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Originally Posted by spectre
Practice, practice, practice. And I always liked thinking, "if you need three minutes of material, have 5 minutes worth." The reason is, if you forget anything or talk faster than how you practiced, you now have a little extra to pad time. Best to write it as a 3 minute speech, but have other material ready, just in case.
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Originally Posted by The_Jazz
When giving speeches of that nature, it helped me to remember that no one really cared and that they didn't really want to be there. Hit the high points, tell a funny story or two and sit down. Relax and just tell everyone who you are and why you're as interesting as you are.
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Wow, this is outstanding advice that is used everywhere from politics to courtrooms to stand-up comedy. It truly helps to have a rough outlay of what you
need to cover, but if things start to get harried, or if your point is not coming across quite right, it can really save you in the end if you have something else to add to your overall speech. You can the best speech in the world written out and memorized word for word, but if it does not meet the time constraints, and you end up stalling for even 5 seconds, that can hurt so much worse than if you somehow related a completely off-topic point to your discussion.
Try, try again, and if you possibly can, see if you can find practice with Speech & Debate.
Have at it, and may it go smoothly.
