5 Public Speaking Do’s

and Don’ts for Beginners

A PowerPoint
Presentation Lecture by
Sir Samuel John Mingala

May
2019
What is Public
Speaking?
“A person who never made a mistake,
never tried anything new.”
– Albert Einstein

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What is Public
Speaking?
Public speaking (also
called oratory or oration) is the
process or act of performing
a speech to a live audience. Public
speaking is commonly understood as
formal, face-to-face speaking of a
single person to a group of listeners.

- From the book “General Purposes of Public

Speaking” published last 2012

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What is Public
Speaking?
Public Speaking is deliberately
structured with 3 general purposes

To inform
To persuade
To entertain

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What is Public
Speaking?
“Knowing when public speaking is
most effective and how it is done
properly is a key part in
understanding the importance of it.”
- McCornack and Ortiz, Steven and Joseph
(2017) Choices and Connections: An
Introduction to Communication

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The 5 Do’s & Don’ts in Public Speaking

Do’s and Don’ts #1

DO’s DON’Ts

Be organized and Do not use

concise with your circumlocutions in
information. public speaking.
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The 5 Do’s & Don’ts in Public Speaking

Do’s and Don’ts #2

DO’s DON’Ts

Maintain good eye Do not present in

contact. Be front with bad eye
consistent. contact.
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The 5 Do’s & Don’ts in Public Speaking

Do’s and Don’ts #3

DO’s DON’Ts

Simplify both your Do not clutter your

notes and slides notes and do not
to be more complicate your
concise. slides.
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The 5 Do’s & Don’ts in Public Speaking

Do’s and Don’ts #4

DO’s DON’Ts

Display confidence Do not slouch or

in your posture and stand stiff.
use necessary
gestures.
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The 5 Do’s & Don’ts in Public Speaking

Do’s and Don’ts #5

DO’s DON’Ts

Speak up with a Don’t speak too

loud and confident soft and use a lot
voice. Use pauses. of fillers like uh
and uhm
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 SUMMARY
DOs
Organized and Concise
Direct Eye Contact
Simplified Slides and Notes
Confident Posture and
Gestures
Confident, Loud Voice with
Pauses
DON’Ts
Circumlocutions
Bad Eye Contact
Cluttered Notes and Complex
Slides
Stiff or Slouch
Too Soft and Fillers
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5 Public Speaking Do’s
and Don’ts for Beginners
Are there any questions?

Sources:
5 Essential and Basic Public Speaking Tips by Nick
Morgan (May 14, 2013)
Public Speaking For Beginners by Communication
Coach Alex Lyon (February 12, 2018)
5 Public Speaking Tips for Beginners by Kelly Allison
(February 26, 2018)
 THANK
YOU!
Samuel John
Mingala
Phone or Cell
(02) 2758469 or 0905-304-8362
Email
sjmingala@gmail.com