How to Give a Great Speech(Interview)

By: Jay Lee (Lee Kai Jye) 李凱傑 洪輝華

樹德科技大學應用外語系

How to Give a Great Speech(Interview)

Preparation

Anticipation

Practice

On Stage

Giving Your All

Preparation

P oint

R eason

E xample

P oint

Point. Get to the point! Know yourself and your topic very well and keep things simple.

Reason. Give as much proof as you can. Don’t lie, but show that you are able to give good reasons to your claims. Share your achievement. What is it that makes you special?

Example. Examples are important to make things believable. Give stories and why what you say and what you claim is true. Be ready to share some stories about yourself. Learn to tell a story in an interesting but smart way.

Point. Point it out again. Leave a good impression and a good lasting memory. Don’t let the interviewer or the audience forget you!

“My point is…”

“What I’m trying to say is…”

“That’s why I mentioned that…”

Anticipation

In your head, you should always prepare and visualize the situation. Mentally visualize what to do and what can happen. It’s daydreaming, but reality comes to doing what you dreamed of. Imagine. Visualize. Anticipate. Simulate.

Who is the audience? The company? The Internet is awesome. USE IT SMARTLY!

“Let me rephrase…”

“I have a better way to explain…”

“What I mean is…

Practice

You’ve heard it all before: “Practice makes perfect.”

Perfect practice makes confidence in a stressful setting.

After you anticipate, mental preparation, it’s time to DO.

DO with an audience: Stand up and get a friend to help you. Posture is important. Face your fear. Laugh now, be normal later.

Find your mistakes: tongue-tied, pronunciation problems, words you just can’t pronounce.

Memorize: This gives you a script to know. Know what to say, memorize what you will say, practice improvising.

Tame Nervousness: You will always be nervous. But it should be controlled. Force yourself to be nervous and force yourself to tame your nervousness.

Game: Put on your “Game Face” and make the interview or the speech a “Do or Die” situation. You won’t get a second chance. The First Impression is the most important.

On Stage-Outside

The Handshake: Your handshake should be firm – don’t crush – and your hand should be dry. Carry tissues to wipe off sweat. Shake hands with males and females. Don’t be shy.

Posture: Stand and/or sit up straight. Just for 10 to 30 minutes, so don’t be lazy. Don’t be cool, don’t be different. Look around and understand your environment. Don’t smile until you see the interviewer. Smiling too much can make you look silly.

Eye Contact: Look around. Look at eyes BUT NOT too long. Look at what’s behind the interviewer, but not to the left or to the right of the room.

Hands and feet: Don’t shake. Fold hands together and both feet on the floor. Don’t listen to MP3 and nod your head. Just sit there and be cool.

On Stage-Inside

On stage or in the interviewing room, always make a great first impression

Dress well. Look good. Look impressive. Sit up straight.

Don’t be late. Be early. Be very early!

Keep your notes close to you. In your hands. Ready to show or check if you forget.

Speak Clear and confidently. This is it, no time to be shy.

SMILE. Show them you are confident and your answers are true and real.

Eye contact. Not too much, NOT too little. Look at your hands, look at something behind the interviewer. Don’t look to left or to the right. Don’t look at your feet. Don’t stare at the interviewer

Giving it your all

Now is not the time to prepare or get nervous. It’s time to just do it.

Do or die. There is no try.

If you’re not first, you’re last.

Prove that you can do it. Don’t doubt.

No time to fail. Just win.