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This document provides an overview of public speaking and strategies for dealing with nervousness. It discusses how nervousness is a normal and healthy response to public speaking due to the release of adrenaline. While nervousness can feel negative, the document recommends transforming it into "positive nervousness" through preparation, experience, positive thinking, visualization, and knowing that most nervousness is not visible to audiences. Additional tips include focusing on the introduction and making eye contact with audiences. Public speaking can also help develop critical thinking skills.

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Ge Elect

This document provides an overview of public speaking and strategies for dealing with nervousness. It discusses how nervousness is a normal and healthy response to public speaking due to the release of adrenaline. While nervousness can feel negative, the document recommends transforming it into "positive nervousness" through preparation, experience, positive thinking, visualization, and knowing that most nervousness is not visible to audiences. Additional tips include focusing on the introduction and making eye contact with audiences. Public speaking can also help develop critical thinking skills.

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GE ELECT- Public Speaking

CHAPTER 1

“Communicate to express and to impress”

Nervousness is Normal

Nervousness

>it is a healthy sign that they are getting “psyched up” for a good effort

>perfectly normal-even desirable- feeling at the start of the speech

Adrenaline

>a hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical and mental stress

The Power of Public Speaking


Public Speaking is a way of making ideas public- of sharing them with other people and of influencing
other people.

 vital means of civic engagement


 a form of empowerment
 offers opportunity to make a difference

Great Speakers around the World

 USA - Franklin Roosevelt, Billy Graham, Cesar Chavez, Barbara Jordan, Ronald Reagan, Martin
Luther King, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.
 Great Britain – Margaret Thatcher
 South Africa – Nelson Mandela
 Myanmar – Aung San Suu Kyi
 Kenya – Wangari Maathai

The Tradition of Public Speaking

 Almost all cultures have an equivalent of the English word “orator” to designate someone with
special skills in public speaking.
 The oldest known handbook on effective speech was written on papyrus in Egypt some 4500
years ago.
 Aristotle’s Rhetoric, composed during the 3rd century BCE, is still considered the most important
work on its subject, and many of its principles are followed by speakers and writers today.
 The great Roman leader Cicero used his speeches to defend liberty and wrote several weeks
about oratory in general
 The principles of public speaking are derived from a long tradition and have been confirmed by a
substantial bod of research.
 The more you know about the principles, the more effective you will be in your own speeches –
and the more effective you will be in listening to the speeches of other people.

Similarities Between Public Speaking and Conversation

 Organizing your thoughts logically.


 Tailoring your message to your audience.
 Telling a story for a maximum impact.
 Adapting to listener feedback.

Differences Between Public Speaking and Conversation

 Public speaking is more highly structured.


 it usually imposes time limitations,
 does not allow listeners to interrupt with questions or commentary
 speaker must anticipate questions that may arise
 PS demands more detailed planning and prep
 Public speaking requires more formal language.
 it avoids slang, jargon, and bad grammar
 uses elevated and polished language when addressing the audience
 a speech is considered to be “special”
 Public speaking requires a different method of delivery.
 it avoids interject stock phrases
 speakers adjust their voices to be clearly heard
 assume a more erect posture
 avoid mannerisms and verbal habits

Developing Confidence: Your Speech Class

 Stage Fright
 one of the concerns of students in any speech class
 the anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience

“Given a choice, at a funeral, most of us would rather be the one in the coffin than the one giving the
eulogy.”

- Jerry Seinfeld

Effects of Sudden Adrenaline Shot

 it makes your heart race


 your hand shakes
 your knees knock
 your skin perspire
Dealing with Nervousness

 Rather than trying to eliminate ever trace of stage fright, you should aim at transforming it from
a negative force into what one expert calls positive nervousness.
 Positive Nervousness 
 controlled nervousness that helps a speaker for his or her presentation

Positive Nervousness
“a zesty, enthusiastic, lively feeling with a slight edge to it…. It’s still nervousness, but it feels different.
You’re no longer victimized by it; instead, you’re vitalized by it. You’re in control of it.”

Turning Nervousness from a Negative Force into a Positive one


 think of it as “stage excitement” or “stage enthusiasm.”
 think of it as a normal part of giving a successful speech.
 Here are the six (6) ways to turn nervousness from a negative force into a positive
one:
 Acquire Speaking Experience
 You are enrolled in this course to learn about speechmaking and gain speaking
experience.
 The part of stage fright is fear of the unknown.
 The more you learn, the more speeches you give, the less threat of nervousness it
will become.
 Prepare, Prepare, Prepare
 pick speech topics you truly care about
 one minute of speaking time requires one to two hours of preparation
 this will depend on the amount of research needed for the speech
 Think Positively
 confidence is mostly the well-known power of positive thinking
 if you think you can do it, you usually can
 mind over matter

Turning Nervousness from a Negative Force into a Positive one

 Use the Power of Visualization


 Visualization – mental imaging which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself
giving a successful presentation
 create a vivid mental blueprint in which you see yourself succeeding in your
speech
 Know that Most Nervousness is Not Visible
 do not look tense and insecure
 only a fraction of the turmoil you feel inside is visible on the outside
 your nervous system will give you a thousand shocks, but your audience can only
see a few of them
 Do not Expect Perfection.
 know that there such thing as a perfect speech
 if you made mistakes, just proceed as if nothing happened
 do not view speechmaking as a performance, instead, view it as an act of
communication

Tips to Dealing with Nervousness in Your First Speech

 Work especially hard on your introduction.


 Make eye contact with members of your audience.
 Concentrate on communicating with your audience rather than worrying about your
stage fright.
 Use visual aids.

Public Speaking and Critical Thinking

 Besides building your confidence, a course in public speaking can develop your skills a s a
critical thinker.
 Critical Thinking - it is a matter of logic – of being able to spot weaknesses in other people’s
arguments and to avoid them in your own.

Critical Thinking

 It involves related skills such as distinguishing fact from opinion, judging the credibility of
statements, and assessing the soundness of evidence.
 It makes your speech structure clear and cohesive.
 It plays an important role of shaping ideas.

Cultural Diversity

-the existence of a variety of cultural or ethnic groups within a society.

CHAPTER 1 QUIZ
True

 Public Speaking demands more detailed planning and preparation


compared to conversation
 It's important to dress properly and look good in Public Speaking
 One should aim at transforming a negative force into what one expert calls
positive nervousness.
 Culture can be included in the frame of reference of a person.
 Physical setting affects the mood of the audience in a speech
 Your goal in public speaking is to have your intended message
communicated.
 You can empower others by making your opinions heard by other people.
 You have to consider mind over matter in Public Speaking.
 The more you learn, the more speeches you give, the less threat of
nervousness it will become.

False

 It's okay to repeat your speech from the start when you make a mistake
 Audience should accept and recognize all the speaker's has to say.
 A speech should be backed by a research if it is an informational speech
but persuasive speech doesn't need to be backed by a research because it
will solely depend on how the speaker persuade the audience.
 A speech should be perfect/flawless all the time because you present in
front of many people.
 Over confidence is okay if it will help you surpass your nervousness.
 Concentrate with yourself rather than worrying about your stage fright.
 Public Speaking is a performance
 It's definitely okay to bash other people if they try to oppress the
marginalized people.
 It's okay to have mannerisms while delivering a speech because the
audience will understand it.

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