The 8 steps you must know, to become a successful public speaker:

1) Pick your title with care
2) How come YOU talk about this? What's your connection to the topic?
3) Keep the time
4) Do you really need a power point? Really? Are you really, really sure you need one?
5) Engage the audience
6) Can you tie your speech to a methodology?
7) Pitch or No Pitch?
8) Know Your Audience