Expressing Ideas

1) Know what you really want to communicate.

• What are the ideas I want to express?
• What impression I don't want people to get?
• Am I 100% sure of my goal?

2) Prepare as much as possible.

• What should I know about my audience?
• What possible questions will I be asked?
• What can I do to stay calm and look confident?

3) Focus on engaging your audience.

• How can I keep it as short as possible?
• If I want to be understood by my audience, what words should I use?
• What illustration will get my point across?
• What personal experience will get my point across?

4) Organize your ideas. People like order and clarity.

• What is my main idea?
• What are the supporting points of the main idea?
• What evidence or data will reinforce my supporting ideas?
• What is the best way to summarize at the end?

5) Practice as much as possible.

• Speak in front of a mirror.
• Speak in front of family and friends.
• Speak while videotaping yourself. Then watch yourself speaking.

*Follow these steps and your thinking process will be fruitful every time*