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PUBLIC SPEAKING. FORMAL SPEECHES TOPIC ASSIGNEDSELECTED IF SELECTED CONSIDER ;YOUR KNOWLEDGE YOUR AUDIENCE THE OCCASION. ORGANISE INFO INTO ;
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PUBLIC SPEAKING • FORMAL SPEECHES TOPIC ASSIGNED\SELECTED • IF SELECTED CONSIDER ;YOUR KNOWLEDGE • YOUR AUDIENCE • THE OCCASION. • ORGANISE INFO INTO ; • INTRODUCTION ; GREETING, AROUSE INTEREST • BODY ; LIKE BODY OF A REPORT USE FACTORS • CONCLUSION ; RESTATES THE SUBJECT • SUMMARYOF KEY POINTS, • STATEMENT OF CONCLUSION • GAIN ATTENTION TO BE REMEMBERED
PRESENTATION METHOD • EXTEMPORANEOUS- MOST POPULAR & EFFECTIVE .PREPARATION, USE OF NOTES & REHEARSALS--- TO SOUND NATURAL. PRODUCT OF CAREFUL PLANNING& PRACTICE • MEMORIZING- MOST DIFFICULT TO REMEMBER ENTIRE SPEECH IN VERBATUM. USUALLY USED IN COMBINATION WITH EXTE. • READING-PEOPLE MAKE IT MONOTONOUS, FUMBLE OVER WORDS, MISS PUNCTUATIONS, ETC.ONLY PROFICIENT READERS SHOULD ATTEMPT.
PERSONAL ASPECTS • CONFIDENCE;- IN SELF & AUDIENCE’S CONFIDENCE IN YOU.BOTH INTER- RELATED.DILIGENT PREPARATION & COFIDENT TONE. • SINCERITY:- VALUABLE AID TO CONVICTION. PRETENSE OF SINCERITY IS QUICKLY DETECTED & OFTEN FAILS. • THOROUGHNESS:- WILL ENSURE BETTER RECEPTION THAN HURRIED & SCANTY COVERAGE.BOOSTS IMAGE.SHOWS PAINS & CARE. DON’T OVERDO. • FRIENDLINESS:- AUDIENCE LIKE FRIENDLY SPEAKERS & ARE MORE RECEPTIVE TO WHAT THEY SAY.DIFFICULT TO PRETEND .BE HONEST TO BE EFFECTIVE. SELF -ANALYSIS IN MIRROR / VIDEO. • OTHER CHARACTERISTICS ARE ENTHUSIASM, ORIGINALITY, FLEXIBILITY & INTEREST.
AUDIENCE ANALYSIS • KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE • PRELIMNARY ANALYSIS • SIZE UP THE AUDIENCE IN ADVANCE e.g. CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS SEX, EDUCATION , EXPERIENCE, etc CAN HELP IN ADAPTATION. ALSO SIZE OF AUDIENCE INFLUENCES HOW FORMAL /INFORMAL YOU OUGHT TO BE. • CONTINUOUS ANALYSIS DURING PRESENTATION FEEDBACK THROUGH FACIAL EXPRESSIONS, MOVEMENTS, NOISES, QUESTIONS etc MAKE YOU LEARN FROM THE AUDIENCE AND ADAPT YOUR SPEECH ACCORDINGLY.
APPEARANCE& BODY ACTIONS • COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENT ; ALL THAT SURROUNDS THE SPEAKER TENDS TO ADD TO THE GENERAL IMPRESSION. PHYSICAL THINGS LIKE THE STAGE, LIGHTING, BACKGROUND NOISES FROM OUTSIDE TEND TO DISTRACT THE LISTENERS. • PERSONAL APPEARANCE; DRESS APPROPRIATELY FOR THE AUDIENCE & OCCASION.LOOK CLEAN & WELL GROOMED. USE FACIAL EXPRESSIONS & BODY MOVEMENTS TO YOUR ADV. • POSTURE; BODY WT TO BE DISTRIBUTED IN A COMFORTABLE & POISED WAY. BE ERECT & YET COMFORTABLE.NATURALLY POISED, ALERT & COMMUNICATIVE. DON’T BE ARTIFICIAL. • WALKING;A STRONG & SURE WALK TO THE SPEAKERS POSITION IN BEFORE THE AUDIENCE EXUDES CONFIDENCE. HESITANT AWKWARD WALK HAS THE OPPOSITE EFFECT. • FACIAL EXPRESSIONS; SMILE /FROWN EYE CONTACT CONVEY • GESTURES; MAY HAVE VAGUE MEANING- BUT ARE STRONG NATURAL AIDS TO SPEAKING. MORE IN CASE OF INFORMAL AUDIENCE.
USE OF VOICE • GOOD VOICE IS AN OBVIOUS REQUIREMENT OF GOOD SPEAKING. VOICE SHOULD NOT DETRACT LISTENERS’ ATTENTION/ CONCENTRATION. COMMON FAULTS ARE ; • LACK OF PITCH VARIATION- MONOTONES. • LACK OF VARIATION IN SPEED-HOW FAST TO TALK. EASY PARTS AT BRISK PACE, & HARD TO UNDERSTAND INFO AT LOWER PACE.EASY AT SLOW PACE IS IRRITATING.INCORRECT/ ARBITRARY USE OF PAUSES IS DETRIMENTAL TO LISTENERS’ CONCENTRATION. “YOU KNOW” ,“OK's”,“UH’S” ETC USED TO FILL PAUSES. • LACK OF EMPHASIS BY VARIATION IN VOLUME;LOUD ENOUGH BUT NOT TOO LOUD. VARIETY IS THE KEY. • UNPLEASANT VOICE QUALITY; NASAL, RASPY ETC CAN BE IMPROVED BY THERAPY & MADE PLEASANT. • SELF -ANALYSIS IS THE KEY.
VISUAL AIDS • SOUND EXISTS ONLY FOR A FEW MOMENTS LISTENERS MAY MISS THE MESSAGE FOR EVER. VISUAL AIDS ENHANCE SPOKEN WORDS- BOARDS, CHARTS, SLIDES, TABLES, FILMS , ETC ARE STRONG SUPPORTS. • PROPER USE OF DESIGN;FOR DIFFICULT/VAGUE OR CONFUCING TOPICS AS PART OF MESSAGE, NOT DRAMA. • FORM TO CONSIDER; NO ONE FORM IS BEST- FLEXIBLE APPROACH IS REQUIRED.CHARTS,GRAPHS,DIAGRAMS, PICTURES,ETC COULD BE CONSIDEREDTHR’ SLIDES, OHP, FLIP-CHART, BOARD ETC. ALSO VIDEOS,& DEMOS. • TECHNIQUES FOR USING VA’s; CARRY KEY PARTS- POINTS OF EMPHASIS. BLEND THEM IN WITH WORDS. • *MAKE SURE OF VA's VISIBILITY *EXPLAIN THE VA FOR EASE OF UNDERSTANDING *ORG VA AS PART OF PRESENTATION- FIT INTO A PLAN *EPPHASISE VA WITH WORDS & ACTIONS *TALK TO AUDIENCE NOT TO VA.