By Olga Smith
The difference between the spoken word and the written word
Many tech people make a common mistake: they write their speeches as if it is a technical article. As a result, when they start to deliver their speech, their audience could find it convoluted and boring.
What is the difference between a technical article and a speech? Below are a few essential tips to prepare a good speech:
The focus is not simply on words and phrases but more importantly on how you say it and how effectively you deliver the speech to engage the audience with the use of pauses, changes in the power, pitch, and pace of your voice.
When delivering your speech you need to use short sentences and short punchy words as opposed to long sentences and long words which we use when writing an article. This technique will help your audience to understand your speech and enjoy listening to it, otherwise, they might not get your point and lose interest quickly.
When we write an article, our language contains much more details, whereas speeches tend to have the main ideas presented in a powerful way.
It is useful to get rid of unimportant words in your speech because the main idea might be drowned in a sea of unnecessary words.
Download the app Power, Pitch, Pace, Pause and have a few elocution lessons to master the 4Ps of public speaking.
Download the app Fluent English Speech to master sentence stress and intonation.
If you use abbreviations and technical vocabulary, make sure you explain them first so that your listeners can follow what you are saying.
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