I’m publicly speaking for the first time and I’m feeling nervous but genuinely excited! The Mises Institute asked me to speak at their Orlando event next Saturday.
I scheduled a call with my advisor who specializes in public speaking and here are some tips he gave me.
- Reel people in with a story, 75% of your speech should be stories, 25% facts.
- Stories are more interesting than just facts, that’s why Ted Talks are successful.
- People want to hear your perspective.
- Build up suspense if you’re telling a joke.
- Write an outline. I have 25 minutes to talk so I’ve divided up my speech into five parts, an intro with five main points
then a conclusion/action items. - My advisor suggested action items for the audience to do after the speech. Basically putting my ideas into action.
- Practice a few times.