{"id":3207,"date":"2014-07-11T12:19:12","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T19:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/?p=3207"},"modified":"2014-07-11T12:32:28","modified_gmt":"2014-07-11T19:32:28","slug":"public-speaking-simple-strategy-improving-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/public-speaking-simple-strategy-improving-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Speaking: A Simple Strategy for Improving Your Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/gov-talk\/about-gov\/public-sector-trends\/public-speaking-simple-strategy-improving-skills\/attachment\/speaker\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3208\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-3208\" src=\"https:\/\/www.careersingovernment.com\/tools\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/public.speaking.baptisa.jpg\" alt=\"speaker\" width=\"436\" height=\"425\" \/><\/a>Over the last decade I have performed public debates and speeches in four countries and three continents in a variety of venues ranging from two-person rooms to theaters with hundreds of spectators to the maximum security wing of the Oregon State Penitentiary. In all those speeches and debates, I learned one critical lesson: public speaking and persuasion are all about the basics. In this month\u2019s feature, I will present a basic technique that will help you grow in your public speaking skill and confidence level.<\/p>\n<p>At this point in my life, I have lost track of the countless presentations and speeches that I have endured where by the end I had forgotten what the speaker was presenting about. We have all been through speeches that quickly go off-track or are so poorly structured that they cause the audience to be lost. One of the easiest ways to avoid being that speaker is to use the simple \u201ctell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, and tell them what you told them\u201d technique, otherwise known as the \u201ctell them\u201d approach. In this month\u2019s feature, I will be talking about how to use this effective technique.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the \u201ctell them\u201d approach is to make sure that the audience knows what the speaker is talking about at all times. The first step is to tell them what you plan on talking about. For example in this blog I am talking about the \u201ctell them\u201d approach and clearly stated that in the introductory paragraph. This allows the listener to know what to expect, freeing up bandwidth that would have otherwise have been spent trying to determine the main point of the presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have told the audience what you plan on telling them, you actually have to tell them. As you tell the audience, make sure that you stay on track and organized. Part of this is ensuring the audience knows where you are going. 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