2. ELEMENT TO A GOOD SPEECH…  ATTITUDE  REHEARSAL  VERBAL EXPRESSION  NONVERBAL EXPRESSION

3. ATTITUDE: Attitude matters a great deal with delivery. A confident presence is an aspect of your credibility and persuasiveness. Yet people have speaker apprehension; fear of speaking in front of an audience. This fear can become a self-fulfilling prophecy: We can make ourselves fail... or succeed.

4. ATTITUDE:  FAKE IT! PRETEND YOU ARE CONFIDENT AND EVENTUALLY, YOU WILL FEEL CONFIDENT.  BE POSITIVE- I CAN DO THIS.  EVEN IF YOU ARE NERVOUS, NO ONE NEEDS TO KNOW. JUST SMILE AND BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT…  SMILE

5. DON’T  DON’T comment on your own performance.  DON’T apologize for your speaking, especially not before you speak.  Don’t hide behind the podium, wear hats, or chew gum.  Don’t look over the audience heads (MAKE EYE CONTACT)  Don’t “watch your own feet when you dance.” (DON’T STARE AT THE FLOOR!)

6. YOU’RE JUST THE MESSENGER…  Don’t stay focused on yourself or how people are regarding you. It’s not just about you.  Of the three elements necessary to the speaking process: a message, an audience for which the message is designed, and a messenger; the messenger is less important.

7. Do  Be conversational. A public speaking situation is still personal, if you speak naturally and make eye contact. Look at people. They’ll relate to you  Move like you do in normal life (perhaps a little less)  Stay focused on your material. You’re just the messenger, not the point of the message. If you’ve chosen your topic well and have a clear outline, it’s important that you get this information to your fellow citizens.

8. Do Not  DO NOT Give up on yourself.  Get help when you need it. Don’t go away and try to get it “perfect” on your own before you let anyone see it.  Don’t wait until the last minute. (It’s a lousy habit anyways that holds you back from your goals..)

9. REHEARSAL:  Practice, practice, practice.  Get your speech written early and say it out loud every day.  Also, say your speech out loud as you’re writing them... Some phrasing looks good on the page, but doesn’t fit the tongue. It will remind you to keep language tight.

10. Your Battle Plan  There are several ways to deliver a speech:  1) By memory (we won’t require that)  2) By reading from a fully written manuscript but being familiar enough to keep eye contact.  3) Speaking from a somewhat memorized or written outline but being familiar enough to keep eye contact.  4) Speaking “impromptu” on the spur of the moment (not acceptable!)

11. ELEMENTS OF GOOD SPEAKING VOCAL EXPRESSION You must speak  1.) loudly enough to be heard  2.) clearly enough to be understood  3.) and slowly enough for your audience to keep up

12. There are five dimensions of voice that can be manipulated for greater effect.  Volume - Speak louder or softer for emphasis.  Pitch/ Tone - Stay at an appropriate mid- range level. Don’t be MONOTONED!!!  Rate - Accelerate for a few sentences to excite, Slow down and pause to emphasize some words.  Articulation - Speak clearly with full voice.  Quality - The personality of your voice

13. Move with Purpose * Stand still for a moment and make eye contact with your audience. Then start. *Stay in one place for awhile. Don’t pace around through the speech. Choose 2 or 3 places where you’ll take a step or two. Literally, “move into” your next argument *If you move around, they will be watching you; not listening to you!

14. Gestures  Gesture naturally, as you would when you talk with friends. Free your hands as much as possible to “allow” that to occur.  1) Make the manuscript your friend with large font, double spacing, and only complete sentences on one page.  2) Use the podium for your notes.  3) Keep your hands out of your pockets.

15. Dress  Clothing and accessories are an aspect of your persuasion.  1) Dress appropriately to the occasion. Nice clothes. Dress respectably to get respect (after all business men don’t dress in their pajamas for a reason!)  2) Watch jangling jewelry.

16. Some things to think about…  A speech isn’t something you do to someone. It’s something you do with them. Interact!  It’s okay if you mess up; we all are human! Just try your best!  It’s only a few minutes of your life; relax & have fun instead of nervous