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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

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

What Audience most often


remembers:

#1Last thing
heard
#2Introduction
#3Topic

The Audience

Size

Demographics

Beliefs and Values

Receptive/Antagonistic

Understand the Speech Making


Process

Choosing Topic

Focus Purpose

Researching Topic
Organizing Content
Developing an Outline
Delivering Speech
Rehearsing

Choosing a Topic

Consider Assignment
Is It Important to You?
Is It Important to Your Audience?
Will It Hold Audiences Attention?
Is It Manageable in the Time Available?
Is It Clear?
Can You Support It?

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.

Researching Topic

Current Situation/Info

Background Info

Supporting Materials

Types of Supporting Material

Common Knowledge

Live/Direct Observation

Examples & Illustrations

Explanations & Descriptions

Data & Statisitics

Tests of Supporting Material

Is Information
Specific?
Timely?
Relevant & support point made?

Is Source
An expert/reputable?
Unbiased?

Sources for Material

Online
Search Engines
Online Libraries

Libraries
Books & Reference materials
Periodicals & Newspapers
Data Bases
Government Documents

Organizing Content

Chronological

Topical

Spatial

Cause-Effect

Problem-Solution

Comparison- Contrast

Types of Outlines
Preparation

Outline

Title & Topic


Specific Purpose
Central Idea
Introduction
Main & Sub-Points
Support/Evidence
Conclusion

Speakers Outline
Introduction
Main Point
Support with Evidence
TRANSITION

Main Point
Support with Evidence
TRANSITION

--REPEAT AS NECESSARY--

Conclusion

PURPOSE of Introductions

Introduce topic & preview what is to


come

State purpose

Establish importance of topic

Grab Attention

Build Credibility for speaker & topic

Types
of
Introductions

Story

Rhetorical Question

Quotation

Humor

Allude to conclusion

PURPOSE of
Summarize Speech
Conclusions

Re-emphasize Main Idea

Motivate Response

Provide Closure

Types
of
Conclusions

Summary

Quotation, Story or Rhetorical Question

Refer to Introduction

Challenge to Audience

Offer Vision of the Future

Methods of Delivery

Manuscript Reading (hard to connect with audience)

Memorized (pressure to remember)

Impromptu (off the cuff)

Extemporaneous (best choice)

Delivering Speech - Beginning

Approach Calmly with


conficence

Establish Eye Contact

Smile Naturally

Deliver Introduction

Delivering Speech - During

Use Effective
Eye Contact
Gestures & Expressions
Volume & Pace

Use Clear
Language
Coversational style

Be Enthusiastic

Elements of Vocal Delivery

Speech Rate and Pauses

Volume

Inflection and Pitch

Pronunciation and Articulation

Delivering Speech - Ending

Summarize Main Message

Be Concise & Memorable

Pause before Returning to


Seat

Accept Applause Graciously

Elements of Body Language

Appearance

Posture

Facial Expression

Eye Contact

Movement

Gestures

Rehearsing Speech

Practice Out Loud

Practice Actual Delivery (eye contact ,


volume, stance)

Watch Yourself

Keep Track of Time

Plan, Prepare, Polish, Practice,


Present

The better you know your material, the less


anxious you will be.

Smile and act natural.


Dont apologize for ANYTHING!
No one will know youre nervous unless you call attention

to it.

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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