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Mastering Impromptu Speech Skills

The document discusses impromptu speeches, which are speeches given with little to no preparation time. Some examples of occasions that may call for an impromptu speech include meetings, class recitations, question and answer portions of events, and impromptu toasts. The advantages of impromptu speeches are that they come across as more conversational than formal speeches and allow the speaker to adjust the content more easily without pauses. However, the main disadvantage is that the speaker may struggle coming up with what to say without preparation. The document provides tips for delivering an effective impromptu speech, such as speaking confidently and maintaining eye contact.

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Mastering Impromptu Speech Skills

The document discusses impromptu speeches, which are speeches given with little to no preparation time. Some examples of occasions that may call for an impromptu speech include meetings, class recitations, question and answer portions of events, and impromptu toasts. The advantages of impromptu speeches are that they come across as more conversational than formal speeches and allow the speaker to adjust the content more easily without pauses. However, the main disadvantage is that the speaker may struggle coming up with what to say without preparation. The document provides tips for delivering an effective impromptu speech, such as speaking confidently and maintaining eye contact.

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Impromptu

Speech
Lesson 16
Impromptu Speech is when one is
suddenly asked to give the welcome
remarks in a program already ongoing
and there is hardly time to prepare.
Impromptu Speech

Same as an Extemporaneous
Speech.

It is delivered on short notice


with little or no preparation.
That is why it is sometimes
called " thinking on your feet."

Beginning (introduction), a
middle (body of the speech), and
an end (conclusion/summary)
Examples of Impromptu
Speech

Meetings Class recitations

Q & A portion during You are asked to give a


beauty pageants toast at a company party.

Ambush interviews
1. The Speech is delivered in a
The Advantages of spontaneous manner and in a more
conversational tone, unlike
Speech delivered Manuscript Speech.

impromptu are the


following: 2. The speaker can adjust the Speech and add or skip
an idea without any problem, obvious gaps, or long
pauses due to memory loss as in the Memorized
Speech.
ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

You are generally in control of the Since you are not well-prepared, you may
content you are presenting, so you can have difficulty thinking of what to say or
include topics that you want to talk formulating the ideas once you get up to
about. speak.

It can improve your image. It makes anyone nervous.


How to deliver an impromptu
speech effectively:

Speak with confidence.


Maintain eye contact with
your audience.
Avoid saying fillers. (Ahh,
hmm,)
Maintain good posture.
Speak loud enough to be
heard easily.
Gesture effectively.
Appear to enjoy speaking.

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