While the ability to grip your audience takes years to develop, these hacks can take your oratory skills to the next level.
- BE CONFIDENT
It's all about confidence. Be confident about what you're saying. It will make them believe in you. - Take a bottle of water with you
This one works like a charm. Take a bottle of water and take a sip every time you forget your lines. - Pause
Pause. Pause every now and then for a few seconds. - Ask questions
Ask questions to your audience. It will increase engagement and attention to and from your spectators. - Repeat
Repeat the main idea that you are trying to sell. - Tell a story
Tell a story about the topic that you are talking. People like stories and will feel much connected to you. - Use your body
Don't just stand there like a statue, move around a bit and use your hands.
(If you don't know who Mark Antony is, he was a great orator in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar )
These are all I can think of right now. If you have something to add comment below.