Captivate Your Audience

1. Captivate Your Audience How to speak so that they will listen

2. Course Objectives: By the end of this course, you will learn tips on: • how to plan and write your speech • how to deliver it

3. Planning and Writing Planning • Choose the topic/purpose of the speech • Customize the message • Structure (opening, middle, closing)

4. Planning and Writing Planning • The audience • The occasion • The topic/purpose of the speech

5. Planning and Writing Structure • Opening • Middle • Closing

6. Planning and Writing Structure - Opening • grab the attention • engage their interest • question / quotation / joke

7. Planning and Writing Structure – Middle • Choose a few main points • Organize your main points • Present arguments

8. Planning and Writing Structure - Closing • Summary of main points • Stimulate further thinking beyond the speech • Leave a positive impression

9. Planning and Writing Tips • Strong opening and closing • Humor • Metaphors • Personal story • Quotations • Empathy with the audience

10. Delivery modeReading From a Script • Less desirable • More difficult to see your audience • Reading rather than delivering

11. Delivery modeUsing Notes • Write your main points • Refer to the notes occasionally • Speak directly to the audience most of the time

12. Delivery modeReciting From Memory • Should be done if you are comfortable speaking publicly • Be careful not to repeat yourself

13. Delivery Tips • A memorable entry • Presentable appearance • The power of presence • The speed and tone of your voice • Make eye contact • Avoid nervous gestures • PAUSE

14. Thank you!