Sincerity In Your Message
As a professional motivational speaker, you should always be striving to demonstrate sincerity and a deep conviction in what you are saying. A good way of consistently expressing sincerity is by talking only about what you already know and have already experienced. Nothing comes across as more hypocritical than preaching to your audience about what they should be doing, when you yourself have yet to accomplish it. An effective method for basing your message on sincerity and authenticity is to include many personal stories in your presentation. This is an approach that is used by top speakers because they understand that personal stories deeply engage their audience. Since true experiences are not conceptual but are rooted in reality, it is much more likely that audiences will feel your message is realistic, sincere, and directly applicable to their own circumstances. You should certainly adopt this technique when you start a motivational speaking business.
Using Stories To Enhance Your Presentation
There is real power in telling true stories to a live audience. One of the best and most frequently employed strategies for using stories during a keynote speech is based on personal tales of triumph over adversity.
If a speaker tells a story about a time in their life when they were struggling or facing great challenges, and then imparts knowledge that was gained and lessons learned from overcoming their circumstances, it can be very powerful for audience members who relate. In this way, someone who is striving to become a motivational speaker becomes a conduit for empowering others who are now faced with similar problems that the speaker already undertook. If the speaker portrays the stories honestly and clearly, it will captivate the audience and spur them into action – exactly the point of hearing a motivational speaker in the first place.
Visual Aids
Truly masterful speakers do not rely on using props like handouts, slides, or digital projection of any kind. Rather, they are so magnetic and charismatic that there is no need to divert the attention of the audience. That said, there will be times when supportive visual aids make sense to highlight a given point or message.
However, some of the most accomplished speakers use very simple props to aid their presentation, including the use of whiteboards and red markers. This is a good approach because it keeps the focus of the audience constantly on you, rather than on a handout or a digital visual image of some kind.
It is very helpful to the audience to clarify the main points of a complex issue or thought with simple, succinct written thoughts on a whiteboard. Though digital projectors can be useful at the right time, it is important that speakers learn to not rely too heavily on the use of such visual aids. When seeking to become a motivational speaker with a good presentation, make yourself the central focal point and your audience will ultimately be more deeply affected by your presentation.
