One concept: Building Confidence Before the Day of the Speech

One topic that really stood out to me from this week’s reading was the concept on “Building Your Confidence Before the Day of Your Speech.” There are many aspects that fall under this topic, but they are all very important in delivering a great speech on the day of. Building your confidence before the day of your presentation can reduce some speech anxiety that you may have, and will show the audience that you are prepared for it. Planning and preparing your speech early gives you much needed time to practice it many times. Choosing a topic that you are interested in will help you to “focus more on it and less on yourself” and will help you enjoy researching your topic . Researching your topic will help you to become an expert on it, and increase your confidence when giving your speech and answering questions about it. Researching your audience will help you learn how they feel about your topic and help you to make any necessary changes to make them respond positively to your presentation. Practicing your speech many times before the presentation day will help you in delivering it. It will increase your confidence on the delivery of your speech and it will help you too use your notes and visual aids the best you can. Knowing your introduction and conclusion well can boost your confidence and help reduce your anxiety while giving the speech. All of these tasks are very important in building your confidence before the day of the speech, which in turn will help you give a confident and well thought out presentation.