Presentation given at South Central Chapter of the Pennsylvania Library Association on May 11, 2011.

1. Say What?!? Become a Better SpeakerTina Hertel – May 11, 2011

2. “According to most studies, people's number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Death is number two. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you're better off in the casket than doing the eulogy.” Jerry Seinfeld

3. 10 % 80% 10% Fear of Public Speaking

4. Meeting New People Classes Interviewing Meetings Groups Networking Authority Figures Presentations / Workshops Fear of Public Speaking

5. “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin Overcoming Fear

6. Public Speaking DO Passion Content Story

7. Public Speaking DON’T Power Point Points

8. Powerpoint It’s What Makes Presentations Great

9. Information Overload Have you ever been in a presentation where there is so much text on the slide and you are sitting there concentrating and trying to read what is on the slide while still trying to listen to the speaker, only you can’t really do both very well and you start to get a headache. Or worse yet, the speaker reads the entire slide to you as if you were incapable of reading it yourself.

10. Killed by Bullets Not too much text Nice simple phrases But many phrases And they all say the same Thing But at least They are all in Bullet format Using Bullets is Definitely much better So be sure To put all the important Stuff In Bullets To really drive home Your Points

11. Fonts Too big Too Small

13. Use a variety of colors to enhance presentation

15. Public Speaking DO Know Your Audience

16. Public Speaking DON’T Focus On Audience

17. “Be who you are And say what you feel, Because those who mind Don't matter, And those who matter Don't mind.” – Dr. Seuss Learn from OthersBe Yourself

18. Public Speaking DO Prepare Practice Practice

19. Public Speaking DON’T PANIC Apologize PANIC

20. Public Speaking DON’T Don’t Let This Happen To You YouTube Video

21. Public Speaking DO Relax Visualize Enjoy

22. Public Speaking DO People Want You To Succeed

23. Public Speaking DO Gain Experience Confidence 5 - 7 - 5

24. Public Speaking DO Gain Experience Confidence 15 – 30 / 150

25. “You can gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along’… You must do the thing you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Public Speaking Success!