GOLDEN rules for oral presentation:

　　Be interested

　　Be interested in the subject even if you are not interested.

　　Accents

　　Regional and foreign accents are generally not a problem as long as you can be understood.

　　Clarity

　　The audience hates lazily pronounced words. Pronouncing words correctly and clearly is an important part of telling stories.

　　Scripting

　　Try to make your script sound like spoken English and use natural speech rhythms.

　　Emphasis

　　To emphasise certain words, try:

　　— lengthening or shortening words

　　— changing the pitch on a word

　　— pausing before a word

　　— going louder on a word

　　Posture

　　Check your posture when delivering a speech — slumping can lead to a flat sound.

　　Breathing

　　If you don’t breathe naturally you’ll sound tense.