To be an effective public speaker takes practice and persistence along these lines:

• Knowing your interests and developing your knowledge such that you can commit to a speech topic.
  • Getting Ready To Speak
• Relying not only on personal experience or opinion, but also on information from authoritative sources.
  • Research Basics
• Organizing and crafting your expressions in a way that makes your message clear and interesting to your audience.
  • Organization
• Delivering your speech in a confident, conversational fashion.
  • Vocal Delivery
  • Nonverbal Delivery
• Using effective visual aids.
  • Vidual Aids Basics
• Constructively responding to audience feedback.
  • Audience Feedback

In addition to the above, TOPS features the following resources for those moving into or out of college life:

• Tips for tackling interviews.
• Tips for speech making outside college.
• Advice on training presentations.
• Leadership and speaking for veteran service members. (Coming soon!)