ALL GREAT SPEAKERS WERE BAD SPEAKERS FIRST

- RALPH WALDO EMERSON

I have a five-year plan! I have a dream!

GOALS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

TO INTEREST/ AMUSE
TO INFORM/ TEACH TO STIMULATE/ IMPRESS TO CONVINCE OR PERSUADE

ESSENTIALS
KNOWLEDGE CONFIDENCE DELIVERY

KNOWLEDGE
CHOOSE THE SUBJECT RESEARCH IDENTIFY : AUDIENCE

MIND MAP
LIFE

SCIENTIFIC

SPACE

N W S E

SPEECH MECHANICS
OPENING WORDS BEGINNING OF TALK OUTLINE IDEAS

HUMOUR
LANGUAGE

BEGINNING
SNAG ATTENTION BY:
A stimulating idea A startling fact A question

ARRANGE IDEAS
In logical and effective order Connect ideas for smooth flow using:
HOWEVER, MOREOVER, IN THE SAME WAY, ADDITIONALLY ETC.

HERE ARE SIX PATTERNS FOR SPEECH OUTLINING

PATTERN A

INTRODUCTION BODY CONCLUSION SHOW WHAT IS WRONG SHOW HOW TO REMEDY IT APPEAL FOR ACTION (EVOKE DESIRED RESPONSE) ATTRACT FAVOURABLE ATTENTION PRESENT THE PROBLEM PRESENT ALL POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PRESENT THE SOLUTION APPEAL FOR ACTION (EVOKE DESIRED RESPONSE)

PATTERN B

PATTERN C

CONTD.

PATTERN D

STATE THE FACTS ARGUE FROM THEM APPEAL FOR ACTION (EVOKE DESIRED RESPONSE)
ATTRACT FAVORABLE ATTENTION AROUSE INTEREST IN YOUR PROPOSITION CONVINCE AUDIENCE OF MERITS OF YOUR PROPOSITION RE-EMPHASIZE AND SUMMARIZE APPEAL FOR ACTION (EVOKE DESIRED RESPONSE)

PATTERN E

LANGUAGE
SELECT WORDS TO FIT PEOPLE
COLOURFUL/MEANINGFUL WORDS EVOKE PICTURE WITH WORDS
USE STRONG VERBS

LANGUAGE : DON'TS
USE SLANG USE JARGON GO OFF AT A TANGENT USE NEW WORDS

CONCLUDING A SPEECH
RE-EMPHASIZE AND SUMMARISE

TELL AUDIENCE WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO

PRESS FOR ACTION

CONFIDENCE
NERVES
BREATHING POSTURE CLOTHES COMFORT

DELIVERY
VOICE CONTROL BE SINCERE & CONFIDENT TIMING SMILE

HANDS NOTES MICROPHONE

VOICE
MUST BE HEARD UP TO OF THE ROOM MUST BE WARM AND REASSURING MUST HAVE RESONANCE AND AUTHORITY

COMMON VOICE PROBLEMS

SLURRED/ INDISTINCT

WEAK/ UNCERTAIN
FLAT/ MONOTONOUS HIGH PITCHED/ SHRILL

LEAVES, FROST-CRISPED, BREAK FREE FROM THE TREES AND FALL.

AUDIENCE
LOOK AT INDIVIDUALS WHEN SPEAKING
TALK TO PEOPLE NOT AT THEM THINK ON YOUR FEET-ADAPT TO AUDIENCE NEED AIM TO PLEASE MAXIMUM LISTENERS

HOW TO CONVINCE
FIRST CONVINCE YOURSELF
BUILD UP TALK WITH FACTS SHOW HOW YOUR IDEA IS SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY ALREADY BELIEVE

CONTD.

RESTATE IMPORTANT IDEAS USE GRAPHIC COMPARISONS

SUPPORT WITH STATEMENTS FROM UNBIASED AUTHORITY

BE OBJECTIVE

NEVER !
APOLOGIZE FOR LACK OF PREPARATION INDICATE WHEN ABOUT TO FINISH

Ms & Ps
MATTER

PACE
PITCH PUNCH

MANNER METHOD