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We\u2019ve all heard the advice: imagine your audience in their underwear. Apart from being a little disturbing, there are far better ways to help you feel more confident while public speaking.<\/p>\n

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1. Practice <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Practice makes perfect, especially when ti comes to public speaking. John Travolta\u2019s infamous Oscars mishap of misnaming Idina Menzel \u201cAdele Dazeem\u201d could have been avoided by simply reading through his cards aloud a few times beforehand. You need to know your stuff back to front. You should be so good that if someone asked you to explain the gist of your speech to them it would be as fluent as the speech itself. As they say: \u201cDon\u2019t practice until you get it right. Practice until you can\u2019t get it wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

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2. Prepare for the worst<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It\u2019s very important to read the speech<\/a> until you know it word for word. However, the room you\u2019re speaking in is never going to be the perfectly controlled environment of your bedroom mirror. A kid at the back could start screaming, the projector could cut out, you could drop every single one of your palm cards. That\u2019s the point where you swear a little under your breath, and hopefully, continue on. The worst thing you can do is get flustered and forget, so it\u2019s good to be prepared. Try practicing with ITunes playing on shuffle, with a loud song queued to come up at an unknown point, or drop your notes, pick them up, and find your place again. Practice while playing tug of war with your dog; explain the speech to your next-door neighbour. Understand the speech beyond what it looks like in your mirror, and know that if the worst happens, you can pick up, and keep going.<\/p>\n

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3. Think of it like a conversation <\/strong><\/h3>\n

It\u2019s not the Oscars, (or if it is, congratulations), it\u2019s you explaining your message to another person. The audience isn\u2019t listening as a group; they\u2019re listening as individual people. Your speech isn\u2019t some big performance; it\u2019s you chatting about something important enough for you to speak about. As you flick through the crowd, look people in the eye as if you\u2019re talking to just them. It will be easier.<\/p>\n

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4. Don\u2019t overthink the audience\u2019s reactions <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Up to 90% of human communication is non-verbal. This means the message you\u2019re getting from the audience is not coming from what they\u2019re saying. It\u2019s coming from their facial expressions and their body language. This becomes an issue when you’re public speaking and signals are misconstrued. Learn that an audience sees themselves as a mass, and will often not display encouraging visual cues such as smiling or leaning forward when listening to speeches. This means you could worry the audience isn\u2019t interested because they\u2019re not focusing on your face or leaning back, but really they are intent on your words. What\u2019s more, if a person is yawning or falling asleep, they probably spent all night up with a crying child or got up early to watch Game of Thrones. It\u2019s not you.<\/p>\n

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5. Focus on the positives <\/strong><\/h3>\n

While you should prepare for losing your spot or mispronouncing the boss\u2019s name by practicing, that\u2019s not what you should be thinking about before the speech. Don\u2019t think, \u201cwhat happens if I flounder up there,\u201d think \u201cwhat happens if I\u2019m perfect?\u201d This leads to far more positive associations. What\u2019s more, do you remember the last time you watched someone speak in front of a group of people? You probably can\u2019t pinpoint an exact occasion. That\u2019s because good or bad, no one is going to remember if you were nervous or stumbled over a few words.<\/p>\n

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6. Concentrate on looking confident <\/strong><\/h3>\n

When people watch a speaker walk confidently into a room, they won\u2019t know your palms are sweating and you\u2019re starting to get tunnel vision. Similarly, they\u2019ve got no vested interest in seeing you fail. They\u2019ve come to see a speech. Expectation theory states people are far more likely to see what they expect or want to see. If your body language is saying you\u2019re confident, the audience will only see a speech deliverer public speaking confidently.<\/p>\n

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7. Think about what you\u2019re saying <\/strong><\/h3>\n

The focus of your speech<\/a> is not the people you\u2019re presenting to, but what you\u2019re saying. If you want to avoid being worried about the audience, don\u2019t think about them; think about the speech itself. Examine the intricacies of it. Congratulate yourself on word choice. Think of how you\u2019re going to say the next sentence, not how the people will receive it.<\/p>\n

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8. Keep getting up there <\/strong><\/h3>\n

It may be terrifying the first 5 times. It might be terrifying the first 10 times. But it will eventually boil down to you chatting to a group of people about something you know that they don\u2019t. You have something to say. They wouldn\u2019t be there if they didn\u2019t want to hear it.<\/p>\n

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