5 USEFUL TIPS TO MOTIVATE YOUR AUDIENCE


5 Useful Tips To Motivate Your Audience

I dream a lot.

Some of my dreams do not even make any sense. Some of my dreams may not necessary come true. But it makes me happy, positive and looking forward to life. I only need a little push, a little motivation. Does this happen to you too?

What exactly is motivation?


Imagine this….
One sunny day, you decide to ride a bicycle to the park. You take the bicycle out from your garage and sit on it. You are ready to ride a bicycle. Then you push the pedals and off you go! You pass a supermarket, a few traffic lights, and an ice cream shop and finally you arrive at the park.

What will happen if you do not push the pedals? Then you will not be riding the bicycle and reach your park, right? You see, the park is your destination. The supermarket, the traffic lights and the ice cream shop representing what you go through before you reach your destination. And the act of pedalling the bicycle is your motivation. 

Motivation is what drives you, what urge you and push you to do what your heart desire. So in other words, you need to push the pedals :)

Why does anyone need to be motivated?

We all have expectation, wishes and dreams. By knowing that it is possible to achieve whatever you want in life and believing that you are worth it keeps you alive and feeling optimistic for the future. So yes, being motivated is a good thing.

Sometimes, we don’t realise how worthy we are until someone tells us we can do the impossible and show us how to find our fullest potential. We all need a bit of encouragement and support now and then. Life can also be hard sometimes. Motivation lifts up our spirits and reminds us there is still hope.

What motivates people?

Well, it depends. Some are motivated by money and wealth. Some are inspired to get a better life for the family. Some do things with the intention to help others. Some are motivated by power and the desire to be famous. And some wants to be acknowledged and recognise for being good at something.

What can motivation do to a person?

Motivation can make a difference in person’s life. Motivation changes mindset and the way we see life. Motivation encourage you to take a chance and reaching for the stars. Motivation makes you believe in yourself and take necessary steps to improve your skills in achieving your goals.

So, how to motivate people? Or even yourself?

There are actually many ways to motivate others or yourself. Motivation can be given by actions and words. That is where motivational speech comes in. Motivational speech is my favourite type of speech. I prefer to call it, “the feel good speech”. Why do I call it that? You guessed it. Yes, because motivational speech always makes me feel good.

I love listening to a motivational speech and I enjoy delivering a motivational speech. It feels wonderful to give a motivational speech as it helps me to inspire others. And I like listening to a motivational speech because I need to be inspired as well.

The question is; how to motivate your audience effectively? Well, here are my 5 useful tips to motivate your audience.

TIP 1# GET TO KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

One important thing you need to remember is that everyone is different. We all have different needs, different way of thinking and different ways of learning. If you want to motivate your audience, you must first get to know them. Do some research on their background; education, age, culture. Find out what type of audience you have and what they want to hear from you. What motivates them?

Another thing to remember, you must be more flexible in your approach. You can’t use the same method of motivation for everyone. Age factor for instance; the way you motivate a group of teenagers is different than the way you motivate a group of old men. Be observant, have an open mind, listen, understand and connect.

TIP 2 # SAY IT LIKE YOU MEAN IT

When you motivate others, you are trying to convince them to take actions. Therefore, as a speaker, you must first believe in your own words and ideas. Make sure you mean it. Say it with enthusiasm. Tell them from the heart with feelings. Be passionate and be sincere.

Let say, you are giving a motivational speech about life goals to a group of students. You want to inspire them to be high achievers. You wish to motivate them to go for their life goals. You tell them to believe that they can do it. As a speaker, you must also believe that they can do it too. In order to reach out to your audience, you have to be honest and tell the truth. It is the only way you will able to touch their hearts.

TIP 3 # Prove It

If you want to motivate your audience, you have to provide some evidence to what you are saying. How can your audience be motivated and inspired if they are not convinced by your words? Back to the example I mentioned before. If you want to motivate a group of students to reach their dreams and goals in life, you can’t just tell them they can without showing them some proof that it can be done.

How to show them proof? One way is by telling them stories. You can always tell them real stories about people who went through hard times but managed to achieve their dreams. You can even share your own life experiences, your struggles and your success. Another way is by using information and facts. You can show them numbers, statistics or reports to support your ideas.

TIP 4 # USE POSITIVE APPROACH

In my opinion, motivation should always be positive. Use positive approach to motivate people. Use positive words to encourage others. Be kind and considerate. Do not criticise, scold, condemn or force change. Do not use anger or use aggressive approach to motivate your audience.

Your positive attitudes and approach will create positive vibes between you and your audience. Your audience will like you and will be comfortable listening to you. Before you know it, your audience will be inspired and motivated by you.

TIP 5 # MAKE YOUR AUDIENCE FEEL GOOD 

If you feel good after listening to a speech, then it means the speaker did a great job. Motivational speech is always about making you feel good. If you want to motivate your audience effectively, make them feel good about themselves. Use words of encouragement to motivate them. Let them see themselves in a different perspective.

Encourage them to believe in their abilities. Make them realise what they can do. Persuade, support, influence and move them. Once they feel good, they will want to take action. They will be motivated and stay motivated.

It is more than that…

Motivational speech is such a powerful tool. If it is done properly and effectively, it will not only change someone’s life but also the society, the country and even the world. Motivation makes people strive for the best and encourage productivity and efficiency in the workforce which lead to positive results in organisations, businesses and overall economy.

It takes a lot of courage to take action in realising your dreams. It takes endless encouragement to do what you do. And it takes a little push for you to step on the pedals to ride your bicycle.


Maybe all you need is motivation…
Written by: Intan Salwana Anis
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