SPEECH AND

THEATER ARTS
- Ms. Regine Ferrer
 Building your
Confidence as a
Speaker
❖ Deal with any negative past
public speaking
experiences.

❖ Draw on positive past

speaking experiences

❖ Watch yourself on camera

and write the things you
like.
❖ Don’t compare yourself to
others, learn what you can
and move on.
❖ Back yourself with words.
❖ Confidence and arrogance
are different – don’t fear
being confident.
❖ Practice
 Speech and
Communication
Processes
Stages of the Speaking Processes:

Breathing Stage
Phonation Stage
Resonation Stage
Articulation Stage
Breathing Stage
Breathing, which is primarily
concerned with maintaining
life, is secondarily a force
assisting in vocalization.
Phonation Stage
Phonation takes place when
voice is produced in
speaking as the expiratory
air stream from the lungs
goes up through the
trachea or windpipe to the
larynx.
Resonation Stage
Resonation is the process of
voice amplification and
modification.
Articulation Stage
Articulation occurs when the
tone produced in the larynx
is changed into specific
sounds.
 EFFECTIVE LISTENING
- is actively absorbing the
information given to you by a
speaker, showing that you are
listening and interested, and
providing feedback to the speaker
so that he or she knows the
message was received.
The Listening Process

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Types of Listening:

Appreciative
Emphatic
Comprehensive
Critical
Appreciative Listening
When you listen for
appreciation you are
listening for enjoyment.
Emphatic Listening
When you listen
empathically you are doing
so to show mutual concern.
Comprehensive Listening
This process is actively
identifying the structure of
the speech and evaluating
the supports he/she offers
as evidence.
Critical Listening
Critical listening is listening
to evaluate the content of
the message. As a critical
listener, you are listening to
all parts of the message,
analyzing it, and evaluating
what you heard.
ACTIVE LISTENING
- That is fully concentrating on what is
being said rather than just passively
‘hearing’ the message of the speaker
- Active listening involves listening with
all senses.
SIGNS OF ACTIVE
LISTENING
➢ Non-Verbal Signs of Attentive
or active Listening
➢ Verbal Signs of Attentive or
Active Listening
Non-Verbal Signs of Attentive
or Active Listening
✓ Smile
✓ Eye Contact
✓ Posture
✓ Mirroring
✓ Distraction
Verbal Signs of Attentive or
Active Listening

✓ Positive Reinforcement
✓ Remembering
✓ Questioning
✓ Reflection
✓ Clarification
✓ Summarization
 Improving Listening Styles
✓ Face the speaker and maintain
eye contact.
✓ Be attentive, but relaxed.
✓ Keep an open mind.
✓ Listen to the words and try to
picture what the speaker is saying.
✓ Don't interrupt and don't impose
your "solutions“.
 Improving Listening Styles
✓ Wait for the speaker to pause to
ask clarifying questions.
✓ Ask questions only to ensure
understanding.
✓ Try to feel what the speaker is
feeling.
✓ Give the speaker regular
feedback.
✓ Pay attention to what isn't
said—to nonverbal cues.
✍ The Speech Objectives
✍ The Audience and
Context for the Speech
✍ Speech Content and
Structure
✓ Before the Speech
✓ The Speech Opening
✓ The Speech Body
✓ The Speech Conclusion
1. Nervousness is normal. Practice
and prepare!
2. Know your audience. Your
speech is about them, not you.
3. Organize your material in the
most effective manner to attain
your purpose.
4. Watch for feedback and adapt
to it.
5. Let your personality come
through.
6. Use humor, tell stories, and use
effective language.
7. Don’t read unless you have to.
Work from an outline.
8. Use your voice and hands
effectively. Omit nervous
gestures.
9. Grab attention at the beginning,
and close with a dynamic end.
10. Use audiovisual aids wisely.
Thanks!