To Mark Your Script or Not? That Is the Question in Public Speaking Posted By : The Voice Lady

If, on the other hand, you would rather deliver your speech as if you were having a conversation in your living room, then do not mark your script. Were I teaching you how to deliver a dynamic speech or presentation, my advice would be the latter to treat your audience as if you were speaking to a group of people in your home. By marking your script, you then place your delivery into a preset form of actions which may or may not work with your audience. By allowing your audience to decide how they will react to you, you then can react to them naturally and normally, not one determined by the markings on your script. If you would allow your delivery as well as the reaction of your audience to determine how you proceed, to determine when you smile, or whether you should emphasize a particular word or not, you will be much more warmly received because you will be talking from your heart and not just from your head. Visit The Voice Lady's blog and watch a brief video as she describes Dynamic Public Speaking .

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