Speeches, Lecture, Presentation: Speak and Convince With Ease in Front of an Audience - How to Quickly Improve Your Rhetoric and Expression, Plan Your Presentation and Shake off Any Stage Fright

By Leon Bahlsen

Do you need to give a talk or presentation for your work, school or studies? Whether it is a short presentation or a longer lecture in the context of a seminar - the conditions are the same.

You are not one of those people who can speak without any fear in front of other people and deliver your presentation eloquently and confidently? On the contrary, are you nervous and have the feeling that you won't be able to get a word in edgewise? The good news is that speaking in front of other people can be learned!

This guidebook deals with the basics of interpersonal communication. It helps you understand how communication breakdowns can occur and how to prevent them. Furthermore, this book covers the means and ways to make your speech really resonate with your audience.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Leon Bahlsen
• Release date: Jul 27, 2023
• ISBN: 9798223848189

Book preview

Speeches, lecture, presentation

Speak and convince with ease in front of an audience

How to quickly improve your rhetoric and expression, plan your presentation and shake off any stage fright

Leon Bahlsen

All advice in this book has been carefully considered and checked. Nevertheless, no guarantee can be given. Any liability of the author or the publisher for any personal injury, property damage or financial loss is therefore excluded.

All rights reserved, in particular the right to reproduce and distribute the translation. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form (by photocopy, microfilm or any other process) or stored, processed, duplicated or distributed using electronic systems without the written permission of the publisher.

Content

What you can expect in this book

Your presentation - your appearance

Each lecture is a presentation of yourself

What do I want to achieve with my presentation?

Who do I want to reach with my presentation?

Who will give the lecture?

How communication works

What is communication?

Different communication models

Transmitter-receiver model

Organon model

Iceberg model

5 Axioms of communication

4 ears model

NLP model

Transactional Analysis

Especially nonverbal and paraverbal communication

How can nonverbal communication be used?

Communication disruptions

Detect and avoid malfunctions

The language as a medium

The right rhetoric

The rhetorical skills

Rhetorical means

The voice

The receiver

His personality

Different learning types

What do the different learning types mean for my presentation?

The speaker

Your personality

Serenity - Just be yourself

Feedback please!

Stage fright - very much!

Stage fright versus speech anxiety

Reactions in stressful situations

Where does speech anxiety come from?

How to overcome speech anxiety?

Relaxation exercises

And what is stage fright?

Profiting from stage fright

A few more practical tips for your presentation

The right preparation

Time management

The venue

Feel comfortable in your skin

The right position

Take a breath, think positive, get going

Practice makes perfect

Your successful presentation - let's go

What you can expect in this book

Do you need to give a talk or presentation for your work, school or studies? Whether it's a short presentation or a longer talk as part of a seminar - the conditions are the same.

You are not one of those people who can speak without any fear in front of other people and deliver your speech eloquently and confidently? On the contrary: Are you nervous and have the feeling that you won't be able to get a word in edgewise? The good news: Speaking in front of other people can be learned!

This guidebook deals with the basics of interpersonal communication. It helps you understand how communication breakdowns can occur and how to prevent them. Furthermore, this book covers the means and ways to make your presentation really resonate with your audience.

The guide also deals with your voice, showing how to train it, as well as exercises to combat speech anxiety.

And you will learn that it doesn't have to be the perfect, flawless presentation that convinces your audience. It is you who inspires with your personality. 

Parallels are drawn with the performance of artists and athletes. And not without reason! You can learn from them how to deal with nervousness and even intense stage fright and how to deliver your performance to the point. You will see that good preparation is one thing, composure and authenticity are another.

Finally, you will get a few practical tips.   

Are you ready to make your entrance?

Your presentation - your appearance

Each lecture is a presentation of yourself

Almost everyone is once in the situation of having to present something. This can be an artistic or athletic performance or even a lecture. Every person who presents something also presents himself to a certain extent. Of course, this self-presentation plays a