台南科大應外系

Basic English Public Speaking

英語演說 ( 一 )

Professor John Maloney ( 馬龍老師 )

Email: john@maloney.net
Cell Phone: 0911.037.825

Office: L604-3
 Course Goals:
This course will provide students with a general
understanding of several types of public speech. The
topics will include jokes, storytelling, formal
introductions, and structured speeches. Additionally,
several functions of speechmaking will be introduced
(i.e. persuasion, demonstration, description,
information, etc).

Students will also be instructed in some basic

physical techniques to aid in their public speaking
development.
 Public Speaking

• Language Skills

• Physical Skills

• Goals / Types of public speaking

Language Skills

Pronunciation

Stress and Intonation

 Pronunciation
• Differences between English and Chinese
– The English “R” vs. the Chinese “R” (Red vs. 人 ).
– “TH” tongue placement (vocalized and non-vocalized).
– Ending consonants ( _b, _p, _t, _d, _k, etc).

• Specific issues in English Pronunciation

– “W” vs. “WH - know when to blow.
– Repeated consonants
ex: “…not take..”
“…in November…

Online Practice: < http://international.ouc.bc.ca/pronunciation/ >

 The English “R”
The English “R” is very different from the Chinese “R”

The English “R” has a silent “ 五” inside.

Your lips should “pucker” like you are ready to kiss!

RED = 五 + 熱 + 的
Pronunciation Practice for “R”

Practice:
Red Leather
Yellow Leather

Remember – your “R’s” should be like kisses!

Proper Tongue and Teeth for “TH”

Place your finger in front of your lips. Stick out your tongue until it
touches your finger.

That is where your tongue should be

to say a proper “TH” sound!
Pronunciation Practice for “TH”
The tongue should come out between the front teeth
– and the teeth should bite the tongue a little bit.

Voiced “TH”:
This is better than that, and these are better than those.

Unvoiced “TH”:
Mr. Smith’s teeth are thin and lethal.
 “WH” vs. “W”
The “WH” sound The “W” sound has
requires lots of air. very little air.
When Wind
What Water
Where Wear
Why Wine
Who Wood
Notice: You can’t say “who” without lots of air – or it sounds like “woo”!
“WH” vs. “W” Pronunciation Practice

Whether the weather is cold,

Whether the weather is hot,
We’ll be together,
Whatever the weather,
Whether we like it or not.

This is also good practice for the “TH” sound!

 Stress and Intonation
• Stress key words
– Actions (verbs)
– Descriptions (adjectives)
– Special People, Places, Dates (nouns)

• Communicate with tone

– How you say something is just as important as what you say.
Physical Skills
Breathing

Body Language

Eye Contact
 Breathing
• Breath into your belly – NOT your chest.
– Learn where your diaphragm is, and how to use it.

• Speak from your belly – NOT your throat.

– The power of your voice comes from the diaphragm.

• Exhale comfortably and completely while speaking.

– Make sure to get the old air out, so you can get the new air in.
***Old air will make you dizzy!!***

• Allow the intake of breath by relaxing when you finish a phrase or

sentence (no tension).
– Breathing in is the most simple and relaxing thing in the world.
 Body Language
• Relax shoulders and neck.
– Helps your voice to be clear.
– Keeps you comfortable.
– You appear more confident.
– Relaxes the audience.
• Use appropriate gestures for key words and points.
– Hand gestures (give, take, hold, indicate, stop, count, etc).
– Head gestures (yes, no, question, waiting for response, etc).
• Don’t let your feet get too busy
– Try to keep them flat on the floor.
– Don’t wander around (move when you have a point to make).
 Eye Contact
• Scan your audience.
– Make specific eye contact with as many people as you
comfortably can.
– Return to those who seem to meet your look.

• Make sure not to ignore the rear half of your audience.

– Speak to the back row as often as you can.
– If the lights are too bright to see the audience, look into the
lights often.

**You will not see much of the audience,**

but it will appear that you are looking at them.
Goals / Types of Public Speaking

Formal

Informal
 Formal Public Speaking

• Speech / Lecture / Presentation

– To inform, describe, persuade, etc.

• Business Purposes
– To inform, describe, persuade, etc.

• Special Occasion
– To celebrate, commemorate, eulogize, etc.
 Informal Public Speaking

• Speaking at an informal gathering.

– To introduce, entertain, relax, etc.

• Telling a story
– To describe, inform, entertain, etc.

• Telling a joke.
– To entertain, relax, etc.
Practice makes perfect!
The End