Tips on Political Speaking II

1. In order for anyone to believe what you have to share, you have to be sincere in what you are saying and target the audience you are speaking to with your message.

2. My best advise is to be informal in your presentation. Speak as you speak, not as you write . . . It will come off sounding staged . . .and you won't be believable.

3. Be very careful with your joke telling. A shorter joke is a better one for speaking purposes, and you must stay from any jokes that make fun of people, their origins or those with sexual content. There are some people that can't even deliver a one liner and make it come off funny, so if you are one of those people, you are better off not adding a joke to your presentation.

4. An audience will usually remember the tone you use in your speech long than they will remember what you said . . . so when announcing your campaign, make it good.

5. One very important thing to remember is to never, never, never make promises you can't keep. If you run for re-election, people will go back over your earlier speeches and check your promises.

6. Before giving a speech, do your homework. Research your audience and tailor you speech to find out their issues and this will allow you to compare what they want with your positions on those issues. The best way to do this is to visualize yourself as part of the audience and go from there.

7. Try to spend a little of your time before your audience, educating them about you. Tell them who you are and why they should vote for you . . . this is your best opportunity to sell yourelf and raise their acceptance leverl of you.

8. If you decide to "zing" your opponent, keep it aimed directly at him . . .it can sometimes be very effective, but do yourself a favor and don't be too abrasive.

9. Somewhere in you life there is a reason why you decided to get into politics. Use one or two of these to help the audience get a personal glimpse into the real you.

10. Last but not least, keep it simple. Don't lay out your entire agenda in one speech, instead, leave the audience with a few clear messages.

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