We will start by discussing things retail clerks and managers should do to succeed and retain customers. Always be courteous to customers and keep your cool. If a customer chews you out and you cannot appease him or her, walk away.

Be familiar with where every item is and how every item works. Be informed about the warranties and other details of your products and services. Give customers space by not following them around or staring at them. If you are about to pass a customer or a customer approaches you, you may ask, “Is there anything I can help you with? Is everything okay?” To show concern for customers, never say, “May I help you?”

Another crucial key to successful retailing is good presentation. The store interior and merchandise should be attractive and in good shape. Always use concise language and demonstrate your retail knowledge when interacting with customers.

Are you interested in doing personal sales or face-to-face demonstrations? If you are, you must be persistent with your approach and pitch and not fear rejection. Build a good rapport by maintaining a good appearance and hygiene, being friendly, personally engaging prospects in your demo and demonstrating adequate knowledge of your item.

Word of mouth is crucial to successful marketing. If you run a physical business, pass out business cards and flyers. If you run a web site, provide a button on each page that lets visitors recommend your site to their friends who have an E-mail address. If you issue sales letters, ask your prospects at the end of the letter to spread the word about you.

If you want to be a graphic designer or marketing manager, you must develop good copywriting skills. Good flyers and newsletters consist of things such as an exciting headline; pretty text boxes and objects and convincing text. Practice with the materials you find in publications. Expect to use software such as Photoshop, Quark, Illustrator and In Design on the job.

We will now discuss advertising. Those who wish to work in the advertising field must keep up with the news every day and be alert to changing consumer trends. To create a good ad, you must sell the marketable difference of your product or service and start your ad with an unexpected approach; for example, you should begin the ad by pretending like you are not advertising anything before you start discussing the product.

We will conclude by covering ways you can market yourself. Undergo training for as many marketable skills as you can and learn how to write good resumes and cover letters and interview successfully.

Learn to type fast and accurately. In addition to being familiar with the keyboard, you must develop patience. For example, if you must capitalize a word, you should say “Hold” after you hit the “Shift” key so you will not be in such a rush that you release your hand from the “Shift” key before you type the first letter of the capitalized word. Let's use “Asia” as an example. Hit the “Shift” key, hold it down, say, “Hold”, type an A, let go of the “Shift” key and type “sia”.

Giving speeches is another part of marketing. Rehearse before giving a speech. While giving a speech, you should smile, maintain a good demeanor and look at the entire audience. Avoid poor posture and body language. Do not blast others.

If you own a retail or Internet business, you must have good writing and grammar skills because you must write things such as brochures, articles and press releases to advertise your business, get more traffic and establish your credibility. If you want to sell and market books through self-publishing sites such as lulu.com, you must write quality content, include adequate samples and design a good cover. Use an image that looks good and evokes emotion. The image should be free of blots and letters in the title that are too hard to see. Do not use all capital letters for your title or author signature. Your title should not consist of letters that run over the edges of the cover or the edges of the cover's image.

Apply what you have learned here to employ successful marketing!

Well trust me, its not something which is unattainable and before going beyond this line just change your concepts slightly and start believing it to be a simple task than a massive hurdle that you've always thought it is, as, I might help you technically but who really can help you, truly, is you. So start believing in yourself and let's find out together what it takes to be a perfect presenter.

Firstly I would deal with the subject of facing the crowd, the steps and solutions how to combat the problem of nervousness. Well, nervousness or anxiety is an inevitable phenomenon and if you feel like a coward, then probably it would help you if I say that even veteran speakers, if , are not nervous, at least suffer from mild apprehensions before their delivery of presentations, even though they are in practice all the time and its their full fledged

Profession. So what can you do to fight your fears and nervousness before a presentation? Here is what you can do-

1. Hear the music inside you

   You need to, firstly, believe in yourself and be assured of what you are doing and saying, because unless you are really sure of what your task is, you'll for sure land up in an awkward situation.

