Gael is a member of Te Aro Toastmasters and our current Division E Director. She won the Division E Table Topics Contest in 2012.
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| Gael (R) joins the Night King (L) aka Phil Anderson to MC their work place mid-year ball |
Gael's three tips are ...
1. Reach a conclusion early in your speech.
Once you've settled on your main argument, it's usually easy to keep adding points in support until your time is up. If you dither and weigh up options then you'll likely run out of time to strongly support your preferred option, meaning you may come across as indecisive or unconvincing.
2. Enjoy the power of pause.
A big pause makes your audience wonder what could be coming next. Sure, you may be wondering the same thing, but they don't know that - and you're getting all that thinking time for free while they snap to attention and wonder what the pause is about.
3. Relax and let your mind wander.
Free-associate. Don't worry too much about where you might be going. If the start of a sentence occurs to you, chances are you'll have an ending for it before you're halfway through actually saying it. Remember your mind works way faster than your mouth, so let it!
Thanks Gael!
In the final of the series we'll have Rob Julian's tips. Of course if you'd like to add your comments, please do. They're welcome!
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