[jen729w]

Whenever I have to speak publicly, I try to channel Barack Obama. He talks so ... slowly. He pauses so ... ... long between sentences. It feels like agony when you’re doing it, but it works. In reality the pauses are never as long as you imagine, and it gives the audience time to absorb what you’re saying.

[maaaats]

Huh, for me it's opposite. Recorded myself practicing, thought I talked at a reasonably pace, but realized it was sooo sloow.. and.. boring.. to listen to. So I feel I have to deliberately talk faster.

Anyways, record yourself practicing, it's a great tool.

[Arnt]

Can you suggest a video with a good example?

[xaranke]

Obama's final State of the Union is a good start: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlLSBTAg0aM.

More archived videos are available here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDGknzyQfNiThyt4vg4MlTQ/vid....

[seanmcdirmid]

Obama uses a TelePrompTer and practices a lot. I tend to do better giving talks on the fly that are more organic, but each person has their own style.