2. Breathe

   Breathing, well, is a universal technique of subsiding the fears and getting your heartbeats in order. This is one of the most effective ways to combat nervousness.

3. Don't drink caffeine or consume sugar

   (Sad but true! It makes you less jittery).

4. Massage Your Hands

   Do this before you play.
   

5. Eat a Banana

   I read this somewhere recently and am still testing its accuracy, but eat a banana before performing, because they are supposed to be big beta blockers and helps control anxiety...

6. Convince Yourself Its No Biggie

   Try to convince yourself that it's not a big deal (even if it is). The more you get worked up about it, the harder it will be for you to calm yourself down. You don't need to give yourself more pressure than there already is! (At the moment, this technique has been working the best for me as long as I REALLY try to make myself believe that it's not a big deal and it's just fun!)

7. Find a theme song for yourself.

   I know it sounds funny, but when you start putting yourself in a character with a background score which is the music you relate with (something inspirational) you find yourself more confident and full of energy.

8. Be A Little Conceited
   

   Well, that's really isn't a good way to put it. Just be REALLY confident! Tell yourself that there's no use to be afraid because you know you're better than everyone else (even if you're not) don't go overboard, but you can't have a low self esteem if you want to be able to play in front of others.

9. Keep Warm

   Make sure your hands and your flute are warm! Cold fingers just make the trembling worse.

10. Remember, You Are Nervous

    Keep in mind that when you are nervous, you have a tendency to go faster than normal. This is a BAD thing! Have the steady tempo in your mind.

11. Visualize, Visualize, Visualize

    Visualize yourself doing it perfectly and amazingly beautifully. You might surprise yourself!

12. Learn Your Subject

    Fill your mind with information about your subject. If you put in the time to do proper research you have won half the battle. Your confidence grows along with your knowledge of your subject. But be prepared... that the nervous stomach of yours may not disappear until you actually begin speaking, so don't expect to be anxious free. Actually, some nervousness is good; otherwise, you may become overconfident. However, when you have something to say and you know what you are going to say your confidence will shine through.

13. Be the expert

    If you have studied, done the research and are properly prepared, then you are the expert. You assume the role as the instructor. Develop the mind set that you are the teacher who is teaching them. You are not being arrogant when you assume the position as the expert. You are simply having the attitude that you have paid the price to speak about your subject and you will deliver.

14. Never apologize

    Do not begin a speech by saying you are sorry for being un-prepared. As soon as you do you have lost the right to speak. You should never start a speech with any kind of an apology. If you are late or lacked the time to prepare like you wanted, simply do not mention it. Just get started with your speech.

15. Begin your speech without words

    When you walk up to the platform to make your speech, pause before saying anything. Look your audience in the eyes. When you approach the beginning of your speech in this manner you communicate to the audience that you are in control. You appear not to be nervous and everyone begins to feel secure. They will be more likely to receive your message.

16. Take your notes, but not your manuscript

    You will want to take your outline. This will give you a sense of security. You have studied. You are prepared. The outline will be there to guide you. It will help you stay on track.
    
    However, if you take the manuscript you will have a tendency to read too much. You may even get lost in all of the writing you have before you, consequently, you may find yourself filled full of fear.
    
    Do not attempt to memorize your manuscript either. You may forget where you are in your speech. Your mind may go blank. Or you may simply look very unnatural as you deliver your memorized script.

17. Practice, Practice and Practice

    You must practice what you are going to say, how you're going to say it and when you're going to say it. You need to get a feel for how your speech is going to come out. You need to make sure your timing is right and your delivery is going to have it's maximum impact. So, practice, practice and practice.

18. Speak In Front of a Mirror

    Get used to the ideas, the words and pronunciation.

19. Smile

    When it is time to present, get up and smile.

20. Keep your voice flexible

    Modulate your voice to emphasize major points and most importantly, avoid monotony.

21. Summarize

    Summarize what you have said (no more than one minute) to help end your presentation.

Well these were the tips to combat nervousness effectively but how do we actually present? What are the things to be kept in mind while doing presentations? What are the dos and donts? Lets check that out.

