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Well done to everyone who came this week. It was good to see a few new faces again this week. Everyone is welcome to join in, no previous experience required!

In this session we really focused on using your voice. Eye contact will be a recurring theme and will also be noted next week

Remember

Eye Contact
Sweep or stay
Don’t go overboard
Z formation

Voice
Balanced alignment or stance
Deep breathing
Projection
Articulation
Vary your tone and inflection
Pause if you need to
Talk to the audience

Thanks to those who came and made a great start on our semester two UniSpeakers Club. It was great to have a mixture of the ‘beginners’ and the ‘seasoned professionals’.

This session was just a warm up where we discussed some basic speaking principles and dealing with nerves.

Don’t forget to:
Accept your nervousness
Realise other people can’t see what you feel
Breathe out
Take a moment if you need one
Know you material
Focus on the content of your talk and not the bigger fears
Engage in active problem solving
Make an audience member your friend