How to Entertain While Public Speaking

Public speakers don't have to be drab and boring. It is possible to inform and entertain while public speaking. Make the most of your speech, and make the information more palatable, by using humor to ease the crowd and yourself. Read on to learn how to entertain while public speaking.

Instructions

1. Keep a conversational tone. To avoid sounding monotone and boring, try to prepare for your speech instead of practicing it. This will help you keep it light and easy instead of practicing to the point of making it sound mechanic.

2. Have fun with it. Help your audience enjoy the information by being creative and imaginative when you give your speech. Get caught up in the topic, and your audience will follow you. Passion is contagious and your audience will catch the fun with you.

3. Perform the message, don't read it. Reading from note cards or a typed speech can make even the most entertaining information boring. Entertain while public speaking by absorbing the information and relaying it to your audience in a creative way.

4. Use props and visuals to add flare to your message. Think of your audience and how bored they can be just watching one person talk on and on. Help keep them entertained with relevant visuals that will break up the monotony.

5. Check your lighting and equipment before hand. It is difficult to entertain while public speaking if your equipment is not set up properly for the entire speech. Its also a good idea to have someone else take care of the lights for your set.