Dos

Smile! When audience members see a genuine and sincere smile, it makes them want to smile too. What could be better than looking out on an audience of happy, smiling people?

Move. Don't hide behind your podium. Presentations can be scary, but the audience won't eat you alive. This doesn't mean you should pace furiously from one end of the stage to the other, but a little movement will help keep your audience awake.

Test your setup before the presentation. Can you see your visual aids, slides or overheads clearly from the back of the room? Is everything working as you had expected?

Present to the crowd. Consider your audience before your presentation. If your audience is a group of university students, leave your suit at home and make your presentation less formal. If your audience requires more formality, perhaps it's best if you forget the animation. It's unlikely that swirling text and funny noises will impress this crowd.

Don't try to impress with jargon. Never speak above the crowd in hopes of impressing people. When you're speaking in a language that doesn't compute, they'll tune out. The audience may also see you trying too hard to impress and you may come across as false or insincere

Use a computer and multimedia projector. Professional presenters use a computer and projector, so why shouldn't you? Overheads projectors are a little old-fashioned and printing those overhead slides is a nuisance. Get out of the comfort zone and try using new technology. If you're worried about its reliability, bring your overheads as back-up.

Be yourself! Be honest, open and sincere. You're best at being yourself, so let your true self show. People relate to honesty and expressiveness.

Update your slides for each presentation. Don't use the same slides again and again. In the World of Visual Aids, fresh is good.

Use light colours on a dark background and vice-versa. This seems obvious but it's important to keep in mind. The easiest combinations to read are white or yellow bold text on a dark background.

Don'ts

Forgetting to turn off your screen saver. Your presentation is going smoothly, and you're taking a little extra time to explain each of your PowerPoint slides. You turn to look at the projection screen and, in horror, realize that the audience has been watching cute little tropical fish swim for the past five minutes. If you're using a laptop for your presentation, be sure to turn off your screen saver before you begin.

Beeping laptop. If you usually present using a laptop, you've probably experienced the low-battery warning. It screams for attention and successfully irritates any well-intentioned audience. Bring an extension cord if you're using a laptop and plug it in. This way you won't have to worry about low batteries interrupting the flow of your presentation.

Speaking too quickly. It's natural to speed up when feeling nervous. But when you speak at record speeds, not only is it difficult for the audience to understand what you're saying, but it's a dead giveaway that you're sweating bullets.

Overusing animation. Animation is great for capturing the audience's attention and adding interest to any presentation, if used in moderation. However, when things are whirling, whizzing and zooming across the screen, they direct the people's attention away from your message. They'll be too busy trying to figure out how you got your visuals to do those amazing trick

Unexpected animation. Be sure to rehearse your animated presentation before you give it. This ensures the animation you've used is working properly and is appropriate for the audience. Don't let any unexpected sights or sounds catch you off guard.

Using too many bullets and fonts. Keep it simple by using only a few bullets and a maximum of two fonts per slide. If you get too many fonts and bullets, the design becomes cluttered and the information more difficult to read.

Forgetting to delete all guidelines. If you're using PowerPoint, there's nothing worse than a slide that appears as "Click to add title." Of course the audience will forgive you, but it certainly won't help you look like a pro.

Using a font that's too small. The smaller the font, the more difficult it will be for the audience members at the back of the room to read your information.

Placing too many words on a slide. Keep the information in your presentation concise. The words that appear on the slide should spark the larger thought, not explain it. Follow the 7 x 7 rule, which that appear on the slide should spark the larger thought, not explain it. Follow the 7 x 7 rule, which limits the words on a visual to no more than seven words per line and a maximum of seven lines, for a total of 49 words or less per visual. Headings or titles should be kept to four words or less.

Spelling is very important. Don't trust your word corrector and before presentations, scrutinize the spellings once to ensure an error free text.

So this is all about presentations, but this can, as I said before, only help you technically but you are the one who can help yourself and hence, always believe I yourself and your abilities and just go for it! So all set to do a presentation?

