How to improve your improvised speech skills

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Improvised speech is a necessary skill for any person. By developing it, you can calmly and professionally answer unexpected questions and appear balanced and competent at the same time.

1. Take a moment to answer

This will give you time to consider the best way to respond. For example, pour yourself some water to make the pause look natural. Repeat the question at the beginning of your speech or ask follow-up questions. This will show that you are serious and thoughtful about the answer.

2. Consider the structure of your response in advance

While you are not sure which questions will be faced in a meeting or meeting, try to think of several options for how you can structure your answer. Then it will be faster and easier to answer. Here are some strategies.

• Sound the list … Mention that there are, for example, three factors that contribute to the problem. Even if you don't yet know what those factors are, by naming their number, you will focus on identifying them.
• Pick a central ideaaround which to build your speech. By focusing on one key point, you will not be distracted by other, less important details.
• Answer the questions “Who? What? When? Where? Why?" … This is the rule that journalists use when telling a story. This will help you answer standard audience questions in advance.

3. Give specific examples

Examples will make your argument more convincing. Think about something related to the topic of conversation that you recently encountered in your life, and share a specific story.

4. Ask a colleague to rate your speech

Don't just ask what could be corrected, also ask what was good in your speech. The latter will help you determine the best response structure. You may even agree to practice your impromptu speech skills together.

5. Don't shy away from answering

If you don’t know what to answer, just say, “I don’t know. I will inform you during the day. Or name a specific date.

6. Don't speak too fast

When worried, we speak faster to hide that we just don't know what to say next. However, because of this, more parasitic words and other pause fillers appear in our speech. Plus, we don't give ourselves time to think that way.

7. Don't talk too much

Stop after saying the main point so that you don't repeat the same thing in other words. And listeners will also have the opportunity to ask you additional questions.

8. Don't belittle your merits

The interlocutor did not ask you a question in vain - he wants to know the answer and believes that you know him or can find out. Don't let Impostor Syndrome get the best of you and don't forward the question to someone else. Think it over for a minute, and then start responding using one of the strategies described above.