How Do You Stay Focused During A Graduation Speech?
The human brain can think many times faster than a person can talk. During a speech, the speaker’s brain can rush ahead of where he should be in the speech and may even begin to focus on the wrong things. For people listening to the speech, the brain can hear the speaker and go on a field trip of its own at the same time. Unfortunately, as the brain rushes into other areas, speakers and listeners can both lose track of the speech. Read on to learn how to stay focused during a graduation speech. Prepare good notes to cover the introduction, main message and conclusion. Write out the stories you will tell and any jokes to want to use during the graduation speech. Review your notes and highlight important sections. You can add delivery notes that will tell you how to say something or point out specific words and phrases that need special emphasis. Practice the speech multiple times until you know each part of the speech without reading from the notes. You don’t have to memorize the speech