List the audience's needs

In this first step, you will be required to identify what the audience needs to know. What is their objective for coming to this talk?

Approach the situation from the audience's perspective. Why is the audience here? What's in it for them to be here? What sort of material are they looking for? Are they seeking information, entertainment or inspiration? Perhaps a combination of the three? These factors have to be considered when planning your speech,

Assess the audience

The next step is assessing the audience. We can remember this with acronym KILL.

K - Knowledge

What is the knowledge level of the audience? Are they well informed of the subject matter or are they encountering the topic for the very first time.

I - Interest

Is the audience eager to hear about this message? Or will it be a hostile audience?

L - Language

Will the audience be familiar with the of the presentation?

L - Level

What is the level of the audience? Will the audience consist of a homogeneous group such as a class of school children? Or will it contain people from all walks of life, of which the presenter will need to strike a good balance to appeal and meet the needs of the entire group.

By KILLing the audience, you will have a better idea of the technical level which you will be going to pitch the idea at. For technical presentations, you might check out the article Presentation Tips for the Technical Professional for tipsthat can help you the next time when you are delivering a technical presentation.

Decide on the outcome

Remember to maintain the focus on the audience. Based on the type of speech, you will need to decide beforehand what you want the audience to know, (for an informative speech).

For a motivational speech, you will need to know what you want them to feel. (Motivated, inspired or excited?)

Alternatively, for a speech which has a call for action, decide beforehand what you want them to do with your message or information. Do you want them to use it? Or perhaps to be invited back for further events? You will have to decide beforehand.

The following three step process should be followed as the very first step when planning a speech. This will allow you to focus and narrow the scope of your speech allowing it to be more focus and relevant. After you have completed analysing your audience, you might consider preparing your speech according to the following six steps. I hope that by following this recommended structure, you will be able to effectively wow your audience with a great prepared speech.

Speaking before a group was the primary fear for the 2,543 male and female adult Americans surveyed by Bruskin Associates (1973). Similarly, data gathered over an eight-year period from 20,000 students at Michigan State University, Illinois State University, and West Virginia University showed that between 15 and 20 percent of students suffered from fears of public speaking (McCroskey, 1977).

How can you face your fears and come to terms with your nervousness?

You are just about to go on stage and give your talk. You are terribly nervous and sweating - what does this tell about you? This just shows that you wish to perform well and you care about the results of your efforts.

Fear is natural, fear is not your enemy and fear alerts you to potential dangers and is at your service. But if fear controls you, you crumble and cannot perform. Stage fright is your body's way of alerting you to prepare. What you do about your nervousness is crucial.

Three things to remember about conquering fear:

The panic intensifies the more you try to escape it.

 

You have to accept your fears and make them an ally working for you rather than against you. Accept your fears as a signalling mechanism that alerts you and then fear will stop torturing you.

Stage fright seems awful to the speaker.

Most of the time, people in the audience may not even notice that you are nervous. Almost everybody in the audience understands that stage fright is human and don't pay much attention to it. But if the speaker is bothered by it, the symptoms escalate. The audience notices it only when you're really messed up.

Accept that nervousness is actually good for you and then learn to use the anxiety to your advantage.

Most speakers are nervous at the beginning of a presentation but get more relaxed as the presentation goes on. If you manage to channel the energy of nervousness in a constructive way it relaxes you.

There are very many techniques for dealing with nervousness and stage fright.

Breathing technique

First clear your nostrils by breathing in and out quickly several times in a row. Next, use the thumb to close your right nostril and your ring finger to close your left nostril alternately. Begin by inhaling through both nostrils. Then breathe out through one nostril, while blocking the other, and then switch and breathe in through the other nostril. After three complete breaths, exhale without switching sides, and do three more breaths. Now rest and breathe deeply and evenly through both nostrils for a few minutes. Then repeat the cycle two more times.

