How to stop being afraid of speaking in a live
A Life / / December 19, 2019
Inga Lozitsky
Teacher public speaking skills, lecturer-musicologist and music critic.
If your home is worth a piano, it does not mean that you know how to play it. If you have a voice, it does not mean that you know how to sing. If you know how to talk, it does not mean that you can immediately speak before an audience.
Everyone needs to learn.
To quickly and easily, without the fear of stuttering and speak in public, you need to practice the skill to turn out. Then fear will go, and it will pour. And not to be afraid to live broadcasts, must often go on the air. Here's a paradox. And if you thoroughly prepared for their presentation, then you will have nothing to fear.
However, it is believed that a specially prepared to live streaming is not necessary to shew so what you really are, and you will become closer to its subscribers. If this is a personal blog for family and friends - your work, you can do whatever your heart desires.
But if you position yourself as a professional and an expert in anything, conducts business in social networks, then you need to think through all the details, so as not to scare off potential customers, and not to lose subscribers.
I propose a check-list to help prepare for the live broadcast.
1. Put a clear goal
Think about what you want to tell, whether the plan for something to call (buy a product or service), or simply to show its expertise.
Follow your content plan. Choose a topic that is close to what you're currently writing the posts.
Clearly, if you are "here and now" decided to share what's around you (leads broadcast in nature or from the event, which are) - is another option. Now I suggest to understand the case when you want to offer useful content to deliver information as an expert in the business.
For the first live broadcast can safely take the threads of their own posts. Look at what has caused the greatest response from the subscribers read the comments. And ozvuchte it's all in the air.
2. Write a speech plan
Consider the structure of the text (remember the target). If you are new to oratory, Write your speech from beginning to end, with all the jokes, digressions from the topic, "Impromptu". Even the fact that you will be talking to interact with the audience: "Put a plus sign", "agree with me?" And the like.
Remember that you will see not only live, but also in the record. Therefore, we should not wait in silence, when you join the audience. Start talking as soon as they went on the air. Greet those who will see you in a post, and tell us about something close to the subject of the ether. Try welcome to join you viewers calmly and clearly, without stretching the endless "pref-oo."
For example, show the beginning of my text for the webcast:
I wait for a while to join the audience. To begin tell you who I am and what topic today.
So, my name is Inga Lozitsky. I am a lecturer-musicologist, teacher of oratory. The theme of today's ether - "How to prepare for public speaking».
For any speech must be prepared. Required. I really like Mark Twain's saying: "It takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech short."
No matter how much it will take your statement - hour, 15 minutes or 3 minutes. It is necessary to prepare.
Well, I can see that already join us, is pleased to welcome you all. Hello!
My friends, wave to me in the comments if I can be clearly seen and heard. And if everything is in order, then begin.
Yes, thank you, I see that there is a connection. Then we move on to the case. A topic that will now disassemble, - "How to prepare for public speaking."
3. rehearse your speech
Relate all that you have written many, many times. Aloud. It is important to repeat aloud, with all bursts intonation, pauses, gestures, Facial expressions. Rehearse as long as the speech does not become your "home". Should leave feeling that you pronounce the memorized text.
I repeat: when you become an experienced speaker, will be enough a simple speech plan. As long as you are a beginner - write the whole text in full.
"Impromptu" will be able to act when your text "written on the subcortex" when you have already performed on this subject many times.
4. Think about whether you will be responding to comments
Will be able to return to the subject, interrupted the thought if distracted questions and answers?
Sometimes, especially during the first broadcasts, you can disable comments (or chat), and tell the audience: "I want to give you as much information, so the question will not answer / Disable Chat. Everything you want to know on the subject, all of your questions in the comments write a post that will put today after the broadcast. I will reply to all, and if there will be many questions, a separate broadcast spend with the answers. "
Just do not be unfounded. Spend the most useful live, then do not forget to put a post and answer questions. Whereas such a step as turning off comments will not appear on the questions in flight.
Basically, if you own your theme and rehearsed speech, questions you are not afraid. Unless they can be very distracting from the main subject, so you should be able to "go back" and say what they planned to say. This skill comes with experience.
5. Record yourself on video
Pay attention to where you look, how to smile, your eyebrows are in what position. Watch for facial expressions.
Do you make sense intonation accents or speak monotonous and soporific? Do not interfere with your words-parasites? What is your rate of speech, whether to do a pause, if have time to breathe?
Also on the video to see what makes your hands. There are "garbage" gesture - it pochosyvaniya twitching ear lobe, frequent hair touch. From this it is necessary to get rid of. Notice how in the frame (close to the camera) looks active gestures - sometimes better to just hold hands. But also becomes a "talking head" is also not worth it. Rehearse, look, look for a middle ground.
Record yourself on video and analyze whether all suits you, whether you are credible as an expert.
6. Think appearance
Generally showing visible to the waist or chest. Look in advance how it will look in the scene. One day I was watching a live broadcast, where a young woman was in a strapless sundress that kept on rezinochke above the breast. In the picture, she was just at this very rezinochku, giving the impression that the translation leads naked girl.
If you sit close to the camera and takes up the entire screen close-up, then it is better not to do magnificent hairstyle, do not dissolve and does not flip forward on chest long hair, do not bright makeup.
It is possible that it is beautiful, but looks deliberately shot, too artificial. Especially if you have a background of flowered wallpaper, curtains or carpet - in general, everyday home environment in which you are looking to a foreign body.
This also applies to the appearance of the men. When put on parade, a weekend or a business suit with a tie, and against the background... of course, it is not necessary to go to extremes and go on the air in the home shirt. With such an interior appearance may be blend, but not add professional feelings.
Always remember which way you cast the audience. If you position yourself, assume as family psychologist, that outspoken outfit unlikely to raise the confidence of the audience.
7. Pay attention to what is in the frame
Is not there anything unnecessary in the background that can ruin your carefully thought-out image expert. Remove all loose items: bags, dishes, toys, hanging wire - everything, that there may be more.
8. Bring themselves in order to airing
No need to use the camcorder as a mirror while you are waiting for the accession of spectators. Seen such esters where girls are not only corrected the hair and makeup, but also brush their teeth with his finger.
Remember that even if at the moment you do not see the ether record will be available to subscribers at least another 24 hours.
9. Do not forget to wipe the camera
The picture is much brighter and better.
So, to get rid of the fear of the live broadcast, you need to consider everything: write text, rehearse a lot of time to record their rehearsals on video.
To not be afraid to look in the picture is ugly, awkward, yet again - say, gesticulate, model the facial expressions. You'll get used to the text itself, his voice, his hands. Excitement will be, but that's okay. A fear that constrains movement and compresses the throat, which is dry in the mouth, confused thoughts and shaking knees, leave. True. Retrieved on myself and on my students.
And the more often you will be aired, record video, so it will be easier to overcome this fear. And over time, as corny as it may sound, you earn experience and will be easily and freely communicate with the audience.
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