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    WHAT MAKES A GOOD

    PUBLIC SPEAKER
    &
    SPEECH?

    Dealing with Nervousness

    Acknowledge Your Fear

    Focus on Message, not Fear

    Act Confident
    Give Yourself a Mental Pep Talk

    Visualize Your Success


    Channel Nervous Energy

    BREATHE

    Practice, Practice, Practice

    Understand Your Audience

    CHALLENGES
    People Think Faster Than They Hear
    Short Attention Span
    Easily Distracted

    How to Deal with


    Keep Speech Focused
    Analyze Audience Carefully
    Adapt to Situation

    What Audience most often


    remembers:

    #1Last thing
    heard
    #2Introduction
    #3Topic

    The Audience

    Size

    Demographics

    Beliefs and Values

    Receptive/Antagonistic

    Understand the Speech Making


    Process

    Choosing Topic

    Focus Purpose

    Researching Topic
    Organizing Content
    Developing an Outline
    Delivering Speech
    Rehearsing

    Choosing a Topic

    Consider Assignment
    Is It Important to You?
    Is It Important to Your Audience?
    Will It Hold Audiences Attention?
    Is It Manageable in the Time Available?
    Is It Clear?
    Can You Support It?

    Focus Purpose

    General Purpose:
    TO Inform, Persuade, Entertain, Inspire, Pay Tribute, etc.

    Specific Purpose:

    What you hope to accomplish

    EXAMPLE: To inform the audience about the importance of having a

    college education.

    Central Idea:

    1 sentence summary of speech content

    EXAMPLE: A college education opens the door to: greater earning

    potential, more employment opportunities and allows for personal growth.

    Researching Topic

    Current Situation/Info

    Background Info

    Supporting Materials

    Types of Supporting Material

    Common Knowledge

    Live/Direct Observation

    Examples & Illustrations

    Explanations & Descriptions

    Data & Statisitics

    Tests of Supporting Material

    Is Information
    Specific?
    Timely?
    Relevant & support point made?

    Is Source
    An expert/reputable?
    Unbiased?

    Sources for Material

    Online
    Search Engines
    Online Libraries

    Libraries
    Books & Reference materials
    Periodicals & Newspapers
    Data Bases
    Government Documents

    Organizing Content

    Chronological

    Topical

    Spatial

    Cause-Effect

    Problem-Solution

    Comparison- Contrast

    Types of Outlines
    Preparation

    Outline

    Title & Topic


    Specific Purpose
    Central Idea
    Introduction
    Main & Sub-Points
    Support/Evidence
    Conclusion

    Speakers Outline
    Introduction
    Main Point
    Support with Evidence
    TRANSITION

    Main Point
    Support with Evidence
    TRANSITION

    --REPEAT AS NECESSARY--

    Conclusion

    PURPOSE of Introductions

    Introduce topic & preview what is to


    come

    State purpose

    Establish importance of topic

    Grab Attention

    Build Credibility for speaker & topic

    Types
    of
    Introductions

    Story

    Rhetorical Question

    Quotation

    Humor

    Allude to conclusion

    PURPOSE of
    Summarize Speech
    Conclusions

    Re-emphasize Main Idea

    Motivate Response

    Provide Closure

    Types
    of
    Conclusions

    Summary

    Quotation, Story or Rhetorical Question

    Refer to Introduction

    Challenge to Audience

    Offer Vision of the Future

    Methods of Delivery

    Manuscript Reading (hard to connect with audience)

    Memorized (pressure to remember)

    Impromptu (off the cuff)

    Extemporaneous (best choice)

    Delivering Speech - Beginning

    Approach Calmly with


    conficence

    Establish Eye Contact

    Smile Naturally

    Deliver Introduction

    Delivering Speech - During

    Use Effective
    Eye Contact
    Gestures & Expressions
    Volume & Pace

    Use Clear
    Language
    Coversational style

    Be Enthusiastic

    Elements of Vocal Delivery

    Speech Rate and Pauses

    Volume

    Inflection and Pitch

    Pronunciation and Articulation

    Delivering Speech - Ending

    Summarize Main Message

    Be Concise & Memorable

    Pause before Returning to


    Seat

    Accept Applause Graciously

    Elements of Body Language

    Appearance

    Posture

    Facial Expression

    Eye Contact

    Movement

    Gestures

    Rehearsing Speech

    Practice Out Loud

    Practice Actual Delivery (eye contact ,


    volume, stance)

    Watch Yourself

    Keep Track of Time

    Plan, Prepare, Polish, Practice,


    Present

    The better you know your material, the less


    anxious you will be.

    Smile and act natural.


    Dont apologize for ANYTHING!
    No one will know youre nervous unless you call attention

    to it.

    Sources

    Adapted from 4-H Speaking PowerPoint www.georgia4h.org/public


    /edops/gaofficertraining/4-%20Public%20Speaking.ppt
    A Concise Public Speaking Handbook by Steven & Susan Beebe
    Lecture Notes from SPC 2608 by Heather Elmatti

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