(1) Give the audience some signals to help them understand their point of view.
(2) Don't start off on the wrong foot. For example, don't use any unrelated jokes or stories as opening lines, and don't start out with this type of statement, "I really don't know why I was asked to come here to speak today."
(3) Keep your conclusion short. Simply summarize your main points or summarize the main points in a sentence or two.
(4) Pay attention to your audience. Take body language such as fidgeting and crossing your arms as a sign that you want to finish.
(5) Maintain eye contact with the audience throughout the speech. During the course of the speech, at least look at the reaction of each group of listeners.
(6) Be sure that everyone in the room can hear. Speak loudly enough so that the audience in the last row can hear, and repeat the questions to the audience, starting with the front row of listeners, if necessary.
(7) Control your hands and get into the habit of letting them hang naturally at your sides.
(8) Speak from prepared point prompts, not from a script. Write them down clearly on large cards or PowerPoint slides and use them as an outline without memorizing the entire lecture.
(9) Break down a long speech into several 5-minute speeches. The speaker usually gives a short overall introduction and then spends an hour going over the main points on the training material one by one.
(10) Practice. If you have time, be sure to practice in the same or similar setting as the actual lecture.