Visualization technique

Visualize your words issuing from you and going over to the audience like a cloud or a wave. Next see the audience feeling energized and good about it. Then visualize them getting interested and asking question or nodding in agreement. Finally visualize them clapping enthusiastically as you finish. See yourself glowing in happiness there in front of the audience after giving your successful presentation.

Transforming the energy of nervousness

One strategy for transforming the energy of nervousness is to discover the physical feeling of anxiety in our body by paying attention to physical sensations. Where is this feeling centred? Is it in the stomach, throat, hands, feet or somewhere else? When you discover this spot, usually near the stomach, move it up slowly towards your heart or head and notice how the emotion changes. This mental and physical relocation will shift the emotion to the higher, more positive pole of anticipation or excitement. Do this exercise anytime nervousness strikes, even just minutes before the start of the presentation.

Physical activity during presentation

Another tactic to cover up your nervousness difficulty with handling stress is to plan an explicitly physical activity as your introduction or icebreaker. This is not a physical exercise to necessarily get you giggling or sporty, but to activate everyone. Some presenters go and shake hands with everyone in the audience (for small audiences).

We can learn to be able to effectively control our voices when giving speeches. Here are some of the more important aspects of a speaker's voice which we should learn to control.

The Five Factors involved in voice quality

(Ranked from the easiest to control to the hardest)

1. Volume

   Although technology bestows on us technological marvels such as the microphone, we frequently have to present with no technological aids. This means that as speakers, the volume of our speech should be of primary importance to us.
   
   It is important to vary your voice taking into consideration your surroundings as well as the size of your audience. Generally, speakers tend to speak too softly, and this is because one's own voice always sounds louder to you than to a listener. Remember to pay attention to your audience's reactions to have a gauge whether are you speaking loudly enough.

2. Rate

   Rate refers to the number of words spoken per minute. There is no such thing as a one size fits all “ideal” rate of speaking. It all depends on factors such as the nature of the speech, the mood which the speaker is trying to create as well as the natural attributes of a speaker.
   
   Typically, people tend to deliver public speeches at a rate that is too fast. I personally find that presenting at a slower rate allows me more time to think about my points, as well as reduces the frequency of my pause fillers such as “er” or “em”. Rate is a factor, similar to volume that can and should be improved upon fairly easily.

3. Pauses

   Adding pauses to your speech is another simple and easy way to make a speech more effective. It is used, by poised and confident speakers to build tension or to allow audiences to ponder over an interesting point made within the speech.
   
   There is also a matter of the length and timing of the pause, but improving upon this can only come from valuable experience.
   
   From this factor onwards, it gets more challenging to improve upon these factors. I personally struggle with these factors.

4. Pitch

   Pitch is defined as the highness or lowness of a speaker's voice. Inflections, which are changes in the pitch or tone of a speaker's voice, help to make your speech dynamic and make you appear to be confident and full of energy.

5. Vocal Variety

   Vocal Variety is defined as changes in the speaker's pitch, rate and volume that gives the voice variety and expressiveness. Your voice should not be merely used to speak words, but should be used to add impact and reinforce your message. Varying your rate, pitch and volume when expressing yourself works like magic when it comes to an interesting and worthwhile speech.
   
   Finally, in order to improve on the above points, you will have to rehearse. And as your rehearse, you will only get better and gain confidence. Join a local toastmasters club to provide you with the opportunities to practice your speeches and you will be on your way to becoming an excellent public speaker.

Fortunately, people who do not speak regularly in public are rarely asked to do so on the spur of the moment. This means that a person will generally have a few days and maybe weeks to get ready for this assignment. The first thing to do is request a fact sheet about the person being introduced. If he or she is a well known speaker or makes a living by doing public speaking this document will be readily available. If not, it can be constucted by contacting the person to do a brief interview to collect information. Either way, it is important to know a few significant things about the person's qualifications.

Once armed with this information, an outline needs to be formed of how to present the speaker to the group. Start the outline by listing where the person was born and raised if this is available. The geography lesson needs to be followed with two or three sentences about his or her educational credentials. This is even more important if the person graduated from a prominent school like Harvard or has achieved a doctorate. Anything that adds weight to the speaker's expert status is worth saying.

