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Clarity
Clarify the message you want to get across. Whenever you prepare a speech, ask yourself: “What do I want the audience to know, to feel and to do?” Can you state your message in one sentence? If not, chances are that you are not clear about the message.
Develop a clear and engaging structure. A thoughtfully crafted speech will lead your audience step by step from the beginning to the end. Grab them with your opening, involve them in the development, and move them into action with your closing. Repeat important points whenever necessary.
Deliver with clarity. Give each spot of your stage a meaning, be it different points, different objects, or different chronological orders in your speech. Move with a purpose. Moving around on the stage aimlessly will only bring confusion and distraction to your audience.
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Descriptive Words & Rhetorical Devices
Your audience will remember your messages when they are engaged with more senses. Use words that appeal to your audience’s senses, helping them see, hear, feel, taste and smell.
Select words that fire up your audience’s imagination and help them visualize what you are saying.
Adopt action verbs and active voice. They paint pictures in your audience’s mind. They convey action and emotions, and help you drive your message home.
Incorporate rhetorical devices. Rhetorical devices, like simile, metaphor, alliteration, and triads, make ideas sound more pleasing and easier for your audience to remember and relate.
Speaking can be fun and addictive when you speak to the ear and make a real impact on your audience.
Also read: Speaking to the Ear (I)
