Public Speaking

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I. How to Structure a Speech I. Introduction A. Attention-Getter B. Thesis Statement C. Preview of the main points II. Body A. Main point 1 Supporting point 1 Supporting point 2 [Transition] B. Main point 2 Supporting point 1 Supporting point 2 III. Conclusion A. Summary of main points B. Clincher

I. Introduction A. Attention-Getter intrigue motivate How?????

1.Thought-provoking questions 2. Story or anecdote 3. Personal experience 4. Quotation 5. Humor 6. Shocking statistic 7. Eye-catching visual aids

B. Thesis Statement focus purpose C. Preview of the main points summary of the main points

Let’s listen to one excellent attention-getter!

Practice 1.Come up with one attention-getter for the speech title, “I Have a Dream.” 2.Come up with an attention-getter and a thesis statement for “A Movie to Remember.” 3. Write an introduction for the speech title, “What I Fear Most.”

II. Body A. Main point 1 (1) Supporting point 1 (2) Supporting point 2 [Transition] B. Main point 2 (1) Supporting point 1 (2) Supporting point 2

Practice 1. Come up with two main points for “A Movie to Remember.” 2. Write one main point and at least two supporting examples for the main point for the speech title “What I Fear Most.”

III. Conclusion A. Summary of main points: wrap-up gist B. Clincher: lasting impression How????

(1)Echo the introduction: -- to bring the audience full-circle (2) Posing questions: -- help the audience gain a new perspective on the topic (3) Parallelism: -- an effective rhetorical device that influences the audience.

(4) Quotation: -- to reinforce the thesis. (5) Motivate the audience to take action: -- to use some nifty phrases to help push the audience to take action. A. You'll wonder how you ever lived without it. B. Don't miss out! C. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! D. What do you have to lose? E. We have only a limited supply.

Practice 1.Come up with a clincher for the speech title, “I Have a Dream.” 2. Write a conclusion for the speech title, “What I Fear Most.”

II. How to Present a Speech (I) Develop your confidence Do’s: (1) practice, practice, and more practice. (2) Tell yourself, “I have very important and interesting information and I’d like to share it with my audience.” Don’ts Never tell your audience at the beginning of your speech, “I am so nervous now.”

(II) Express yourself by speaking clearly and fluently 1.For practice, record or videotape your rehearsal and listen to/watch it repeatedly. 2.Improve your pronunciation, articulation and intonation. 3.Good memorization of your speech can be a key to better fluency. 4.It’s better NOT to use big words or vulgar words.

(III) Control your voice 1.Clear your voice before you go to the platform. Make sure your voice is fine. 2.Watch your speed. People tend to talk too fast when they are nervous. 3.Be sure that you speak loud enough to be heard even in the farthest corner. 4.Use proper pauses and silence. 5.Vary pitch, tempo and force to develop an expressive, interesting voice.

(IV) Use body language effectively 1.Feel free to move while on the platform but make your movements purposeful. 2.Apply appropriate and effective 3.Make 4.Use facial expressions. 5.Walk with assurance to the platform, get ready by standing tall (= feeling confident), look at the audience for a short moment and then begin to talk.

(V) Use audio-visual aids if necessary Use films, slides, overhead projections, objects, graphs, charts, drawings, etc. -- relevant -- correct -- large enough -- in order

Practice 1.Pronunciation (1) bake/ beck/ back; later/ letter/ later bade/bed/bad (2) city/seat it; live/leave; bitch/beach; it/eat; sick/seek (3) boat/bought; coast/cost; flow/flaw (4) brook/book; fool/full (5) mountain/ download/ lounge (6) chair/china/change (7) lunch/ alone/ pun/ son (8) measure/ major

Tongue Twisters 1.A beggar with a big bag is begging on a buggy bog. 2. If you understand, say ""understand"". If you don't understand, say ""don't understand"". But if you understand and say ""don't understand"". how do I understand that you understand. Understand!? 3. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked?

2. Say the following sentences in the manner indicated: A. “What are you talking about?” (1) Angrily (2) Laughingly (3) Secretly B. “Every penny I had is gone.” (1) Sadly (2) Impatiently (3) Unbelievingly C. “Milton is as tall as Brad Pitt.” (1) Doubtfully (2) Contemptuously (3) Admiringly D. “Angelina is a shy girl.” (1) Affirmatively (2) Hopelessly (3) Doubtfully

3. Use proper body language for the following statements: A. Go fly a kite! (= Go take a hike!) B. This is not my business. C. The elephant is SO BIG. D. Come on, give me a chance. E. What a beautiful place! F. I don’t know what to do about it. G. Oh, my gosh, he’s there.

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