Speak with Confidence: 20 Prompts to Improve Every Talk

Use the following prompts in ChatGPT to get insightful, practical responses that will help you improve your presentation skills and deliver with confidence.

Preparation & Structure

1. Help me outline a talk on [topic] that keeps the audience engaged from start to finish.

2. Suggest powerful ways to open a presentation that immediately grab attention.

3. Give me a simple, effective structure I can use to organize my talk so it builds momentum and ends strong.

4. Suggest transitions that make my speech flow naturally between sections.

5. Share effective ways to close my presentation so the ending feels memorable and inspiring.

Audience Connection

6. Show me how to adapt my talk about [topic] for a non-expert audience.

7. Give me engaging questions I can ask during my talk to keep people involved.

8. Explain how to use storytelling to create a stronger emotional connection with my audience.

9. Help me craft a short personal story that illustrates my main point.

10. Share techniques to read and respond to audience reactions in real time.

Delivery & Presence

11. Offer techniques to sound more confident and natural when speaking.

12. Provide vocal warmups or breathing exercises to reduce nervousness.

13. Suggest ways to use body language effectively during a presentation.

14. List common delivery mistakes speakers make and how to avoid them.

15. Share practical tips to manage stage fright right before stepping on stage.

Storytelling, Slides & Visuals

16. Help me simplify my slides so they’re clear, visual, and memorable.

17. Suggest creative ways to use visuals or props to make my points more powerful.

18. Recommend metaphors or analogies that make complex ideas easier to understand.

19. Help me define the one powerful idea I want my audience to remember after my talk.

20. Give me a step-by-step plan to rehearse effectively so I sound polished but not robotic.