Find out your current level of public speaking or presentation skill. Work your way up from there. Some people may not fit in one single level completely. But they can use the described tips or remedies. With dedication, practice, and the right approach, anyone can become a master in public speaking. Stay with Podium (First idea sharing and public speaking platform of Bangladesh) and its sister concern Crash Course (Skill development platform) for more !

1. LEVELS OF
PUBLIC
SPEAKING

2. ARE NOT THE SAME
ALL THE LEVELS OF
PUBLIC SPEAKING

3. DIFFERENT CHALLENGES
DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES

4. HERE ARE
SIXGENERALIZED
LEVELS
FIND OUT YOURS

5. THE
FROZEN
KID
LEVEL ONE

6. SONERVOUSTHAT
YOU LOOK LIKE A
DEADMANSTANDING
ORFROZENSTATUE
ONTHESTAGE?

7. (PEOPLEYOUFEELCOMFORTABLEAROUND)

8. YOUR WAY UP
WORK
PRACTICE
REGULAR AND FREQUENT

9. IF YOU CAN DO IT IN FRONT OF CLOSED ONES,
YOU CAN DO IT ANYWHERE, ON ANY STAGE
CONVINCE YOURSELF

10. PREPARED
MR./MS. STAMMER
LEVEL TWO

11. LOTSOF
STAMMERING
AND
VERBAL
MISTAKES
STILL
SCRIPT
PREPARATION

12. WHENONTHESTAGE,TRYTOSPEAKINFULLSENTENCES
ATONCERATHERTHAN SEPARATEDWORDS/PHRASES
EFFECTSOF…
WESHOULD UM..BEMORE..
CONSCIOUSOFTHE..UH..
WESHOULDBEMORE
*BREATHE/TAKEASECOND*
*BREATHE/TAKEASECOND*
CONSCIOUSOFTHEEFFECTSOF
SLOW DOWN AND HOLD YOUR CALM

13. KNOWYOURCONTENTSREALLY
WELL,DON’TJUSTMEMORIZE.
WORKONYOURLANGUAGESKILL
IFYOUPRESENTINNON-NATIVE
LANGUAGE

14. TRYUSINGANOUTLINE
RATHERTHANASCRIPT
WHEN YOU CAN GIVE
FAIRLY FLUENT SPEECHES,

15. UNPREPARED MR./MS. STAMMER
LEVEL THREE

16. DOESN’TUSESCRIPTORPREP,BUT
STAMMERALONGTHEWAYLIKETHE
PREVIOUSGROUP
SAMETIPASPREVIOUS:
HOLDYOURCALM,DON’TRUSH

17. STARTUSINGOUTLINES
PRACTICESEVERALTIMES
WORKONYOURLANGUAGESKILLS
IFITISNOTYOURNATIVELANGUAGE

18. LEVEL FOUR :
THE FLUENT,
BORING GUY

19. THEBLA-BIDY-BU-BLASPEAKERWHO
PUTSPEOPLETOSLEEPFASTERTHANINSOMNIAPILLS
SLEEPING
PILLS

20. THIS GUY NEEDS TO
EXPRESS IT LIKE A
STORY (STORYTELLING)

21. EXPRESS IT LIKE A STORY
You’re doing a presentation, so you start with the
facts you want to get across. Wrong! Humans are
hardwired for stories. They love heroes, journeys,
surprises, layers and happy endings
- Ffion Lindsay
(From her Sparkol article)

22. AND BE
MORE EMOTIVE
MORE INTERACTIVE

23. TIP #1
START USING VARIATION IN
YOUR VOCAL DELIVERY
(LOUDVSLOW
VOICE)
SPEEDANDPAUSES
(WHERE TOGOFAST,WHERE TOGO
SLOW, WHERE TOPAUSE)
(EXAMPLE: HARSHVSSOFT;
STRONG,PROTESTING
VSHEARTTOUCHING;
HUMOROUS)
TONEVOLUME

24. TIP #2: BE MORE INTERACTIVE
GRAB ATTENTION AT
THE START
(JOKE, WOW FACT, STATEMENT, OR
ANYTHING THAT CATCHES ATTENTION.
YOU CAN USE ICEBREAKING TRICKS TOO)
USE OPEN, YET RELEVANT
BODY LANGUAGE, AND
FACIALEXPRESSIONS

25. TIP #2: BE MORE INTERACTIVE
HUMOR
ANECDOTE
EXPERIENCE

26. ALMOST
LEVEL FIVE:
MAESTRO

27. ?
PEOPLE LISTEN TO THIS GUY LIKE THIS BECAUSE
S/HE IS EMOTIVE, FLUENT, ENGAGING, AND
PROBABLY CHARISMATIC TOO!

28. LEARN HOW TO DO EVERYTHING MENTIONED WITHOUT
PREPARATION, INSTANTLY, AND THEN YOU CAN
BECOME A -
THE MAESTRO
LEVEL SIX

29. THESE ARE GENERALIZED LEVELS.
YOUMAYORMAYNOTFITINANYOFTHESECOMPLETELY.
BUTIDENTIFYYOURWEAKNESSESANDUSETHEABOVE
MENTIONEDMEDICINEFORSOLVINGTHEM.
GOOD LUCK :D

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31. http://www.sparkol.com/engage/8-classic-storytelling-techniques-for-
engaging-presentations/
MORE ON STORYTELLING HERE :

32. CONTENT
ANDDESIGN:
DAWOOD
CHOWDHURY
TEAMLEADER
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