who inspired me

When we give or deliver speeches we should try our possible best to follow some procedures in order to make our audience pay attention to the informations we are trying to get across to them. I could remember when I performed my first speech in my student success class my professor taught us about some important skills or ways to grab our listeners attention. my professor taught us that when delivering speeches to people that we should " Tell them what you are going to say, say it, and tell them what you said." As time went by I tend to put what I have learned from my student success class into practice. When I am speaking I utilize every possible opportunity I have to get my audience attention, give them a reason to listen, introduce the subject, establish my credibility and then preview your main idea.

Firstly, grabbing my audience attention plays an important role when delivering speeches to the public because grabbing our audience attention is a situation where we create our first impression. when our speeches doesn't have a strong opening it throws our listeners off track and also makes the rest of the speech to be boring. For example, a speaker cant just start delivering his or her speech by jumping into the main subject of the day. it will make the audience feel as if they already know what the speaker is going to tell them. there are some ways or process you can do to get audience attention when speaking. You can ask them questions, use visual samples, try and use your movement to your own advantage, and finally maintain an eye contact which could help grab their attention and also keep them focused.

Secondly, giving my audience a reason to listen also plays a vital role when delivering speeches because this is where you show them reasons to listen to the rest of your speech. when trying to give your audience a reason to listen, you have to