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President:
Jamie Henderson, CC
Immediate Past President:
Angela Geiger, ACB, ALB
Vice President Membership:
Teaqoshawn Nelson, TM
Vice President Education:
Lesley Glover, TM
Secretary:
Deborah Hayes,TM
Treasurer:
Sandra Francis, TM
Vice President Public Relations:
Kimberly N. Love, ATM-B, CL
Sargeant-at-Arms:
Robert Baukman, ACS, CL
Members:
Seung Jun Lee, TM
William M. Amick,TM
Bill Arnold, DTM
Adair Bledsoe, CC
Adriene Bowling, TM
Worth Burns, TM
Patricia Evans, TM
Vikki Perry, ACB, ALB
Brenda B. Byrd, ATM-B
Richie Jeffcoat, CTM, CL
Bertha Milhouse, ATM-B, CL
Bernie Ott, AC-B, CL
Monika, TM Gamble
Johnnye Robinson, CTM
Nelson N. Jarvis, TM
Marshawn Kelly, TM
Nayan(Nick) Patel, TM
Jackie Nelson, TM
Viola (Miss Vii) Sanders, CTM
James Durant, TM
Past Members:
Louise Baxter, ATM-B, CL
Donna J. Boyer, DTM
Gloria Brabham, CTM
Matthew Dodd, TM
Jerome Funchess, TM
Joyce Gladney,TM
Kenneth Grimes, TM
Christensen Hobbs,TM
Anansa Jenkins, TM
Charles Johnson, TM
Kevin McKinney, TM
Andrew Moore, TM
Reinaldo Nunez, TM
Jennifer Sanders, TM
Wes Sawyers, TM
Paul Williams, TMLinks Section
Public Speaking Tips
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10 Tips For Successful Public Speaking
Feeling some nervousness before giving a speech is natural and healthy. It shows you care about doing well. But, too much nervousness can be detrimental. Here's how you can control your nervousness and make effective, memorable presentations:
- Know the room. Be familiar with the place in which you will speak. Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and practice using the microphone and any visual aids.
- Know the audience. Greet some of the audience as they arrive. It's easier to speak to a group of friends than to a group of strangers.
- Know your material. If you're not familiar with your material or are uncomfortable with it, your nervousness will increase. Practice your speech and revise it if necessary.
- Relax. Ease tension by doing exercises.
- Visualize yourself giving your speech. Imagine yourself speaking, your voice loud, clear, and assured. When you visualize yourself as successful, you will be successful.
- Realize that people want you to succeed. Audiences want you to be interesting, stimulating, informative, and entertaining. They don't want you to fail.
- Don't apologize. If you mention your nervousness or apologize for any problems you think you have with your speech, you may be calling the audience's attention to something they hadn't noticed. Keep silent.
- Concentrate on the message -- not the medium. Focus your attention away from your own anxieties, and outwardly toward your message and your audience. Your nervousness will dissipate.
- Turn nervousness into positive energy. Harness your nervous energy and transform it into vitality and enthusiasm.
- Gain experience. Experience builds confidence, which is the key to effective speaking. A Toastmasters club can provide the experience you need.
