The Power of Voice “Say what you mean; Not what you think you mean!”

The Power of Voice“Say what you mean; Not what you think you mean!”

Objectives

A. Identify the importance of being heard; B. Select the factors that can affect verbal communication;C. Discuss the best ways to get a point across to your audience;D. Explain how your voice is a substantial part of establishing credibility;E. Discover how written text can be misleading and misdirect the intended message;

Objectives Con’tF. Point out stressor words within a sentence

and recognize how its meaning can change depending on the emphasis of specific words:

G. Collaborate with others to construct a short excerpt that could have varied meaning depending on how it was expressed:

H. Plan a strategy to best express their excerpt in the light they would like it to be depicted to the rest of the class; and

I. Test their plan by performing it in front of the class and critique their efforts afterwards.

Brace Yourself!!!

•http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twrvl_C5Bfk

Objective

A

Hello I’m Talking to You!

•Purpose –▫Support your stance

Political Personal (right/wrong)

▫Relay message to others Express feelings/emotions

▫Support the 1st Amendment Right of Free Speech to citizens

Moving on Up

•1876▫Telephone – Alexander Graham Bell

•1976▫Personal Computer – Steve Jobs & Steve

Wozniak

•1983▫Mobile Phone - Joel Engel and Richard

Frenkiel

Technology vs. Society

•Technological Advancements▫Good or Bad?▫Effect on you as a spouse, student,

employee?

•The Bad▫Inhibits personal/verbal communication

due to lack of

•Effects overall hire-ability?

Are you for real?

• In your email you need to let me know in detail: how may claim was worked, how claims are left, how long it take you to complete the task ect. I will not except “I’m almost done”, or I only have a little left, ladies you have to be specify. If you have any concert or question please come see me.

•But fear not: This employee has a degree in “Computers” ▫Computer what?

Objective

B

Affects on Verbal Communication• 1st lets breakdown communication

• Outside distractions ▫AKA – Interference/Noise

• Audience ▫Mood▫Ability to decode

• Setting /Environment▫Overall Comfort

• Body language ▫How much is too much?

Benefits via Body Language•Can show audience when emphasis is

being placed on a subject/point▫Too much however, will disassociate the

emphasized points with the rest of your speech

•Allows for a visual connection between key point and you, the speaker▫Can draw greater attention from the

audience▫Allow them to make connection more easily▫Can become redundant if used excessively

throughout Can’t distinguish between most important

segments

Objective

C

Can you hear the words that are coming out of my mouth?•How to best get your point across

▫Yelling?▫High Energy?▫Citing Sources?

•Establishing Credibility▫4 P’s

Plan Prepare Practice Predict

What is Credibility?

•1) The quality of being trusted

•2) The quality of being convincible or believable

Objective

D

Credibility via Confidence

•One of the few things you as a speaker can control

•How do you convey confidence?▫How loud or soft you speak▫Stage presence

Covering the stage/class? Standing in one place with you arms crossed?

▫How well you know your subject matter 4 P’s

Objective

E

Problems Areas

•Age old question:

•Do we speak as we write? Or write as we speak?

•Had a much better grasp on it in past generations

That’s Not What I Meant!

•It want mess anything up, but please check with Hilda to see what she want you to do.

•Ladies so we are all on the same page anytime a patient insurance term let make sure they don’t pick up other policy or other insurance.

•I did not corrected the invoice, just updated the account.

Horribly Informed & Poorly Mislead•Understanding text can always be difficult

▫Hard to read emotions▫Easily mistaken

•Example▫Would you please fill me in on any decisions

made from here on out. Thank you!

Practice for All

•Pair up with another classmate

•Come up with an example excerpt/statement that could be misleading if read wrong.

•Use your imagination and/or past experiences

•Upon completion each team member will read their work aloud. One in the wrong context and one in the right.

Objective

F

I Can’t Stress it Enough•Written text can change meaning

▫As proven by previous exercise•Speech can actually have the same

problem if not delivered correctly•How can we make sure that we are

getting our point across correctly?▫Stress appropriate words within statement▫Use in conjunction with appropriate body

language

Getting Stressed Out

•I believe in the future of agriculture-

•I believe in the future of agriculture-

•I believe in the future of agriculture-

▫Overall meaning might not change but does change the focus of the audience

Objective

G

My Mission

•Mission Statement▫Expression of yourself

Attitudes Beliefs Values

•Things you are proud of and/or work hard at & would like people to know about you when they read it

Mission of the FFA

•FFA makes a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.

•FFA prides themselves in the ability to stress these factors to members and provide opportunities to succeed in such endevours.

Your Mission

•Come up with your own personal mission statements▫Doesn’t have to be long, as shown with the

FFA Mission•Cover the basic ideas that make you, you

and choose the best way to convey that to the class. ▫Highlight the stressor words within the

message that you would like to emphasize when read aloud.

Objective

H

Putting it All to Practice

•2 of the 4 P’s should almost be complete▫Plan M.S.▫Prepare M.S.

•Now we will cover the remaining 2 P’s in the 4 P model▫Practice▫Predict

•Consider how you would like the class and others to feel about your M.S. when heard