| There are a lot of tips online on how to become a | | | | In public speaking, you should tell stories relevant to |
| good speaker. Very often, these tips will encourage | | | | the theme. Your stories should be filled with lessons |
| you to be presentable, upbeat, they will advise you | | | | and should teach the audience something valuable. |
| to always plan and practice your speech, modulate | | | | True stories are the best in this situation. If your |
| your voice well, you've heard the spiel. | | | | stories are not appropriate, you can embellish a little |
| I'll set others aside for awhile and concentrate on the | | | | bit. After all, the goal here is to prove your points |
| entertainment value of public speaking. After all, | | | | through entertaining and engaging stories. No one has |
| speakers are entertainers as well as motivators and | | | | to know if it is true or not. |
| informers but they can not achieve these goals if | | | | Laugh at yourself and the audience will laugh with you |
| they fail to entertain the audience. | | | | Laughing at yourself sets a mood of acceptance of |
| To entertain is to amuse, to catch interest, or to | | | | our weaknesses and inadequacies. It will also relieve |
| please. An entertained audience is more receptive to | | | | the tension in the air and will give the audience the |
| any stimulus. Their minds are open and the audience | | | | consent to be candid. If they realize that the speaker |
| will take anything the speaker has in store for them. | | | | in front of them is just as human as they are, the |
| Therefore, entertainment is an essential element in | | | | audience tends to trust and listen more. |
| speech delivery. | | | | Have fun and be yourself |
| What does it take to entertain a crowd? Do you | | | | If you pressure yourself to become the most |
| have to be funny? Do you have to be enthusiastic? | | | | entertaining speaker the audience has ever come to |
| There is no definite manner on how to become | | | | witness, you will never become one. Even though the |
| entertaining. There can be a lot of ways but I'll just | | | | goal is to inform and entertain, never forget to relax |
| give general pointers. These are not strict rules but | | | | and be yourself. Your self-imposed pressures may go |
| rather universal guidelines that may give you a | | | | against you. Just have fun with it and be natural. |
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| Everybody loves stories. No matter what age, | | | | To Become A Good Speaker by Entertaining the |
| ethnicity, or gender people with the capacity to hear | | | | Crowd or send a completely blank email to **Attn |
| and understand are fond of listening to stories. | | | | Ezine editors/Site owners** |
| The audience wants to hear stories because they | | | | Feel free to reprint this article in its entirety in your |
| can relate and may find lessons from them. Stories, | | | | ezine or on your site as long as you leave all links in |
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| why we love to watch news and movies on TV. | | | | |