Public speaking for kids

Public Speaking for Kids IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC SPEAKING It boosts Boosts Leads to better It fosters feelings interpersonal self image and perception confidence and of self-worthiness helps overcome fear skills and self-esteem TIPS TO PREPARE FOR PUBLIC SPEAKING Practice and Know your Organise your material in the most prepare audience effective way Gauge the reaction of your audience Be yourself, and let your personality come through Use humor, tell stories and use effective language Maintain eye contact Grab attention in the beginning and close with a dynamic end with the audience Plan Practice ... appropriately Engage with your audience STRATEGIES TO BECOME A BETTER SPEAKER Pay attention to body language Cope with your nerves Think positively At any given time, 5% of the world's population aged between Fear of public speaking is the most common fear. One study showed that 61.7% of individuals have a 5 and 50 suffer from the fear of speaking in open to others. fear of speaking in front of a group. CHAPMΑΝ NUNIVERSITY Death was voted as the top According to a University of Chapman study, 25.9% of people were afraid of public speaking. Students chose death the fear by 20% and public speaking was voted as top fear by 18.4% of students. top fear followed by public speaking second. HOW MANY PEOPLE IN AMERICA SUFFER FROM A FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING? The average adult attention span has plummeted from 12 minutes a decade ago to just 5 minutes now, so engage your audience and get to the point. 8% of Americans 12 min (27 million Americans) suffer from speech anxiety. More than half of college students sought help for their anxiety issues. 70% of people think good presentation skills are crucial to succeeding at your job. WORLD'S MOST MOTIVATIONAL KID SPEAKERS Nyeeam Hudson Malala Yousafzai Cullis-Suzuki 10 year old motivational speaker who spreads a positive message of self-love Gives her first speech in UN at the age of 16. 12-year-old Severn delivered a speech at the Earth Summit. and confidence. HOW MUCH IMPACT CAN YOUR WORDS HAVE? Martin Luther King's speech of 1600 words benefitted African Americans to combat racial injustice. The speech changed the lives of 18.9 million African 75% of 115 UN member countries, i.e., 86 countries' leaders, were impacted by MLK's speech. Americans living in America at that time. A WELL-DELIVERED SPEECH HAS THE POTENTIAL TO AFFECT MILLIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE WORLD. Resources: https://hubpages.com/business/the-importance-of-public-speaking https://www.mindtools.com/CommSkil/PublicSpeaking.htm Smartenings https://www.extension.harvard.edu/professional-development/blog/10-tips-improving-your-public-speaking-skills https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/10/30/clowns-are-twice-as-scary-to-democrats-as-they-are-to-republicans www.smartenings.com Putm_term=.9b579d075e91 http://brandongaille.com/14-fear-public-speaking-statistics/ http://fortune.com/2013/07/10/giving-a-speech-conquer-the-five-minute-attention-span/ http://www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety-statistics-information.shtml https://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2014/09/25/new-survey-70-percent-say-presentation-skills-critical-for-career-success/# 1379ade88890 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/10-year-old-motivational-speaker-nyeeam-hudsonus_57a1fbcae4b0e2e15eb712d3 http://biography.yourdictionary.com/articles/martin-luther-kings-vision-change-world.html#aLTIhTO17cB5bbuy.99 https://blogs.chapman.edu/wilkinson/2016/10/11/americas-top-fears-2016/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Karen_Dwyer3/publication/271993200_Is_Public_Speaking_Really_More_Feared_Than_Death inks/563f6dd408ae8d65c0150d16/Is-Public-Speaking-Really-More- Feared-Than-Death.pdf http://biographyyourdictionary.com/articles/martin-luther-kings-vision-change-world.html#izrzglchDpk8YvHL99 http://www.un.org/en/sections/member-states/growth-united-nations-membership-1945-present/index.html https://www.infoplease.com/us/race-population/african-american-population