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Introducing…

Introducing…. The Introductory Speech. WHO ARE YOU INTRODUCING? WHAT MAKES THEM UNIQUE ? Influential people Memorable events Personal beliefs, principles, philosophies Loves & hates WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY?. YOUR OUTLINE Main points Arrangement/organization

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Introducing…

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  1. Introducing…

  2. The Introductory Speech WHO ARE YOU INTRODUCING? WHAT MAKES THEMUNIQUE ? • Influential people • Memorable events • Personal beliefs, principles, philosophies • Loves & hates WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO SAY?

  3. YOUR OUTLINE • Main points • Arrangement/organization • Information & illustrations • CREATE AN INTRODUCTION • CREATE A CONCLUSION • CREATE YOUR NOTES • PRACTICE…PRACTICE…PRACTICE!!!

  4. Similarities Between Public Speaking and Conversation • Organizing thoughts logically • Tailoring the message to the audience • Telling a story for maximum impact • Adapting to listener feedback

  5. DifferencesBetween Public Speaking and Conversation • Public speaking ……. • Is more highly structured • requires more formal language • requires a different method ofdelivery

  6. Audience Questions • WHYshould I be interested? • WHAT do you mean? • Says WHO? • So what? (what can I do about it?)

  7. Stage Fright !!! Definition: Anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience. “Anxiety?????” Yeah, right.

  8. What IS The Fear??? • Fear Lack of self-confidence • Lack of self-confidence Lack of experience • More experience More self confidence • More self confidence Less fear

  9. Reducing Stage Fright • Practice, practice, PRACTICE!!! • Power of positive thinking • Visualize success! • Most nervousness is not visible • Don’t expect perfection • Act “as if” • Focus on the message and YOUR AUDIENCE

  10. EVALUATING SPEECHES CRITICALLY(AKA Critical Thinking) Is the claim SUPPORTED? Is the support. . . . Are the sourcesCREDIBLE? RECENT? RELIABLE? ACCURATE? COMPLETE? Are the conclusions REASONABLE? Is the language VAGUE or INCONSECENTABLE? INCOPROHOOTABLE? INCOMPREHENSIBLE?

  11. Are outlandish PROMISESmade? Are you asked to ignore REALITY? Is someone trying to overwhelm you with SATISTICS & FACTS? Does the information fit with what you ALREADY KNOW? Are there otherPERSPECTIVES?

  12. Frame of Reference The sum of a person’s knowledge, experience, goals, values, and attitudes. • Everything a speaker says is filtered through a listener’s frame of reference. • No two people have exactly the same frame of reference.

  13. Model of the Communication Process Situation MESSAGE CHANNEL FEEDBACK INTERFERENCE

  14. (even in our white-bread Nevada County!) • Our Multicultural World • More Diversity = More Diverse Audience • Ethnocentrism DiversityIS an Issue

  15. Respect other ways of seeingtheworld • Respect other ways of believing • Respect other ways of communicating • Be aware of ethnocentrism in listening Avoiding Ethnocentrism

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