Tips and advice on how to become a better public speaker. For more English tutorials, please visit: https://www.thelecturette.com

1. How to
improve your
speaking skills
6 Steps

2. • Speak clearly
• Develop flow
• Choose your ‘expert’ topic
• Become a topic expert
• Develop style
• Practice daily
6 Steps

3. • Speak clearly
Step 1

4. • Speak clearly
• Presence
• Trust
• Passion
Step 1

5. • Don’t overuse slang and
jargonStep 1

6. • Exercise
• Directness and responsibility
• Volume
• Avoiding slang and jargon
Your topic is DOGS
Step 1

7. • Develop ‘flow’
Step 2

8. • Develop ‘flow’
Pace
• Most people speak too quickly.
• Speaking quickly affects accuracy and
understanding negatively.
Pausing
• Pauses should be used instead of your
‘uh’s and ‘um’s.
• Pausing should be used instead of filler
words such as ‘like’ and ‘you know’.
• Pauses can be used for emphasis.
Step 2

9. • Exercise
Step 2

10. • Choose your ‘expert’ topic
An expert topic is something you are
interested in and passionate about. When
talking about these topics you naturally be:
• Confident
• Exited
• Knowledgeable
Step 3

11. • Exercise
Step 3

12. • Become a topic expert
An expert topic is something you are
interested in and passionate about. When
talking about these topics you will naturally:
• aim for conversations that you are
comfortable with.
• pursue positive reactions from your
speaking partners.
• divide your talk into subtopics.
Step 4

13. • Exercise 1
Select your own mastery topic and ask
yourself ‘What is interesting about THIS?’.
Add as much as you can. For the topic ‘Living
abroad’ this may look like:
Step 4

14. • Exercise 2
Now that you have selected your own ‘expert’
topic and added your subtopics, team up
with a partner and talk about your ‘expert’
topic for two minutes. Don’t forget to
practice your:
Step 4

15. • Develop style
Step 5

16. • Exercise
Step 5

17. • Practice daily
Reading about them will not improve your
presentation skills; practice will. There are
three behaviors you should build:
Step 6