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What makes a GOOD PUBLIC SPEAKER & Speech?

What makes a GOOD PUBLIC SPEAKER & Speech?. Dealing with Nervousness. Acknowledge Your Fear Focus on Message, not Fear Act Confident Give Yourself a Mental Pep Talk Visualize Your Success Channel Nervous Energy BREATHE Practice, Practice, Practice. Understand Your Audience.

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What makes a GOOD PUBLIC SPEAKER & Speech?

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  1. What makes a GOODPUBLIC SPEAKER & Speech?

  2. Dealing with Nervousness • Acknowledge Your Fear • Focus on Message, not Fear • Act Confident • Give Yourself a Mental Pep Talk • Visualize Your Success • Channel Nervous Energy • BREATHE • Practice, Practice, Practice

  3. Understand Your Audience • CHALLENGES • People Think Faster Than They Hear • Short Attention Span • Easily Distracted • How to Deal with… • Keep Speech Focused • Analyze Audience Carefully • Adapt to Situation

  4. What Audience most often remembers: • #1—Last thing • heard • #2—Introduction • #3—Topic

  5. The Audience • Size • Demographics • Beliefs and Values • Receptive/Antagonistic

  6. Understand the Speech Making Process • Choosing Topic • Focus Purpose • Researching Topic • Organizing Content • Developing an Outline • Delivering Speech • Rehearsing

  7. Choosing a Topic • Consider Assignment… • Is It Important to You? • Is It Important to Your Audience? • Will It Hold Audience’s Attention? • Is It Manageable in the Time Available? • Is It Clear? • Can You Support It?

  8. Focus Purpose • General Purpose: • TO Inform, Persuade, Entertain, Inspire, Pay Tribute, etc. • Specific Purpose: What you hope to accomplish • EXAMPLE: To inform the audience about the importance of having a college education. • Central Idea: 1 sentence summary of speech content • EXAMPLE: A college education opens the door to: greater earning potential, more employment opportunities and allows for personal growth.

  9. Researching Topic • Current Situation/Info • Background Info • Supporting Materials

  10. Types of Supporting Material • Common Knowledge • Live/Direct Observation • Examples & Illustrations • Explanations & Descriptions • Data & Statisitics

  11. Tests of Supporting Material • Is Information… • Specific? • Timely? • Relevant & support point made? • Is Source… • An expert/reputable? • Unbiased?

  12. Sources for Material • Online • Search Engines • Online Libraries • Libraries • Books & Reference materials • Periodicals & Newspapers • Data Bases • Government Documents

  13. Organizing Content • Chronological • Topical • Spatial • Cause-Effect • Problem-Solution • Comparison- Contrast

  14. Types of Outlines • Preparation Outline • Title & Topic • Specific Purpose • Central Idea • Introduction • Main & Sub-Points • Support/Evidence • Conclusion • Speaker’s Outline • Introduction • Main Point • Support with Evidence • TRANSITION • Main Point • Support with Evidence • TRANSITION • --REPEAT AS NECESSARY-- • Conclusion

  15. PURPOSE of Introductions • Introduce topic & preview what is to come • State purpose • Establish importance of topic • Grab Attention • Build Credibility for speaker & topic

  16. Types of Introductions • Story • Rhetorical Question • Quotation • Humor • Allude to conclusion

  17. PURPOSE of Conclusions • Summarize Speech • Re-emphasize Main Idea • Motivate Response • Provide Closure

  18. Types of Conclusions • Summary • Quotation, Story or Rhetorical Question • Refer to Introduction • Challenge to Audience • Offer Vision of the Future

  19. Methods of Delivery • Manuscript Reading (hard to connect with audience) • Memorized (pressure to remember) • Impromptu (off the cuff) • Extemporaneous (best choice)

  20. Delivering Speech - Beginning • Approach Calmly with conficence • Establish Eye Contact • Smile Naturally • Deliver Introduction

  21. Delivering Speech - During • Use Effective… • Eye Contact • Gestures & Expressions • Volume & Pace • Use Clear… • Language • Coversational style • Be Enthusiastic

  22. Elements of Vocal Delivery • Speech Rate and Pauses • Volume • Inflection and Pitch • Pronunciation and Articulation

  23. Delivering Speech - Ending • Summarize Main Message • Be Concise & Memorable • Pause before Returning to Seat • Accept Applause Graciously

  24. Elements of Body Language • Appearance • Posture • Facial Expression • Eye Contact • Movement • Gestures

  25. Rehearsing Speech • Practice Out Loud • Practice Actual Delivery (eye contact , volume, stance) • Watch Yourself • Keep Track of Time

  26. Plan, Prepare, Polish, Practice, Present • The better you know your material, the less anxious you will be. • Smile and act natural. • Don’t apologize for ANYTHING! • No one will know you’re nervous unless you call attention to it.

  27. Sources • Adapted from 4-H Speaking PowerPoint www.georgia4h.org/public/edops/gaofficertraining/4-%20Public%20Speaking.ppt • A Concise Public Speaking Handbook by Steven & Susan Beebe • Lecture Notes from SPC 2608 by Heather Elmatti

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