Public speaking is when you stand before an audience and deliver a
speech at a formal or an informal occasion. For many people, speaking
in front of a large audience is a daunting task, so it is quite natural to
become very nervous (though with effective training this could be
overcome).
As public speaking has become a serious career option, many people
are enrolling for classes where they are taught skills and techniques to
speak well and speak effectively before a gathering. However, to be a
good speaker, you should know the four types of public speaking and
the peculiarities of each one of them.
Public Speaking opportunities come in many shapes and forms.
The Informative Technique
This types of public speaking focuses on explaining a concept or idea to
the audience. Informative speakers tend to focus on specific subject
matter such as people, events, places, stories and so on. If you are
opting for an informative approach, the be sure to do two crucial things.
First, research your topic like crazy. You need to know the ins and outs
of your content by heart. Second and more importantly, you have to
keep your speech short and simple.
The Persuasive Technique
This is the bread and butter of public speaking. It is widely perceived as
the power move of public speaking. This type of public speaking is the
act of convincing members of your audience to do something, based on
them agreeing with your viewpoint. In this technique, the spectrum of
persuasion is broad; you can get your audience members to agree and
buy a product, take on a new lifestyle, or even conform to a particular
opinion.
The Demonstrative Technique
This one’s a little debatable because it focuses more on the actions
omitted during a speech or presentation rather than words being
spoken. Demonstrative speeches are ones where the speaker performs
actions and clearly explains those actions in the process. The idea is to
engage the audience in both verbal and nonverbal communicational
methods. By doing so, the speaker has a better chance to get the
message across to the audience.
Regardless of what you are demonstrating, you need to break it down
into easy to understand steps. A simple outline for a demonstration
presentation should be like this. A. the demonstration is broken down
into simple steps either chronologically or functionally. B. Explain each
steps clearly, relating it to the sequence as a whole. C. Reassemble the
activity and show how it works as a whole. Also, there are things to be
kept in mind, 1. Be as clear and specific as possible. Remember, you
are training your audience so that they can repeat what you are doing
and perform the process, engage in the activity or use the product once
you are done. Use strong visual words in addition to physically showing
them what to do. 2. ou want to motivate your audience to pay attention
to your presentation. While entertainment can be motivating, you want
to give them something more, as well. Why should they learn about the
process, activity or product you are demonstrating. For example, have
you ever seen those cooking product demonstrations at the fair? The
demonstrators are usually pretty good at letting the audience know the
benefit gained by owning the product being demonstrated! 3. Plan, plan,
plan.
Make sure you have all the tools you need and that you can smoothly
move from one to the other. You don’t want to waste time with moving
from one place to another or retrieving another object, when simple
planning can put these in the right places for best effect.
The Ceremonial Technique
Ceremonial speeches are all about giving speeches during special
occasions (such as weddings, birthdays, graduation, and so on)
The goal of ceremionial speaking is to trigger an emotional response
from an audience. It’s all about fostering an emotional connection with
the people who are taking the time listen to you. If you opted for this
approach, then talk about the things that will bring you and your
audience close together, in a way that unites everybody in the room.
This skill can be improved through continuous practice. A talkative
person may not be able to give the best speech. To give a great speech,
one must first understand the type of speech one is expected to give
and should prepare on those lines. A good public speaker is one who
understands the needs of the audience and is flexible enough to adopt
changes that may arise while giving a speech.
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