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The document discusses strategies and guidelines for effective public speaking. It provides tips for how to prepare and structure a speech, use body language, handle nerves, and incorporate visual aids. Public speaking is framed as a valuable skill for enhancing one's career through reputation and self-confidence.

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Public Speaking

The document discusses strategies and guidelines for effective public speaking. It provides tips for how to prepare and structure a speech, use body language, handle nerves, and incorporate visual aids. Public speaking is framed as a valuable skill for enhancing one's career through reputation and self-confidence.

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Public Speaking

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Public Speaking in Public Service
transmitting information, to motivating people to act,
to simply telling a story.

can also be considered a discourse community.

a powerful tool to use for purposes such as motivation,


influence, persuasion, informing, translation, or
simply ethos.
Why Speak in Public?

Being a good public speaker can enhance your


reputation, boost your self – confidence, and
open up countless opportunities.
Strategies for Becoming a Better Speaker
Plan Appropriately
Practice
Engage With Your Audience
Pay Attention to Body Language
Think Positively
Cope with Nerves
Watch Recordings of Your Speeches
Public Speaking: Guidelines
Know the room.
Be familiar with the place in which you will speak.
Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and
practice using the microphone and any visual aids.

Know the audience.


Greet some of the audience as they arrive.
Its easier to speak to a group of friends than to a
group of strangers.
Public Speaking: Guidelines
Know the room.
Be familiar with the place in which you will speak.
Arrive early, walk around the speaking area and
practice using the microphone and any visual aids.

Know the audience.


Greet some of the audience as they arrive.
Its easier to speak to a group of friends than to a
group of strangers.
Public Speaking: Guidelines
Know your material.
Practice your speech and revise it if necessary.
If you’re not familiar with your material or are
uncomfortable with it, your nervousness will
increase.
Relax.
Ease tension by doing exercises.
Work form your personal brand (Try the
exercise)
You have two options with the final screen of the
exercise:

Print, and look for patterns as to where your


strengths lie.
Take advantage of them in presenting yourself to
others, and in how you can compensate for short-
comings
Copy and paste each section into word
processing.

Then edit the four groups into a document that


you can review as above.
Four components of your personal brand:
Appearance:
Your body language, clothing attire and overall posture

Personality:
Your behaviour, communication skills and attitudes toward people.
 
Competencies:
Your special skills fulfilling task requirements
 
Differentiation:
What separates you from others and leaves a lasting memory in the
minds of others.
 
Breaking Your Fear
O – Organize your thoughts
V – Visualize
E – Exercise to release tension
R – Release your piece
C – Clear your mind
O – Observe proper breathing
M – Move around for emphasis
E – Establish eye contact
Online/networking
When you package yourself online, whether
in a personal or community Web site,
consider this your public image and
remember that you are not there to interpret
what others see, and read. Remember that
your presence on the Internet is archived (
www.archive.org) and will always be
available to anyone, employer or social
group, who search for it.
Beware:
In the era of the social Web and social
media, everything we create and share
online is open to discovery, interpretation,
and feedback – positive, neutral and
negative. Remember that you are not there
to interpret what others view and read.
Visualize yourself giving your speech.
Imagine your speaking, your voice loud, clear, and assured.
When you visualize yourself as successful, you will be
successful.

• Realize that people want you to succeed.


  
• Don’t apologize
 
• Concentrate on the message – not the medium
 
•  Turn nervousness into positive energy.

•  Gain experience.
 
OTHER PUBLIC SPEAKING TIPS
Choosing a Topic for Your Speech
Choose a topic you already know a lot about.
Choose a topic you are interested in discussing.
Choose a topic that you can make interesting and/or
beneficial to your listeners.
Choose a topic that suits the requirements of the
assignment.
 
OTHER PUBLIC SPEAKING TIPS
Conduct a Self – Inventory

1. Ask yourself the following:


2. What are my intellectual and educational interests?
3. What do I like to read? What do I like to watch on television?
4. What particular courses, or topics covered in courses, have
specifically interested me?
5. What are my career goals? What do I hope to do in my life?
6. What are my favourite leisure activities and interests? What things
do I do for run that others might like to learn more about or take
part in?
7. What personal and social concerns are significant to me?
8. What is going on in my life that bothers or affects me?
9. What is happening outside my immediate world that is unfair,
unjust or in need of improvement?
How to Write a Speech
Learn to write a speech that really delivers!!!

A well – delivered speech begins long before you step on stage. It involves
research, planning and putting together a well – written speech.

Before writing your speech begins long before you step on the stage. It
involves research, planning, and putting together a well – written speech.

Before writing your speech, you have to determine what kind of speech it
will be. Is your speech designed to convince, to sell, to entertain or to
inform? Many times a speech can be a combination of these forms. But
you should define your expected outcome, which will help you organize
your speech.