From here, the introduction should briefly cover his or her work history. It is important to distill the best from the rest. The audience should feel that the person has already accomplished the goals that are being discussed. For example, if it is a speaker at an investment seminar, it would be good if the person had been successful working for a major stock broker. Frequently, by the time someone is being invited to speak about a certain field or hot topic, the person's reputation is known. The idea is to remind the group why the speaker's words are important to each audience member.

If the speaker has had a major event happen recently in his or her life that can add a human interest side to their biography, it is important to include this in the introductory remarks. The birth of a first grandchild or marriage of the first or last or only child would be some examples of things people like to hear that make the speaker more human. Listeners like to be able to identify with a speaker as a person as much or more as they do as an expert.

If possible, the introduction should list a few places or groups the speaker has addressed in previous weeks. This will create a sense that everyone wants to listen to what this person has to say. People like to be a part of what is currently popular.

Finally, the remarks might be flavored with a few brief excellent newer jokes or funny stories. These should be told well or not at all. The plan here is to build interest and excitement for the guest speaker not to make the audience run for the doors. The best introduction will introduce the speaker without trying to match or outdo what he or she will say.

The first thing you must do to make a persuasive speech is to prepare. Rehearse and memorize your speech. Practice presenting your speech alone or in front of others.

There are many other things you must do. You must establish an ethos, or credibility, with your audience. Start your speeches with something that will get the attention of your audience. Say something that will show your sense of humor and elicit laughter.

Good eye contact is important. Common sense should tell you that you should not look at the ceiling or the floor. Convince yourself that the people in the audience are your best friends and look directly at them. Look at the entire audience so that no one will feel like he or she is being singled out. Only speak while reading your notes once in a while, if that is necessary. If you decide to give your speech away from the podium, hold your notes away from your face. It is okay to walk in front of the audience.

Your body language and posture can help make or break your speech. Do not put your hands into your pockets. You will probably build a wall of resistance if you cross your arms. Do not move your hands too much. Avoid pointing at the audience. Do not lean on the podium.

The facial expressions you use can play an important part in persuading your audience to accept and incorporate your message. Do not frown or look sad. If the message you are trying to convey is serious, you may display a neutral facial expression; however, you should not spend too much time being stoic. Your face will not break if you smile throughout your presentation.

It is important to pay attention to the tone of voice you use. Do not use a tone that is too soft, harsh or weak. It is important to not present your speech in a monotone; therefore, you should occasionally change the tone of your voice a little. Let your current mood help dictate your tone. For example, you should use a tone that displays excitement when you cover a point you are very passionate about. If you have a tape recorder, please record your rehearsals.

Never let your emotions overcome you. In November 1994, Republicans gained control over the United States House and the United States Senate; subsequently, they instituted radical changes. When I gave a political speech to my class in 1996, I lost my cool. I blasted the Republican Party as being mean-spirited politicians who enjoy cutting benefits for poor people.

This tantrum made it harder to persuade the audience to vote for Democrats in the following election. My classmates criticized me for “having an axe to grind”. While tutoring me in algebra a few months later, a former classmate said she liked every speech I gave except my speech blasting Republicans. I should have only discussed the good things Democrats do.

Please do not be afraid to give an important speech. Follow these steps to make a persuasive speech.

Many people face this “fear” and it takes practice, guidance and a bit of knowledge to be able to master the art of speech giving and presenting.

When I was in university, every single business course that I had taken (even the social science courses), was filled with at least three chapters about presenting skills.

Many call it the art of communication, but in my opinion it is the art of presenting, since it's all about you, your topic and the audience.

That's why; I'm going to pass onto you my valuable lesson that has made me pretty much an interesting and very effective speech giver in my community.

