Public Speaking

ALL GREAT SPEAKERS WERE BAD SPEAKERS FIRST

- RALPH WALDO EMERSON

GOALS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

•TO INTEREST/ AMUSE

•TO INFORM/ TEACH

•TO STIMULATE/ IMPRESS

•TO CONVINCE OR PERSUADE

ESSENTIALS

•KNOWLEDGE

•CONFIDENCE

•DELIVERY

KNOWLEDGE

• CHOOSE THE SUBJECT

• RESEARCH

• IDENTIFY : AUDIENCE

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ROCKETS

LAU

NC

HIG

PAD

EQ

UIPM

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HUMAN

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PLANETS MERCURY

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EXPENSE

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CO-OPERATE

EUROPE

ASTRONAUTS

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KNOWLEDGE

WEATHER

UNDERSTANDING

HUMANIT

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PLACE

CREATION

MIND MAP

SPACE

SPEECH MECHANICS

• OPENING WORDS

• BEGINNING OF TALK

• OUTLINE

• IDEAS

• HUMOUR

• LANGUAGE

BEGINNING

SNAG ATTENTION BY:

• A stimulating idea

• A startling fact

• A question

ARRANGE IDEAS

• In logical and effective order

• Connect ideas for smooth flow using:

HOWEVER, MOREOVER, IN THE SAME WAY, ADDITIONALLY ETC.

• PATTERN A INTRODUCTIONBODYCONCLUSION

• PATTERN B SHOW WHAT IS WRONGSHOW HOW TO REMEDY ITAPPEAL FOR ACTION (EVOKE DESIRED RESPONSE)

• PATTERN C ATTRACT FAVOURABLE ATTENTION

PRESENT THE PROBLEM PRESENT ALL POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS

PRESENT THE SOLUTION APPEAL FOR ACTION (EVOKE DESIRED RESPONSE)

HERE ARE SIX PATTERNS FOR SPEECH OUTLINING

CONTD.

• PATTERN D STATE THE FACTSARGUE FROM THEMAPPEAL FOR ACTION

(EVOKE DESIRED RESPONSE)

• PATTERN E ATTRACT FAVORABLE ATTENTION

AROUSE INTEREST IN YOUR PROPOSITION

CONVINCE AUDIENCE OF MERITS OF YOUR PROPOSITION RE-EMPHASIZE AND SUMMARIZE APPEAL FOR ACTION (EVOKE DESIRED RESPONSE)

LANGUAGE

• SELECT WORDS TO FIT PEOPLE

• EVOKE PICTURE WITH WORDS

• COLOURFUL/MEANINGFUL WORDS

• USE STRONG VERBS

LANGUAGE : DON'TS

• USE SLANG

• USE JARGON

• GO OFF AT A TANGENT

• USE NEW WORDS

• RE-EMPHASIZE AND SUMMARISE

• PRESS FOR ACTION

CONCLUDING A SPEECH

• TELL AUDIENCE WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO

CONFIDENCE

•NERVES

•BREATHING

•POSTURE

•CLOTHES

•COMFORT

DELIVERY• VOICE CONTROL

• BE SINCERE & CONFIDENT

• TIMING

• SMILE

• HANDS

• NOTES

• MICROPHONE

VOICE

• MUST BE HEARD UP TO ¾ OF THE ROOM

• MUST BE WARM AND REASSURING

• MUST HAVE RESONANCE AND AUTHORITY

COMMON VOICE PROBLEMS

• SLURRED/ INDISTINCT

• WEAK/ UNCERTAIN

• FLAT/ MONOTONOUS

• HIGH PITCHED/ SHRILL

LEAVES, FROST-CRISPED,

BREAK FREE FROM THE TREES AND FALL.

HE THRUST THREE THOUSAND

THISTLES THROUGH THE THICK

OF HIS THUMB.

AUDIENCE• LOOK AT INDIVIDUALS WHEN SPEAKING

• TALK TO PEOPLE NOT AT THEM

• THINK ON YOUR FEET-ADAPT TO AUDIENCE NEED

• AIM TO PLEASE MAXIMUM LISTENERS

HOW TO CONVINCE

• FIRST CONVINCE YOURSELF

• BUILD UP TALK WITH FACTS

• SHOW HOW YOUR IDEA IS SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY ALREADY BELIEVE

CONTD.

•RESTATE IMPORTANT IDEAS

•USE GRAPHIC COMPARISONS

•SUPPORT WITH STATEMENTS FROM UNBIASED AUTHORITY

•BE OBJECTIVE

NEVER !

• APOLOGIZE FOR LACK OF PREPARATION

• INDICATE WHEN ABOUT TO FINISH

Ms & Ps

• MATTER

• MANNER

• METHOD

•PACE

• PITCH

• PUNCH