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PUBLIC SPEAKING: Get Better At It. Introductions and Warm-up. Why We’re Here. Why this, why now Beta, beta, beta Safe environment Roles Survey Draft outline Feedback. Survey results. Message organization Confidence Presence Eye contact Body control Voice control
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Why We’re Here Why this, why now Beta, beta, beta Safe environment Roles Survey Draft outline Feedback
Survey results Message organization Confidence Presence Eye contact Body control Voice control Using a microphone
Draft Outline Session 1: Getting Started, Anatomy of a Message, Main Elements of Public Speaking Session 2: Anxiety and Body Control
Draft Outline continued Session 3: Vocal Modulation and Variety, Audience-Centered Speaking Session 4: Presence, A/V Aids Session 5: Humor, Catch-All, Moving Forward
Feedback Process First, Speaker: What did you like about what you did? What would you like to do differently next time? Then, Co-Learners: What did you like about what X did? What might X do differently next time?
Goals for Speeches Create awareness Foster understanding Generate emotional impact Motivate listeners to take action
Preparation, Part 1 Outcome: what do you want to achieve? Relevance: why should they care? Point: what’s your message in one memorable phrase
Parts of a Speech Ramp (introduction) Road map Three points of discovery Q & A Dessert (conclusion)
Ramp Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Seventy-seventh Congress: I address you, the Members of the members of this new Congress, at a moment unprecedented in the history of the Union. I use the word “unprecedented,” because at no previous time has American security been as seriously threatened from without as it is today. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941, “The Four Freedoms”
Ramp Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the Seventy-seventh Congress: I address you, the Members of the members of this new Congress, at a moment unprecedented in the history of the Union. I use the word “unprecedented,” because at no previous time has American security been as seriously threatened from without as it is today. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1941, “The Four Freedoms”
Roadmap Where you’re going, what route you’ll use to get there, how long it will take to get there Tells audience how long you’ll be speaking, previews your structure, sets up rules of engagement
Three points of discovery I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about banking—with the comparatively few who understand the mechanics of banking but more particularly with the overwhelming majority who use banks for the making of deposits and the drawing of checks. I want to tell you what has been done in the last few days, why it was done, and what the next steps are going to be. Franklin D. Roosevelt, March 12, 1933 Fireside Chat
Q & A Build in time – it’s one way adults learn. At end or sprinkled throughout? Your call, depending on style, how much material you have to cover, type of audience.
Dessert “Sticky” with strong emotions Story, anecdote, metaphor or image
Dessert And so, once again, I think of the young Jewish boy from the Carpathian Mountains. He has accompanied the old man I have become throughout these years of quest and struggle. And together we walk towards the new millennium, carried by profound fear and extraordinary hope. Elie Wiesel, “The Perils of Indifference,” April 12, 1999
Practice Speeches 2:00 – 3:00 introduction Option: point of view of someone or something else We are the most supportive, friendly audience ever! Timer visible Feedback afterwards
Preparation All good speakers prepare carefully. Essential Even in “ad lib” or extemporaneous speaking there is some preparation Shows respect for your audience and fellow presenters Timing is part of preparation
Main Elements of Public Speaking Style Message Environment
Style Appearance Body control Voice control Overall presence
Skill development Pick an audience and situation realistic for you. Create a 3:00–5:00 minute speech informing or persuading this audience on a topic of value to them, to you, or to the library.