Public Speaking Delivery

1. Public Speaking Delivery

2. Speech Anxiety – What causes it? • New & different situations • “Subordinate status” • Conspicuousness • Lack of similarity to the audience • Prior history

3. Reducing Speech Anxiety • Make sure you know the information • Rehearse, practice, rehearse, practice • Maintain realistic expectations (put it in perspective) • Don’t compare yourself to others • Target the audience (switch focus from yourself) • Performance visualization • Positive attitude & self-perception • Visualize • Systematically desensitizing • Create hierarchy

4. Speak from the heart • Natural • Confident • Enthusiastic

5. Vocal Delivery • Body Relaxation • Breath • Volume • Rate • Pitch • Articulation

6. Non-verbal Messages • Appearance • Movement and Gestures • Posture • Face • Eye Contact • Send positive nonverbal messages:Look terrific, animate your body, punctuate your words, move about, vary your expression

7. Impromptu Speech Practice • Vocal Delivery • Volume • Rate • Accentuation • Pitch • Non-Verbal • Gestures • Posture • Eye Contact • Face

8. Nine Techniques for Gaining and Keeping Audience Attention From Guffey, M.G. Process and Product. 1. A promise By the end of this presentation, you will be able to . . 2. Drama Tell a moving story; describe a serious problem. 3. Eye contact Command attention at the beginning by making eye contact with as many people as possible.

9. 4. Movement Leave the lectern area. Move toward the audience. 5. Questions Ask for a show of hands. Use rhetorical questions. 6. Demonstrations Include a member of the audience.

10. 7. Samples/gimmicks Award prizes to volunteer participants; pass out samples. 8. Visuals Use a variety of visuals. 9. Self-interest Audience wants to know “What’s in it for me?”

11. Impromptu Speech Practice • Vocal Delivery • Volume • Rate • Accentuation • Pitch • Non-Verbal • Gestures • Posture • Eye Contact • Face

12. Questions?