Speaking Skills

Professional Attire - Ladies No open toed shoes in winter or fall Pants are fine; capris are not Skirt length (brushes ground in East, one thumb above knee in West) Neckline – East 18 in; West 20 in Pull hair back in East

Gentlemen No hats No pens, change, or keys in pockets Shoes, belt, and socks should not clash Wear dress shirt with tie Wear t-shirt under dress shirt Color acceptable in West Hair off of collar No shorts Dress shoes Jackets: buttons and removal

Poise / Posture

BLAST

Vocal Warm Ups Monica Leather

Speaking Skills The rain in Spain falls mainly on the Plain. In Hartford, Hereford, and Hampshire hurricanes hardly happen. The arsonist has oddly shaped feet. The human torch was denied a bank loan.

The UM Policy

Visual Aids

Visual Aids Two sheets of paper. On one sheet, make a drawing of anything.

Visual Aids Exchange drawing with someone who was not your partner from the speaking exercise. Return to your partner from the speaking exercise.

Visual Aids One person will explain the drawing (all descriptions are okay) while the other person draws it. Only rule is cannot show the person the drawing. When time is called, switch roles.

Careful Selection of Material Printed material Overhead transparencies Slides Flip charts Writing boards Video tapes / discs Models

Quality Purpose – help you and audience Limit content – simplicity wins 6-8 words per line 5-7 lines per slide Large type: bold / italics / underline for emphasis Pictures are worth 1,000 words Do not copy text …it’s too small to read

Effective graphics should be simple and clear.

Template Title Overview Introduction Body Conclusion Questions

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Technical Briefing Due: Topic: Anything engineering or technical Time: Maximum of two minutes (no questions) Requirements: visual aids, professional attire, and handout copy of slides

Human Powered Vehicle Challenge Candice Bauer

Overview Events Endurance Vehicles Single Rider Multi-Rider Utility

Endurance

Single - Rider

Multi - Rider

Utility

It is not as easy as it looks

New Design

Back to Drawing Board

Before and After

Conclusion Events Endurance Vehicles Single Rider Multi-Rider Utility

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Questions Visual Aids Speaking Skills Technical Briefing

shut up to be appreciated. Summary Stand up to be seen; speak up to be heard; shut up to be appreciated.