So I have a speech tomorrow...

and I am REALLY bad at giving speeches. Once I get up there I just freeze and my mind goes blank, even if I have cards to read off of. I just stare at them like I'm looking at some foreign symbols.

I've practiced a lot tonight and I'm fairly confident that I can pull it off, but do you guys have any tips that may help me get through it?

Well... what kind of a speach are we talking about here...?

Just get up there. Focus. Don't think much. Feel your piece.

And don't try to look impressive by 'memorizing' the speech and not referring to your cards or text. Read the text and look at the audience reasonably..

BTW is there a podium?

Just get up there. Focus. Don't think much. Feel your piece.

And don't try to look impressive by 'memorizing' the speech and not referring to your cards or text. Read the text and look at the audience reasonably..

BTW is there a podium?

Napster06

BTW, my topic is on Video Games, which makes it somewhat easier to talk about since, of course, I know a lot about them...but still...I hate given speeches :(

[QUOTE="Napster06"]

Just get up there. Focus. Don't think much. Feel your piece.

And don't try to look impressive by 'memorizing' the speech and not referring to your cards or text. Read the text and look at the audience reasonably..

BTW is there a podium?

Lobster_Ear

BTW, my topic is on Video Games, which makes it somewhat easier to talk about since, of course, I know a lot about them...but still...I hate given speeches :(

Well thats another good thing, talking about something you know. And I'm sure its not some sort of competition right.

Open with the start of a joke and then finish it up poorly, make a joke about it being a bad joke, then near the end drop the twist that makes it funny.

Of course for all i know you are doing this speech at a wake and might want to avoid any funny material.

Well, the best way to be prepared for a speech is know what you're talking about and learn the easy stuff by heart. Then, just tell yourself that what you learnt is fine, and even if you do a mistake it really doesn't matter.

If you're breathing fast, take a deep breath 4 seconds, hold it 4 seconds and release it 8 seconds. 448.

Maybe you'll have a snowday.LegendaryFox77

Don't fidget or put your hands in your pockets. Maintain eye contact with the entire audience but don't be robotic about it.gobo212

I'm assuming the entire audience has more than two eyes. That could be a problem if you are infact not a fly...

[QUOTE="gobo212"]Don't fidget or put your hands in your pockets. Maintain eye contact with the entire audience but don't be robotic about it.Apollo5000

I'm assuming the entire audience has more than two eyes. That could be a problem if you are infact not a fly...

I think it is pretty obvious what I mean...

[QUOTE="Apollo5000"]

[QUOTE="gobo212"]Don't fidget or put your hands in your pockets. Maintain eye contact with the entire audience but don't be robotic about it.gobo212

I'm assuming the entire audience has more than two eyes. That could be a problem if you are infact not a fly...

I think it is pretty obvious what I mean...

I think its also pretty obvious that i was not expecting him to be a fly...

[QUOTE="gobo212"][QUOTE="Apollo5000"]

[QUOTE="gobo212"]Don't fidget or put your hands in your pockets. Maintain eye contact with the entire audience but don't be robotic about it.Apollo5000

I'm assuming the entire audience has more than two eyes. That could be a problem if you are infact not a fly...

I think it is pretty obvious what I mean...

I think its also pretty obvious that i was not expecting him to be a fly...

bad joke let it die please.

Well, I got through it. My mouth was really dry and for some reason my leg felt oddly weak and shakey, but hey, I got an "A".Lobster_Ear

Woops. My post is a bit late :P

Good job :P