Shakalu M.D.
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I actually won 3 awards for public speaking while I was in high school. We had to do a 3.5-4 minute prepared speech along with a 1.5-2 minute improvised speech. The biggest tip I can give you is just rehearse it until you no longer need to think about the words. Do it so many times that it comes like second nature. That way you can focus on the actual delivery and not just trying to remember the words.
If for some reason you do forget what you wrote, don't worry. You know the material. You may not know exactly what you wrote, but you know the general points you were making. If you need to stretch time, tell a story. I would always start the improvised speech with a story before I dove into the actual material.
If for some reason you do forget what you wrote, don't worry. You know the material. You may not know exactly what you wrote, but you know the general points you were making. If you need to stretch time, tell a story. I would always start the improvised speech with a story before I dove into the actual material.