1. Dress To Impress:

   A study has showed that more than 60% of your presentation is emphasized on your dressing and conducting ways. People pay attention to the appearance at first and then to the content. They would pay twice the respect to a person in a suit giving a speech to the employees about the change in company policy regarding healthcare, than to a person who is dressed in something close to the fishing “uniform” giving the same speech.
   
   Some researchers say that it's about the look of authority that attracts, but others just consider it "good to look at and to listen to." Be well groomed, shaved and neat. Moreover, for the women, dress something that shows authority and your rank's importance. If it's a skirt, let it be knee high. If it's pants, let it be with pinstripes to show your height. High heel shoes are preferable for better appearance.

2. Be Ready:

   your topic shouldn't be the work of a two-hour typing done the day before. You should practice your speech in front of a sample audience and work your articulation, tone, speed, all of which should be mild, emphasizing on the key words that are the bulk of your message. Then, you have to ask your sample audience about what and how they felt regarding your speech. Were they bored? Is it too long? What was the message that they got from your talk? Did you look appropriate to the speech? What should you change? It's all about the perception that the people would get from you and what they understood from your speech.

3. Be Effective:

   the world's biggest speech givers (related to big and successful companies) are those that don't have a paper to read. Giving a speech is not about reading a paper like a jury's statement or like a constitutional decree, it's about passing on a message to a large audience with conviction and enthusiasm that they would actually listen and take notes.

4. Eye Contact, Eye Contact All The Time:

   We call it the "lighthouse effect". It's about keeping eye contact to all the people in the room. If it was a ten-person meeting or a 300-person seminar, it's about keeping eye contact with the people that you will zap the information into their minds and even sub-consciousness. The lighthouse effect is about looking one by one (or batch by batch) to people's eyes from left to right and then return. By doing this, you make sure that they are following you, recording your words and keeping up with the topic.

5. Relax:

   If you start shaking, show a sign of insecurity or fear or trouble people would immediately get distracted by the fly on the ceiling. Yes, during a speech it's twice as easy to make people lose control of their concentration. So, keep your voice in check, emphasize and raise your voice on the key words. Take a sip of the water present for you and take deep breath before starting each paragraph. Be cool, relax and remember that you are not the only person on this planet doing a speech.

In the end, the whole thing is not something you learn from a week's work, many presenters take long time to be masters in their art.

Do you realize that each of us has a potential to be a good speaker? You may gaze at me strangely and ask me why? Speaking in front of an audience will not be a tough job if you develop appropriate skills when giving a speech. In conclusion, speaking in front of an audience can be an easy task. Just follow these tips on how to speak well in front of an audience:

1. Grab the attention of the audience in the first few minutes with a question, a comment, a funny experience or a story. This will help you to connect immediately with everyone in the hall. This initial step will also assist you to make your audience feel comfortably, relax by developing good relationship between you and your audience.
2. Dress appropriately for the occasion. Never put in casual attires as this will give your audience bad impression and image towards you.
3. Present the desired image and speech to your audience. Never copycat other speakers' works.
4. Speak calmly, slowly, loudly and clearly. Never mumble. Never giggle while speaking.
5. Look into the eyes of your audience. Try to make as much eye contact as possible as this will put you at ease and finally you can deliver your speech in your desired manner.
6. Deliver your speech with facial expressions and intonation. Raise or lower your voice where necessary. This will help to grab your audience's attention effectively.
7. Your body language is important. Standing, walking or moving about is preferred to sitting down or standing still and reading from a prepared speech.
8. Key your body flexible. Do not stiffen your arms, legs and shoulders.
9. Ask questions to make your speaking session interactive and attractive
10. Use visual aids, power point presentation, picture, diagram or etc. to make your message clearer and interesting.
11. Straight to the points so that your audience can understand what are you talking about
12. Bow politely or express your gratitude to show your appreciation for your audience's support and presence at the end of the speech

The last word I would like to emphasize here is “practice”. Repeat to practice the above effective skills can make you become perfect and finally you can get your audience noticed and grab their attentions easily. As you go through the practice for some time, you can probably become a very good and well-known speaker. Cheers!