3 tips to be a better public speaker 🗣️

2024-10-25 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:51 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Work and career · mode: List of tips or lessons

In a Short, Ali gives three public-speaking tips: speak louder than feels natural, because a camera or stage takes energy away; take yourself less seriously, since people respond to humanity more than polish; and finish strong instead of petering out.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Three tips for public speaking: speak louder, take yourself less seriously, finish strong

• ★★ Ali's first public-speaking tip is to speak louder: most people underestimate how loudly they need to speak to come across as charismatic, because speaking on camera or on stage removes two to three points of energy. — 00:00:00

• ★★ Ali's second public-speaking tip is not to take yourself so seriously: people do not vibe with professionalism and polish but with humanity, so adding a bit of banter helps. — 00:00:29

  “People vibe with humanity.”

• ★★★ Ali's third public-speaking tip is to finish strong: many speakers say something and then peter out, but the key rule is that you want to finish strong. — 00:00:29

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• refine · How do you become confident on camera and in public speaking? — Ali's third public-speaking tip is to finish strong: many speakers say something and then peter out, but the key rule is that you want to finish strong. (00:00:29)

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