Tips To Nail Your Next Town Hall Speech

Apart from planning and executing them, one crucial factor that can decide the success of your event is the way you deliver your message. No matter how advanced technology you use in your event, if your attendees can’t understand the message, all your planning and sources will go in vain. Hence, while planning your event, you should also focus on how you will present your ideas to your attendees. Also, the importance of delivering a good speech goes without saying. 

Apart from that, it is known to all how integral part meetings play in the corporate world. Keeping this in mind, we decided to address one of the most overlooked topics; how to deliver a remarkable town hall speech. Helping you with it, here, we are sharing some of the best tips that will help you nail your next town hall speech.

• Talk About Them, Not You: 

Always remember, your town hall speech is not about you, it is about your attendees. Hence, when you are talking about something in your speech, make sure you do not end up talking too much about yourself. Don’t glorify your image in the speech; instead talk about others. Express how others have motivated you to excel in your company. Not only this, you can also motivate new joinees and assure them that they have opted for a secure and good company. Don’t try to take credit for everything; you will be given that anyway. As a part of the leadership, don’t end up making your speech about your progress; instead include points about your employees’ progress. 

• Be Vulnerable: 

It’s okay to be vulnerable in front of your employees, and add a few points that reflect your vulnerability to your employees. In fact, vulnerability acts as a trust-building factor and helps in building trust between you and your employees. However, please refrain from adding phrases like ‘Trust Me’; it is actually one of the worst ways to make people trust you. Instead, show it with your speech. Along with it, make the incidents when you failed a part of your town hall speech. It would help your employees relate with you and they will see you as a real human being, and not their boss. Nothing takes more courage than accepting your failure; it shows your strength. 

• Consider Those Who Were Present Before You: 

While delivering the speech, make sure you respect and acknowledge the contributions of those who were present before you started working with the company. Though you might be the boss, it is because of all those employees who had been working with the company long before you were a part of it. Acknowledging their contributions and their presence will make them feel valued, and they will get motivated enough to work for the betterment of your company. Don’t make anyone feel that it is only because of you and your contributions the company stands well today. 

• Address Your Supporters and Competitors: 

While addressing your allies, make sure you address your disbelievers too. While it is important for a leader to have a few early adopters, it doesn’t make your disbelievers less efficient. It’s fine if your thoughts don’t match with a few people, when it comes to appreciation and acknowledgement, every employee deserves that. While standing in front of the organization, never speak only for those who nod their heads in agreement. 

If you feel there are a few people who don’t agree with you easily, appreciate them for the fact that they put across their points fearlessly, even if it takes for them to go against the leadership. Appreciate them for their courage and fearlessness. Instead of widening it, try to bridge the gap between you and your disbelievers. As the head of the organization, you need to understand that it is not only you who cares for the organization; others do too. 

• Make the Speech Motivational: 

While you are delivering the speech on a virtual town hall meeting platform, know that you will be addressing people of all the hierarchy levels. As a head, make sure you deliver a motivational speech which gives everyone a ray of hope. The situation that we are going through right now, it is very common for people to get demotivated. However, as the organizational leader, you need to take people along with you and make them feel motivated when they feel low. Hence, during the speech, make sure you praise the employees for how far you all have come. 

• Be Confident: 

One of the most crucial tips that you need to take care of while delivering your next town hall speech is to be confident. An under confident speaker and speech never interests anyone. Hence, it is something you need to take care of. Always remember, no matter how well you have prepared your speech, if you are not confident with what you are delivering, nothing will make sense. To ensure you remain confident during your speech, practice beforehand. Practicing a few times before the meeting will help you gain a command of the content you are going to deliver. 

Another thing that you can do is, make your friends sit and practice in front of them. One important thing that you need to take care of is the way you handle your mistakes. Remember you and those listening to your speech, both are humans, and it is completely normal to make mistakes. What makes you stand apart from the crowd is the way you handle the mistakes. Always carry a smile, and accept the mistake humorously. Don’t forget, confidence is the key. 

• Include Visuals But Not Too Much:

You can include visuals in your speech; however, while doing so, don’t overdo it. Keep everything minimal, and moreover, don’t let the visuals overpower your speech and distract the audience from your speech. Keep in mind that the visuals are just supplements; treat them like spice in your food, not the food. Don’t let them be the focus of your audience, your speech should be the highlight. 

We hope this blog has helped you understand what all it takes to nail your next town hall speech. Keep these tips in mind, and reward yourself with the applause of your audience.