No – there is no need to be frightened of giving a speech in English!
Our Online English Speech-Giving Lessons make it easy and fun. In a way, it is “show business”!
Giving a speech does not only mean talking to hundreds or thousands of people.
Do you need to present your ideas at a meeting at work? That is a speech. Giving a toast at a wedding is also a speech. Talking to a trade organization or inspiring players on your children’s soccer team – that is also speech giving.
It is not difficult to learn great public speaking in English. Our Online English Speech-Giving Lessons are a combination of LearnEnglish-NY’s Online English Presentation Skills Training and our Online English Pronunciation Lessons.
In my long career at The New York Times and other publications, I often wrote speeches for celebrities. Even famous people need confidence in giving a speech! I have techniques to train you that I have developed over many years.
COURSE LEVELS AND STRUCTURE
Before you can give your speech, you must write your speech. Our Online English Speech-Giving Lessons begin there. We discuss everything you want to say. We discuss your audience. We discuss the occasion, and the length of the speech.
Speech Structure and Delivery
Structuring a speech is not very different from structuring an essay. (See our Online Essay Writing Lessons.) You list your ideas. Then your decide on an order for those ideas. Then you write sentences to explain your points. What action plan or emotion do you want to give your audience?
What is different from an essay is the timing of your words. How long do you want to spend on each idea? Where should you tell a story, or put in humor? How do you keep the audience interested and not bored? What words so you emphasize?
Giving a speech is a kind of theater. You need to be both yourself and a good actor.
Most importantly, your English pronunciation must be clear, easy to understand, and pleasant to listen to. These are all things you will learn in our Online English Speech-Giving Lessons, and also in our Online English Pronunciation Lessons, Advanced English Lessons Online and Intermediate English Lessons Online.
The secret of giving a good speech is this: Never read it!! It is impossible to pay attention to a speech that someone is reading from a piece of paper.
If you do not read it, how do you remember what to say? Here is the best technique: Write it down word for word, so all the words are there if you need them. But learn your ideas so well that you can say your speech from your thoughts, not from a piece of paper. But have the paper there if you lose your way and you need it. It also helps to use an outline of the speech to remind you to stay on point.
Does this sound difficult? It becomes easy and fun with our Online English Speech Lessons. It is part of your training.
Practice and Feedback
Before a speech, you need to practice. And practice again. And again, again. As you practice, I measure the time. I listen to the quality of your words, your sentences and your pronunciation. Most of all, I listen to your message.
When the day of the speech comes, you will be relaxed and ready!
TESTIMONIAL
“I am very shy, even in my own country, Japan. Before I gave a speech for the Chamber of Commerce, I was very scared. Together, Christopher and I wrote the speech and we practiced many times. He gave me great feedback. When I gave the speech, I really enjoyed it. I had a good time. My audience liked it, too!”
– Akira (Japan)
INTERACTIVE ONLINE LEARNING OPTIONS
LearnEnglish-NY is the easiest and most convenient choice for Online English Speech-Giving Lessons. Meet with me, your personal English tutor, online in your home or at your office.
Your personal 1-to-1 English classes are all on Zoom. That means wherever you are in the world, New York’s top English language expert can be your private tutor.
Our English classes fit your schedule, whatever it is! My students are in every time zone. You can book your ESL Lessons yourself, using the Calendar on the “Book Now!” Page.
Zoom is more than convenient: It is also extremely effective for ESL. I find that English classes on Zoom are BETTER than classroom or in-person lessons!
For Online English Speech-Giving Classes, the best length is one hour and a half, once or twice a week.
Right now, you can schedule your Free First Meeting (48 hours in advance) on the “Book Now!” page.
WORLD EXPERT ESL TUTOR
Study with a Yale University graduate who was an editor at The New York Times for 23 years.
I have more than 20 years of experience teaching English on all levels.
With my long experience, I am a world expert in accent and pronunciation. I am also a world expert in how to make the beautiful English language, simple, easy to learn, and fun!
I started teaching many years ago in Taiwan – with private students, high school classes, and elite government officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Diplomatic Training College.
Today, my students are from all ages, all levels and all nationalities. Clients include business executives, medical professionals, diplomats, academics, lawyers, sales people, artists, actors and filmmakers.
Are you an ex-pat? I work with entire families and help each member enjoy and succeed in their lives in the English-speaking world.
I have studied 12 languages to various levels. (Maybe one of those languages is yours!)
I know how to get quick, lasting results. I learned that as a newspaper journalist (The Sunday Telegraph in London in addition to The New York Times).
I don’t just teach English – I teach YOU! Lessons are individually designed for you alone.
In your Free First Meeting, I listen to your English (or read your writing), and I “diagnose” your language level and problems. You tell me your goals in the language. Then together we make a plan for study.
Do you want better English? Here it is! I’m ready!
Book your Free First Meeting (48 hours in advance) on the “Book Now!” Page.
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