1. WHAT NOT TO DO AND WHAT TO DO Speech Making

2. You’re taking my brain on a road trip—don’t lose it! Assume that the audience doesn’t know as much about your topic as you do—explain everything in detail Think it through before you write it and write it before you say it Provide your audience with definitions for unique words

3. If your thoughts look like this…how will we follow them? If your ideas look like this, you’ll be able to show them to us in a way we can follow. Put your “house” in order!

4. This is your catwalk…model how I should feel! Your expressions and voice need to match your topic Make sure you are speaking from memory Only use cue cards to jog your memory Your dog died.

5. What? I ordered a taco. Me too. A hand-made, gourmet taco with avocado and herbs. Yum. Put the thing-a-ma-bob on the whatsit….

6. Ah sa- Ah sa- Ah sa- Move over! Practice makes perfect Know what you are going to say ahead of time Decide how you want each sentence to flow and practice that rhythm Be confident!

7. Speak up! We want to hear you. Your Voice Should Be:  Calm  Loud enough  Not too loud  Interested  Interesting Your hands:  Should not be distracting Look the audience in the eye!