PUBLIC SPEAKING BRIEFING OCT2008

1. PUBLIC SPEAKING BRIEFING OCT2008 GRED48/TK4 Mohd Nawi Derahman 30th OCT 2008 PUSAT LATIHAN UTM UTMJB

2. Briefing 30.10.08 • Why Public Speaking? • Elements of Evaluation (PTK4) • Speech Outline - OBC • Scope of Assessment • Evaluation Form: PTK4 • PUBLIC SPEAKING • 3 C’s • BODY LANGUANGE • EYE CONTACT • FEAR / COURAGE • Some common Errors in PS

3. What is Public Speaking?

4. Public speaking is a sustained presentation made by a speaker to an audience • Sustained: • In a logical sequence • Natural and smooth body movement • Gestures and body language in synchrony

5. Why Public Speaking? • PTK - yes - give your best • Personal development - better - that you will be imbibed with the skills for the rest of your life - fish - today, fishing - lifetime eat

6. What to Look For? • Audience satisfaction - always them in mind - so PREPARE FOR IT • Best performance - always ready - you may never get the chance again -- remember you missed an opportunity because you were shy?? and you ended up saying, even i can do that! I can do even better. But you blew it

7. What Do we look for? Assessment criteria • Speech Contents (Verbal) • Opening 15 • Body 70 • Closing15 • Non-Verbal Elements

8. Assessment: PTK4 • Speak with Sincerity: Control of Nervousness • Ability to convince the audience of the earnestness, sincerity, and conviction the speaker has on the chosen subject • Ability to confront and control any nervousness

9. Elements to observe • Preparation - research, rehearsal? Marked? • Confidence - appear knowledgeable • Manner - Convey earnestness and conviction? • Speech Value - relevant to audience needs? • Body Movements – Appear to control nervousness? • Facial Expression - animated, friendly, genuine • Organisation - follow logical outline? • Opening - arouse interest? • Body of Speech - ideas supported by facts • Conclusion - conclude with a strong note of appeal? • Eye Contact?

10. Who will be there? • You • The Panel of Assessors • General evaluator • Grammarian • Timer • Panel Members • The Audience

11. Goals of Public Speaking • Creating Awareness • Not just a speech, but a good speech • Potential level of success, up one notch • Fostering Understanding • Audience to understand message • Address needs & wants of audience • Generating Impact • Not necessarily agree, but must impact your audience • 4 basic emotions to address: Mad, Sad, Glad, Scared • Audience: at least experience 1, preferably more • Motivating Your Audience to Take Action I TAU MSGS

12. Sample Speech Outline • A. Opening • Captures audience attention • Leads into speech topic • B. Body • 1st point • Statement of fact • Supporting material • 2nd point…. Repeat.. • C. Conclusion • Review or summary • Call to action or memorable statement 3 x marks • Speech body should contain at least 3 main points • Each point should be clearly stated, illustrated, and supported • Do not assume audience is familiar with your topic • Devote similar amount of time to each point – none is less important

13. ** - Toastmasters

18. Successful public speaking consists of 3 elements: 3 C’s 1. Content Your message must be packed with practical information, presented in a memorable and entertaining way. 2. Confidence You must believe that your speech can make a difference. 3. Connection You must be able to make a connection with the audience so that they respect you, admire you, and are willing to learn from you.

19. Body Language • Uneasy or anxious • walking out to give a presentation • the speaker being the center of attention • feeling of vulnerability, to head a group, large or small • Your objective should be to look relaxed, & to not let the anxiety show. "Never let 'em see you sweat" • The positive aspects to body language can be used to great advantage: • stance • posture • facial expressions • arm movements

20. Perfecting Body Language • Grooming – Very important. • show a smile as you come to center stage and as you are introduced. • you may feel especially nervous at this time, but stay focused on your appearance, your audience is checking you out. • If you have a podium, do not be tempted to use it as a prop, leaning on it in any way. This conveys a weakness

21. EYE CONTACT • VERY important skill to master, result: confident and personable. • Start by watching others: dart around the room, look at their slides or the ceiling, look at the tables in front of their audience. • Confident speakers look right at the people they are speaking to, deliberately and smoothly. • Practice making eye contact for three to five seconds per person, long enough to really connect with them, but not long enough to get "stuck" or make them feel uncomfortable. • A great way to practice eye contact is to practice your presentation in a meeting room, looking at all the chairs, one at a time, for three to five seconds each. • It takes time and practice to learn any new set of skills, and learning how to present successfully is no exception. 4 P’s: PATIENCE, PRACTICE X 3

22. Courage & Confidence c.f. Fear, fright, Dale Carnegie • Once fear is conquered • impressive poise and self-assurance • Executive skills increase • Due to expressiveness and confidence • Public speaking • nature’s own method of overcoming self-consciousness and build up courage and self-confidence • speaking in public makes us come to grip with our fears

23. Facts • You are not unique in your fear of speaking in public • A certain amount of stage fright is useful! • Many professional speakers admitted that they never completely lose all stage fright • The chief cause of fear of public speaking is due to your being unaccustomed to speak in public

24. A certain amount is useful! • When you notice your pulse beating faster, don’t become alarmed • Your body is getting ready to go into action akin to revving up of a racing car • If held within limits - You will be capable of • thinking faster • talking more fluently • and with greater intensity

25. Never Memorise a Talk • Do not memorise a talk, word for word • All our lives we have been speaking spontaneously. • We haven’t been thinking of words. • We have been thinking of ideas • If our ideas are clear, the words come as naturally and unconsciously as the air we breathe • Memorised talk will be mechanical – it comes from memory, not from the heart

26. Assessment: PTK4 • Speak with Sincerity: Control of Nervousness • Ability to convince the audience of the earnestness, sincerity, and conviction the speaker has on the chosen subject • Ability to confront and control any nervousness

27. Elements to observe • Preparation - research, rehearsal? Marked? • Confidence - appear knowledgeable • Manner - Convey earnestness and conviction? • Speech Value - relevant to audience needs? • Body Movements – Appear to control nervousness? • Facial Expression - animated, friendly, genuine • Organisation - follow logical outline? • Opening - arouse interest? • Body of Speech - ideas supported by facts • Conclusion - conclude with a strong note of appeal? • Eye Contact?

28. The Five "Musts" to Being an Effective Presenter • Practice out loud • Gesture • Make eye contact • Pause between points • Visualise your success

29. Common Errors in Public Speaking • Monotonous tone of Voice or too Soft • Reading from script of just Reciting • Lack of Facial expression • Grammatical errors • No Audience rapport • No Poise or Personality • Poor Pronunciation • Sticking Tongue out when discovering mistake • No sense of Humour • Rather stiff in Mannerisms There is nothing worse than a meaningful speech peppered with grammatical errors

30. In Public Speaking generateFEELINGSwithIMPACTandSTYLE

31. TIME • Time is very important • One of the lessons to be practiced – expressing a thought within a specified time • Time PTK3&4: 6-8 minutes: 6-minimum, 7-intermediate, 8-warning,8+(30sec) – disqualify • Time PTK4(gred48)&): 8-10 minutes: 8-minimum, 9-intermediate, 10-warning,10+(30sec) – disqualify