1. What makes a GOOD PUBLIC SPEAKER & Speech?

3. 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

4. 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

5. What Audience most often remembers:
#1—Last thing
heard
#2—Introduction
#3—Topic

6. The Audience Size Demographics Beliefs and Values
Receptive/Antagonistic

7. Understand the Speech Making Process
Choosing Topic
Focus Purpose
Researching Topic
Organizing Content
Developing an Outline
Delivering Speech
Rehearsing

8. Choosing a Topic Consider Assignment… Is It Important to You?
Is It Important to Your Audience?
Will It Hold Audience’s Attention?
Is It Manageable in the Time Available?
Is It Clear?
Can You Support It?

9. Focus Purpose Specific Purpose: What you hope to accomplish
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.

10. Researching Topic Current Situation/Info Background Info
Supporting Materials

11. Types of Supporting Material
Common Knowledge
Live/Direct Observation
Examples & Illustrations
Explanations & Descriptions
Data & Statisitics

12. Tests of Supporting Material
Is Information…
Specific?
Timely?
Relevant & support point made?
Is Source…
An expert/reputable?
Unbiased?

13. Sources for Material Online Libraries Search Engines Online Libraries
Books & Reference materials
Periodicals & Newspapers
Data Bases
Government Documents

14. Organizing Content Chronological Topical Spatial Cause-Effect
Problem-Solution
Comparison- Contrast

15. Types of Outlines Preparation Outline Title & Topic Specific Purpose
Speaker’s Outline
Introduction
Main Point
Support with Evidence
TRANSITION
--REPEAT AS NECESSARY--
Conclusion
Preparation Outline
Title & Topic
Specific Purpose
Central Idea
Introduction
Main & Sub-Points
Support/Evidence
Conclusion

16. PURPOSE of Introductions
Introduce topic & preview what is to come
State purpose
Establish importance of topic
Grab Attention
Build Credibility for speaker & topic

17. Types of Introductions
Story
Rhetorical Question
Quotation
Humor
Allude to conclusion

18. PURPOSE of Conclusions
Summarize Speech
Re-emphasize Main Idea
Motivate Response
Provide Closure

19. Types of Conclusions Summary Quotation, Story or Rhetorical Question
Refer to Introduction
Challenge to Audience
Offer Vision of the Future

20. Methods of Delivery Manuscript Reading (hard to connect with audience)
Memorized (pressure to remember)
Impromptu (off the cuff)
Extemporaneous (best choice)

21. Delivering Speech - Beginning
Approach Calmly with conficence
Establish Eye Contact
Smile Naturally
Deliver Introduction

22. Delivering Speech - During
Use Effective…
Eye Contact
Gestures & Expressions
Volume & Pace
Use Clear…
Language
Coversational style
Be Enthusiastic

23. Elements of Vocal Delivery
Speech Rate and Pauses
Volume
Inflection and Pitch
Pronunciation and Articulation

24. Delivering Speech - Ending
Summarize Main Message
Be Concise & Memorable
Pause before Returning to Seat
Accept Applause Graciously

25. Elements of Body Language
Appearance
Posture
Facial Expression
Eye Contact
Movement
Gestures

26. Rehearsing Speech Practice Out Loud
Practice Actual Delivery (eye contact , volume, stance)
Watch Yourself
Keep Track of Time

27. Plan, Prepare, Polish, Practice, Present
The better you know your material, the less anxious you will be.
Smile and act natural.
Don’t apologize for ANYTHING!
No one will know you’re nervous unless you call attention to it.

29. Sources
Adapted from 4-H Speaking PowerPoint
A Concise Public Speaking Handbook by Steven & Susan Beebe
Lecture Notes from SPC 2608 by Heather Elmatti