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"Speaking clearly is only half of communication. Listening effectively is the other half." Being a good listener is just as important as being a good speaker, and though some of these tips may not apply to us, the majority of them are very important and worth a look!

I love this article because it gives you several different choices to work with and STRONG examples. Peter Jeff, the author, is very encouraging in this article as well. At the very end he challenges the reader to use one of these ideas on their next speech.

A communication student provides tips in how to combat speech anxiety by breathing, having a conversational tone during the speech and to how keep (or at least simulate) eye contact. 

Deborah Grayson Riegel provides some insights about public speaking anxiety and how to overcome it with some simple and powerful steps like: breathing, renaming our emotions from scared to excited, among others. 

The University of Houston offers a visualization technique to help cope with Public Speaking Anxiety. You can download either the mp3 and/or the transcript for free. 

Robert E. Burns a visiting lecturer at Bridgewater State College talks about Speech Anxiety and the use of his method called "The 7 P's of Speech Anxiety Reduction". Moreover, he talks about how himself overcame the fear to public speaking. 

3 Helpful tips that will help you provide impact to your speech during delivery. 

Overview of important points when creating a speech, such as: Audience analysis, Effective introduction,  Making the speech easy to understand, Helping the audience to listen, Keeping audience interest, Creating an effective conclusion,  Practicing for effective presentation.

"The techniques I've listed are effective, but here's the thing: No list you find on the internet is going to magically make you more confident. No list is going to take action and grant you instant CSS skills, or give you extra money, or grow your savings account, or make you a better writer. In order for these techniques to be effective, you have to act on them. You have to pick one or two and practice them. Then move on to another pair and practice those." This is an interesting article that contains a lot of helpful tips and sources in how  attack every aspect of the building confidence process.

The title says it all... :)

This website talks about how to choose a good speech topic. During my speech preparation, i felt that if i am comfortable about my topic or i know my topic well, it takes care of half of my nervousness about the speech delivery. So, i think having an interesting speech topic makes speeches enjoyable for the speaker as well as for the audience.

This article explains that the fear of public speaking of most people is going to give you the edge in front them if you learn to cope with the anxiety.

Contains four step to manage anxiety

I really like the part of this article where it begins Don't be the unspeaker. Really good tips on how to embrace your fears of Public Speaking. When I gave my speech to actuate, interacting with the audience really helped me connect with them. I could see enjoyment in their facial expressions which helped put me at ease.

Very true! "Interacting with the audience" really helps to reduce the nervousness of speaking during presentation. It makes the speech more conversational.

Have good information about what to do before, during and after a speech.

Mildred, remember to "tag" your entries. Be sure to include the "dk:confidence" tag as well, but the other tags are the most important.

This page explains how we make things worse by trying not to feel anxious and gives some tips for managing stage fright.

This article contains strategies to help yourself control stage fright.