it.

They want a conversation.

And the way to get there is this.

You take whatever notes you have to prepare at first,

your first few drafts,

and then you just keep cutting them down over and over again

every time you practice

until all you're left with is a bulleted outline

of your key points that you are going to hit.

That's all you really want in the end.

And that way you have a safety net to fall back on

so you won't ever lose your place.

You can just glance down at your notes