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How do I get better at public speaking?

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Lynn Kirkham is a Professional Public Speaker and Founder of Yes You Can Speak, a San Francisco Bay Area-based public speaking educational business empowering thousands of professionals to take command of whatever stage they've been given - from job interviews, boardroom talks to TEDx and large conference platforms. Lynn was chosen as the official TEDx Berkeley speaker coach for the last four years and has worked with executives at Google, Facebook, Intuit, Genentech, Intel, VMware, and others.

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Practice getting in front of people and talking to them. Find every opportunity you can to practice making eye contact with others, talking in a calm and even manner, and keeping a productive pace while you speak. You can study public speaking all you'd like, but for most people this won't help all that much. When you see eyes on you, your nervous system can trigger an anxious response. The only way to get over this is to practice.

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What should be avoided in a speech?

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Lynn Kirkham is a Professional Public Speaker and Founder of Yes You Can Speak, a San Francisco Bay Area-based public speaking educational business empowering thousands of professionals to take command of whatever stage they've been given - from job interviews, boardroom talks to TEDx and large conference platforms. Lynn was chosen as the official TEDx Berkeley speaker coach for the last four years and has worked with executives at Google, Facebook, Intuit, Genentech, Intel, VMware, and others.

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Don't use filler words, such as "um," "like," or "uh." They'll undermine your credibility because they make you sound less prepared.

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A speech critique should balance what?

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A speech critique should balance between being proper, organized, and professional.

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What question does a critic ask during the analyzing stage?

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Some critics analyze tone, organization of the speech, as well as topics within the speech.

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