THIS IS HOW I PREPARED MY FIRST SPEECH IN COLLEGE
The key to successful presentation is preparation which requires research and structure. But how do you start? Undoubtedly, as a student of middle classes, you have enthusiasm for delivering a powerful and persuasive speech that has a good lasting impact on your audience. According to my personal experience, the good preparation is vital for this kin of speech. You have to go through different steps. Some of them, main ones are given as under.
Getting ideas from different sources
Let’s suppose you are a careers officer and have been asked to give a talk on 'Choosing a career' at a local school. Your audience will be composed of 15 and 16-year olds who may (or may not) be interested in their future career. You will have already thought through what the needs of that audience are to be stimulated, entertained, enlightened and given some specific information and help as well.
In front of you is a blank sheet of paper. You start jotting down some category headings - school subjects, parents' influence, opportunities, and so on and then you reach a mental block. How on earth can you make this sound stimulating?
So you have to get ideas from different sources like books, magazines, novels, internet, online platforms etc.
