Playing the Public Speaking Role

Playing your role in your public speaking career involves some acting and some showmanship.Deb Gottesman and Buzz Mauro eloquently state additional connections between actors and speakers in their book, Taking Center Stage: Masterful Speaking Using Acting Skills You Never Knew You Had:

Most people assume that good actors and good public speakers are good because they possess something called talent. It’s a word you hear a lot. Performers are talented or gifted, meaning they must have been born with it. Yet, so far, biologists have not isolated a talent gene, and it’s pretty certain they never will. Talent is a figment of our collective imagination…maybe it’s easier to
say, “I’ve no talent,” than to work hard at developing a public speaking skill? Watch a the video below as add some showmanship and props into telling this story.

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Acting Jobs in Public Speaking

In our public speaking jobs to say that we can benefit by studying actors and the acting profession almost goes without saying. There aren’t many of us who don’t enjoy a well-acted movie or stage play, and actors work overtime to provide us with that enjoyment. Underneath any glitter and glamour, an actor is a hardworking professional. Keep this in mind as they entertain you.
I regularly watch, and enjoy, James Lipton’s television show, Inside the Actor’s Studio. By listening to the elite of this industry, I have gained rich insights into the methods and techniques of this craft. I invite you to join me in learning from these “sages on the stages.” Consider the following applications from Art Feinglass’s article, Tips From the
Acting World:

I. Public Focus. Professional actors don’t rush to the theater and immediately
dash onstage. No other professional should rush headlong into any situation that
demands full concentration. When actors arrive at the theater, they leave
enough time to prepare themselves psychologically for the performance.
Speakers should also make a point to structure the quiet time they need, if only a
few minutes, to collect themselves and focus on objectives. Focusing on your
goals for a few minutes beforehand can result in a more effective delivery of your
message.
II. Prepare for the public role. To deliver an effective performance, know your
material well and feel comfortable with it, from your opening lines to the final
curtain. Part of being an effective trainer is playing a role. With a little
preparation, you can be a star.
III. Speaking in public. Poor grammar, a limited vocabulary, and over-reliance on
profanity or jargon can distract from your message. Few tools are as powerful for
influencing people as strong, vivid, clear speech. One popular technique actors
use to enrich speech and vocabulary is sight-reading. Spend 30 minutes every
day reading and speaking aloud from some of the great works of literature—the essays of
Emerson, the poetry of Emily Dickinson, the novels of Charles Dickens—and
you’ll soon find you handle the English language with heightened public speaking.

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