In fact, the 1st as well as the last 30 seconds decides most of the success of the speech, which draw all your audience attention.
You can show your enthusiasm to the audience. Like, “I feel very exciting to be here to share with you all I know about…”. Give eye contact with the audience. You are delivering the message to them that you are full of confidence and they are going to get something worth that they want.
Clear Structure
Make sure you and your audience know what you are talking about. Express one by one and close sharply when everyone is expected to.
You should be familiar with what you are going to say and where you are during the speech. Think about that if you don’t know where you are, how can the audience follow what you are delivering. They would easily be lost on the way and their attention will then be fled away.
Make it real
Relate your theme to real life case and insert funny story. This is especially useful for easing the tense atmosphere.
There are some ways you can use for this purpose sucha as giving a good story and your real life situation.
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