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The Art of Public Speaking

Poise Voice Life Eye contact Gestures Speed. The Art of Public Speaking. FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD. ...NOTHING IS MORE USEFUL IN LIFE. ...THAN THE ABILITY. ...TO SPEAK WELL. Building a speech. Who is your audience? What will they want to hear? Is your speech designed for the

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The Art of Public Speaking

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  1. Poise Voice Life Eye contact Gestures Speed The Art of Public Speaking

  2. FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD...

  3. ...NOTHING IS MORE USEFUL IN LIFE...

  4. ...THAN THE ABILITY...

  5. ...TO SPEAK WELL.

  6. Building a speech

  7. Who is your audience? • What will they want to hear? • Is your speech designed for the level of the audience? Audience

  8. Do you care about what you are saying? • Did you include important information? • Did you include interesting information? • Did you include clarifying information? • Did you include connectors? Content

  9. Is there a beginning, a middle, and an end? • Did your opening grab us? • Did you include signposts? • All time basic speech format: • Tell us what you are going to say • Say what you are going to say • Tell us what you said Organization

  10. Optional! • Do the visual aids help us? • Are the visual aids important? • Did you keep them from being a distraction? Visual Aids

  11. Do you look sharp and well put together? • Did you dress appropriately for the occasion? Appearance

  12. Poise Voice Life Eye contact Gestures Speed The Art of Public Speaking

  13. Performing a speech

  14. (time to hear from you…) Tell us about a favorite activity of yours.

  15. Are you wiggly? • Are you acting goofy? • Are you shuffling, rocking, and fidgeting? • Did you have a silly smile? • Did you stop your bad habit? POISE

  16. HOW TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE POISED: PRACTICE! POISE

  17. There are several things to think about. First, do you feel ready? Second, do you have a good game plan? Third, are your hands loose and flexible? Once you have prepared yourself, only one question enters your mind: do you want to start with rock, paper, or scissors?

  18. Is your voice just right for the room, not too loud, not too soft? • Did you make sure not to do that question thing? • Oh. And one more thing on the next slide... Voice

  19. I’muhnna tell you…NO!! I’m going to tell you… Voice

  20. Don’t jam words together! Voice Iwannahere… I mean, I want to hear EACH word

  21. Tell us why shopping is a better activity than sports.

  22. Is there feeling in your voice? • Can we hear excitement, anger, sadness, happiness, emotion? • Do you sound dull and boring? Life

  23. Don’t do that to your brother.

  24. Don’t do that to your brother. You know you shouldn’t do that.

  25. Don’t do that to your brother. You know you shouldn’t do that. I don’t think you’re wrong.

  26. Don’t do that to your brother. You know you shouldn’t do that. I don’t think you’re wrong. Tropical forests cover just 7% of the world, but these forests are home to more than half of the world’s plants and animals. A sad fact is that these forests are being destroyed. Each year, 40 million acres--about the size of the state of Washington--are cut down, killing the plants and animals that live there.

  27. Don’t do that to your brother. You know you shouldn’t do that. I don’t think you’re wrong. Tropical forests cover just 7% of the world, but these forests are home to more than half of the world’s plants and animals. A sad fact is that these forests are being destroyed. Each year, 40 million acres--about the size of the state of Washington--are cut down, killing the plants and animals that live there.

  28. Tell us what your favorite school subject and why it is your favorite.

  29. Did you look at each member of the audience during your speech? Eye contact If you practice, you’ll do better at this, too.

  30. They were huge--bigger than a car, even bigger than a house. Suddenly there were three more of them. My heart started beating so fast I thought it was going to burst. I looked around for a place to hide. The killer hamburgers were after me.

  31. Do you move your hands? • Do you move your body? • Do you move your face? Gestures

  32. One time, we had a bird in our house. When we opened the door, it flew right in. Everything got crazy! The bird was flying all over, my mom was yelling, my sister was running around crying, my dad was chasing it with a broom. Finally, it flew out. Whew! We could relax. And so could the bird.

  33. Don’t talk too fast! • Are there fast parts and slow parts? • Do you pause? Speed

  34. POISE:Are you wiggly Are you acting goofy? Are you shuffling, rocking, and fidgeting? Did you have a silly smile? Did you stop your bad habit? VOICE: Is your voice just right for the room, not too loud, not too soft? Did you make sure not to mumble? Don’t jam words together! LIFE:Is there feeling in your voice? Can we hear excitement, anger, sadness, happiness, emotion, passion? Are you dull and boring?

  35. EYE CONTACT: Did you look at each member of the audience during your speech? GESTURES: Do you move your hands? Do you move your body? Do you move your face? SPEED: SLOW DOWN! Are there fast parts and slow parts? Do you pause for effect?

  36. Performing a speech Class discussion At home Book share Podcast Big presentation EVERYWHERE!

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