Mastering Impromptu Speaking

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Our CEO and Founder, Jessica Chen, recently hosted a Soulcast Media | LIVE event on LinkedIn, where she interviewed Kelsey Moore, Public Speaking Coach | Soulcast Media.  They shared tips and personal stories about mastering impromptu speaking. Here are the takeaways for VIP Comm Pass members:

• Impromptu speaking is being asked to speak without much preparation. Including but not limited to: being called on during a meeting, speaking to your boss, and giving a quick presentation.
• Impromptu speaking tends to lower people's confidence. It is important to manage the fight or flight response, so your anxiety is not debilitating.
• It is important to practice impromptu situations so you can be prepared when asked to speak unexpectedly.

• Use the Down/Up method. When asked a question, you can first look down and nod as if you were thinking about your response. This will give you an opportunity to collect your thoughts. Take a breath to calm yourself. Then look up and give your answer.
• Reframe how you think about the situation and your anxiety surrounding being put on the spot.
• Get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Allow for silences instead of blurting out a response or using many filler words when formulating your response.

• Practice using different types of frameworks to organize your responses: CAR method (context, action, result), Chronological order, 3 main points, and giving context and then moving into the details.

• Use the EOT method when you need to say no on the spot. E- explain why you can't, O - offer options, T - make sure your tone of voice shows you are being helpful rather than shutting the person down.

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Confident communication skills will help you be more comfortable when faced with an impromptu conversation. The more you practice using different frameworks, the more confident you will become.

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