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3 Public Speaking Tips for Introverts

This week, I’m going over the clear advantage of being an introvert when mastering the craft of public speaking. Follow me on Instagram: @masteryourtalk 1. Introverts understand the power of silences better than anyone else (0:48). We know that the biggest difference between average and exceptional speakers is their ability to leverage silences to bring their presentations to the next level, rather than perceiving it as a weakness to detract their entire pitch. But, here’s the punchline. When you’re an extrovert like me, it’s SO HARD to master silences and this because I LOVE to talk and be energetic all the time, it’s my DNA, it’s what gets me energized. On the same caveat, silences drive me CRAZY. It’s almost as if the silence is uncomfortable because I’m not used to just embracing and living in it with total comfort. Yes, it’s true that today, I master silences well now, but during the process, painful undertones the pressure I went through to just embrace nothing. However, when I’ve coached introverts, they understood intuitively how to master this skill very quickly because they got it almost immediately. Why? They do it ALL THE TIME. They spend a lot of time with themselves, and just sit with the silence for long periods of time so leveraging silences is probably more of a relief than anything, it means they don’t have to speak as often as they did in the past. In that way, the introvert advantage is much more powerful when mastering the art of silences. 2. Introverts have world class listening skills (2:07). All introverts that are great public speakers that I know personally, are PHENOMENAL listeners. In university, that was the skill I had the most trouble with because I love to talk and I still do (hence the YouTube channel). But, introverts taught me the true beauty that lies in just listening which the only way is to understand your audience better is to make them talk by asking the right questions. As Richard Branson once said, when you’re talking, you’re not learning because you’re just saying things you already know. Their keen sense of ability doesn’t just work wonders for them in understanding the wants of others, but also enables them to craft presentations that specifically meet those needs, and it’s a core skill I was able to take from introverts and apply it to myself. In this regard, the 3 questions that I always ask when preparing a pitch that I will link in the description, they just BREEZE through it with almost no effort whatsoever, I just coach them a bit on it and they just get what I mean. This is because they spend most of their time listening to others in general, so it’s much easier for them to figure out the needs and wants of their audience much faster than an extrovert of the same level. 3. Introverts can connect with a wider range of audience members that an extrovert would otherwise exclude. (3:53). People love me, or people hate me, that is the sentence to any extrovert like me, the way I grab attention is either perceived as cocky and obnoxious or it’s seen as confident and powerful. Either way, just through the way I speak, I alienate some of my audience, but that’s also my style as a speaker so I embrace it. I’m not afraid to get in the faces of my crowd, I try and find other extroverts to help me bring the energy levels of the room up until I buy it the maximum amount of people in my vision for the presentation. On the other hand, however, introverts might be criticized for lack of participation in a classroom or boardroom setting, but I’ve never heard of an introvert being called obnoxious, loud or very disruptive to put things bluntly. Since they generally keep to themselves and like their space, they tend to respect the spaces of others too. That heighten level of respect for others space, I believe, makes an audience feel more trusting to someone who’s very at ease, polite and respectful. In that regard, provided the introvert is well trained in public speaking, that person will be able to connect with more audience members on an average basis. They also have a keener sense of empathy in how their audience is reacting to their content. In that regard, introverts have a sharp eye for monitoring their audience during the presentation and presenting in a way that more people want to buy into them. As always, if you enjoyed this week’s episode of MasterTalk, be sure to SMASH that LIKE button and SUBSCRIBE to the YouTube channel as well. And if there’s anything I can leave you with it’s this, I’m 100% sure you know someone that’s shy or introverted that doesn’t believe they can be a great public speaker, please send them this video so that they realize they’re a lot closer to mastering their talk than they’d think. For business or one-on-one public speaking coaching inquiries, you can reach me at brendenkbusiness@gmail.com. Special thanks to Maison Leporem for letting me use the space. https://maisonleporem.com/