You are a talented speaker, courageous and full of humor. Interestingly, you have a wide scope of understanding on topical issues in life of which at times people need your advice.
Public speaking can be a perfect home business for you especially during your extra time or even all the time.
a) What is public speaking?
Is the process of speaking to a group of people in a planned manner with intention to;
i) Inform
ii) Influence
iii) Entertain
b) Necessary pillars that support public speaking.
i. Talent Anybody who can talk is either aware that they can talk well in public or are afraid that if they talk, someone may make fun of them.With little help, the ones who are not sure of their talent in public speaking can do it quite well.
ii. Motivation from what one knows (content mastery). A public speaker can only talk confidently on what they know and know well. Everybody has some idea on something and with passion, commitment and research, one can do well in public speech. To master what to speak about builds one's confidence in public.
iii. Training on elements of public speaking is very vital. It is not bad to learn the etiquette of public speaking.
These are elements to support the management of the speaker's time during the speech, topic to cover, the type of audience to address, method of speech delivery and others.
c) 8 Things to know about a good public speech
1. Plan -Every business should have a plan. It is necessary to know how the whole business is run e.g. as a single speaker, work may over whelm you. This requires the assistance of business plan specialists. -You may also think of employing some other public speakers at specific functions of which you may not have relevant ideas (knowledge).
2. Oratory skills
-As a major requirement, train well on oratory skills. This can be practiced in a closed door mock speech.
-It is necessary you vary vocal pace, tone and volume.
3. Gesture use.
-Gesture should complement your words in harmony. In the process, your listeners should know when to ask you questions.
-stage movements and gestures use should exhibit confidence and poise. Why? Because the good qualities of gestures are sometimes difficult to attain but easy for an audience to sense.
4. Voice control is a must.
-You can't afford to be too loud or not audible to any part of your audience.
5. Word choice should be precise
-research your topic well in advance. This is to build on what you already know.
-organize your ideas logically and master key points of your presentation e.g. the use of metaphors, proverbs and other ideas that will keep the audience interested in you speech.
6. Incorporate humor.
-knowing when to use humor is essential.
-analyze the audience and discern what they expect. This is to demystify the topic and reduce boredom.
7. Relate with the listener
-Connect with the audience.
i) Eye contact.
ii) Conduct question and answer session where necessary or lead discussion.
iii) Seek and utilize feedback.
iv) Listen critically and analyze other speakers well in your response.
8. Obey time constraints
-May be you have 45 minutes. Customize your presentation to fit the time allowed and respect your audience by not going over time.
d) After a public speech, what next?
-You have spoken as planned or your contracted friend has done well in the speech delivered. What happens next?
i. Seek for customer response.
-consult the customer to give you an opinion on the speech. This may either be positive or negative.
-At this point, take note of your weak areas and reinforce the positive feedback by detailing a good report for a better future speech.
-As you seek for the listener's response, pay attention to their emphasized points.
-avoid giving excuses for your short comings the listeners may have noted though you may clarify necessary misunderstandings.
ii. Write a report.
-Detail a report on what happened and if possible give yourself a pat on the back.
iii. Give copies of speech when possible.
-As a good will gesture, give a copy of your presentation to anybody who would be interested in the speech.
Note: You must have planned for the cost too.
iv. Seek for payment.
-Consult your contractor or employer for payment.
-It is necessary you sign the relevant documents to make your transaction official otherwise where there are disputes, you may not show much of what is done.
v. Get written recommendation.
-Request your employer (contractor) for some kind of recommendation; otherwise public speaking is a service that no one would know that you can do.
vi. Record contacts for networking.
-Take details of any new person who may want to contact you for networking
Finally public speaking is one area in which many can do well.You may be waiting for another job which is not forth coming.Do not waste time.Start know and the best in public