ALL GREAT SPEAKERS WERE

BAD SPEAKERS FIRST

GOALS OF PUBLIC
SPEAKING
•TO INTEREST/ AMUSE

•TO INFORM/ TEACH

•TO STIMULATE/ IMPRESS

•TO CONVINCE OR PERSUADE

ESSENTIALS
KNOWLEDGE

• CONFIDENCE

• DELIVERY
KNOWLEDGE
CHOOSE THE SUBJECT

• RESEARCH

• IDENTIFY : AUDIENCE
 MIND MAP
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SPEECH MECHANICS

OPENING WORDS
• BEGINNING OF TALK
• OUTLINE
• IDEAS
• HUMOUR
• LANGUAGE
BEGINNING
SNAG ATTENTION BY:

A stimulating idea

A startling fact

A question
ARRANGE IDEAS
In logical and effective order

Connect ideas for smooth

flow using:
HOWEVER, MOREOVER, IN THE SAME
WAY, ADDITIONALLY ETC.
HERE ARE SIX PATTERNS FOR SPEECH OUTLINING
• PATTERN A INTRODUCTION
BODY
CONCLUSION

• PATTERN B SHOW WHAT IS WRONG

SHOW HOW TO REMEDY IT
APPEAL FOR ACTION (EVOKE
DESIRED RESPONSE)
• PATTERN C ATTRACT FAVOURABLE
ATTENTION
PRESENT THE PROBLEM
PRESENT ALL POSSIBLE
SOLUTIONS
PRESENT THE SOLUTION
APPEAL FOR ACTION
(EVOKE DESIRED RESPONSE)
CONTD.
• PATTERN D STATE THE FACTS
ARGUE FROM THEM
APPEAL FOR ACTION
(EVOKE DESIRED RESPONSE)

• PATTERN E ATTRACT FAVORABLE

ATTENTION
AROUSE INTEREST IN YOUR
PROPOSITION
CONVINCE AUDIENCE OF
MERITS OF YOUR
PROPOSITION RE-EMPHASIZE AND
SUMMARIZE APPEAL FOR
ACTION (EVOKE DESIRED
RESPONSE)
 LANGUAGE
SELECT WORDS TO FIT PEOPLE

• COLOURFUL/MEANINGFUL WORDS

• EVOKE PICTURE WITH WORDS

• USE STRONG VERBS

LANGUAGE : DON'TS
USE SLANG

• USE JARGON

• GO OFF AT A TANGENT
• USE NEW WORDS
 CONCLUDING A SPEECH

• RE-EMPHASIZE AND SUMMARISE

• TELL AUDIENCE WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO

• PRESS FOR ACTION

CONFIDENCE
NERVES
• BREATHING
• POSTURE
• CLOTHES
• COMFORT
DELIVERY
VOICE CONTROL
• BE SINCERE & CONFIDENT
• TIMING
• SMILE
• HANDS
• NOTES
• MICROPHONE
VOICE
MUST BE HEARD UP TO ¾ OF THE ROOM

MUST BE WARM AND REASSURING

MUST HAVE RESONANCE AND AUTHORITY

COMMON VOICE
PROBLEMS
SLURRED/ INDISTINCT

WEAK/ UNCERTAIN

FLAT/ MONOTONOUS

HIGH PITCHED/ SHRILL

AUDIENCE
LOOK AT INDIVIDUALS WHEN SPEAKING

TALK TO PEOPLE NOT AT THEM

THINK ON YOUR FEET-ADAPT TO

AUDIENCE NEED

AIM TO PLEASE MAXIMUM LISTENERS

HOW TO CONVINCE
FIRST CONVINCE YOURSELF

BUILD UP TALK WITH FACTS

SHOW HOW YOUR IDEA IS

SIMILAR TO WHAT THEY
ALREADY BELIEVE
CONTD.
•RESTATE IMPORTANT IDEAS

•USE GRAPHIC COMPARISONS

•SUPPORT WITH STATEMENTS

FROM UNBIASED AUTHORITY

•BE OBJECTIVE
NEVER !
APOLOGIZE FOR LACK OF
PREPARATION

• INDICATE WHEN ABOUT TO

FINISH
Ms & Ps
MATTER • PACE

• MANNER • PITCH

• METHOD • PUNCH