A good question to ask when you are ready to put your presentation
together is “What do I want my audience to do with this information?”
How to Write a Speech
If you want them to walk away with new information,
you are speaking to inform. If you want them to laugh
and have a great time, you are out to entertain. If you
want the, to go out and use your web site, to use your
product or stop hurting the environment, the objective
of your speech is to convince. Of course, a good speech
may have elements of all three.
There’s certainly nothing wrong with being entertaining
and informative or convincing at the same time. Just
don’t let the entertainment get in the way of your
message.
The Components of a well – written speech:
The Introduction or Opening
Statement of the “Problem”
The Body of the Speech
The Conclusion or “Call to Action”
How to Prepare a Speech
When preparing to give a speech, it’s important to
remember some basic rules of public speaking:
1. Know yourself.
2. Know your audience.

3. Know your setting.

4. Anticipate responses from the audience

5. Search for other sources of information.


6. Come up with an argument that is reasonable
7. Add structure to your message..
8. Gain self-confidence through practice
How to give a speech
“TOP Ten (10) techniques for
Effective Public Speaking”
1. Choose a topic you now real well or
are passionate about.
2. Know your audience
3. Plan your method of delivery
4. Start with a well – written speech
5. Keep it short and to the point
How to give a speech
6. Prepare
7. Dress approximately
8. Make good eye contact
9. Ask a lot of questions
10. Allow your audience to participate
 
Body Language in Communication
Many people ignore their body language at their own peril. Even something as
simple as not making eye contact can be a real turnoff to an audience.

Eye contact
 
The best way to effectively use eye contact during your speech is to make eye
contact!
 
Gestures
 
Gestures should be natural and represent what you are feeling and thinking at
that moment.
 
Remember to also vary your gestures so that you do not bore the audience. And,
keep in mind that different countries and cultures may give different meanings to
different gestures. If you are giving a presentation in a culture which is unlike your
own, do research body language signals for that culture.
Posture and Movement

Your posture is also important. A slouching posture may indicate that you lack
self – confidence, or that you are un interested what you are talking about,
Other thins to consider.

1. Personal space. The social norm in North America is about one-and-one-half


feet to four feet between two people. Standing too close to someone can cause
them to feel uncomfortable and infringed upon. Standing too far can cause them
to feel disconnected and disinterested.

2. Your stance. A neutral stance is usually best. Feet slightly shoulder width
apart and toes forward. Movement is dependent on your situation. While pacing
can be distracting, you may have to move back and forth to show a visual.

3. Head nodding. Positive head nodding can be perceived positively, showing


your audience that you are interested in them. However, shaking your head back
and forth in a disapproving or demeaning manner can be perceived negatively.
Of course, if you’re making a point about something which you want the
audience to also disapprove, then a disapproving shake of the head can be
effective. Again, match your head nod to what you want your audience to feel.
4. Facial expressions

It’s important to be aware of your facial expressions. Do your facial


expressions convey a different meaning than what you are thinking
or feeling (i.e. tiredness, boredom)?

Always remember to smile at the audience. A good time to do this is


when people are first coming into your session. Greet them with a
smile, This helps relax you and helps the audience warm up to you
before your formal presentation. It is easier to give a presentation in
front of a relaxed and inviting crown rather than a cold and
judgmental one.

Remember, you may have the most dynamic presentation slide


show with the latest technology, however, all that hard work will be
discarded if you do not prepare yourself and the main visual – YOU.
Use of Visual Aids
Visual aids can powerfully help the
effectiveness of a speech. Many speeches
benefit from having objects, images, key
quotes or data presented in a clear and
dramatic fashion.
Visual aids vary in kind, but there are
similar benefits and tips for dealing with any
kind of supplementary evidence that is
shown to an audience.
Reasons to Use Visual Aids
Improves audience understanding and
memory
Serves as notes
Provides clearer organization
Facilitates more eye contact and motion by
the speaker
Contributes to speaker credibility
Types of Visual Aids
 People  Graphs
 Maps - Pie
 Objects - Bar
 Charts - Line
- Flow  Photograph, pictures,
diagrams, sketches
- Tree  Projected Images
- Sequence - Overhead projectors
- Pictographs - Power point
presentation
- Flip - film
Examples of Visual Aids
Many people will understand the message of your
speech more clearly when it is more visual. What we
see often leaves a more lasting impression than what
we hear. You can use slides, photographs, Power-point
presentations, or even a simple whiteboard to add
visual cues to your speech.
Below are some of the more common visual aids:
• Flip Charts
• Overhead Projectors
• Slide shows
• Handouts
Tips for Using Visual Aids
Stand to the side of the visual aid. Do not obscure the
visual aid if at all possible. Traditionally, speakers have
the visual aid on their left.
Maintain eye contact. While the visual aid will be
tempting to many speakers, the audience should still
be their main focus. When a speaker loses eye contact,
they often end up turning their back to the audience.
A SPEAKER SHOULD NEVER TURN THEIR BACK
TO AN AUDIENCE.
Introduce a visual aid before talking about the
information contained in it. Giving background on
where the information for the visual aid was obtained
from provides the audience with more resources for
understanding the content of the speech.
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