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PUBLIC SPEAKING
BRIEFING OCT2008
GRED48/TK4
Mohd Nawi Derahman
30th OCT 2008
PUSAT LATIHAN UTM
UTMJB
Briefing 30.10.08
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Why Public Speaking?
Elements of Evaluation (PTK4)
Speech Outline - OBC
Scope of Assessment
Evaluation Form: PTK4
PUBLIC SPEAKING
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3 C’s
BODY LANGUANGE
EYE CONTACT
 FEAR / COURAGE
 Some common Errors in PS
What is Public Speaking?
Public speaking is a
sustained presentation
made by a speaker
to an audience Sustained
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•In a logical sequence
•Natural and smooth
body movement
•Gestures and body
language in synchrony
Why Public Speaking?
• PTK - yes - give your best
• Personal development - better - that you
will be imbibed with the skills for the rest of
your life - fish - today, fishing - lifetime eat
What to Look For?
• Audience satisfaction - always them in
mind - so PREPARE FOR IT
• Best performance - always ready - you
may never get the chance again -remember you missed an opportunity
because you were shy?? and you ended
up saying, even i can do that! I can do
even better. But you blew it
What Do we look for?
Assessment criteria
• Speech Contents (Verbal)
 Opening 15
 Body 70
 Closing15
• Non-Verbal Elements
Assessment: PTK4
• Speak with Sincerity:
Control of Nervousness
 Ability to convince the audience of
the earnestness, sincerity, and
conviction the speaker has on the
chosen subject
 Ability to confront and control any
nervousness
Elements to observe
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Preparation
- research, rehearsal? Marked?
Confidence
- appear knowledgeable
Manner
- Convey earnestness and conviction?
Speech Value
- relevant to audience needs?
Body Movements – Appear to control nervousness?
Facial Expression - animated, friendly, genuine
Organisation
- follow logical outline?
Opening
- arouse interest?
Body of Speech - ideas supported by facts
Conclusion
- conclude with a strong note of appeal?
Eye Contact?
Who will be there?
• You
• The Panel of Assessors
– General evaluator
– Grammarian
– Timer
– Panel Members
• The Audience
Goals of Public Speaking
• Creating Awareness
– Not just a speech, but a good speech
– Potential level of success, up one notch
• Fostering Understanding
I TAU
– Audience to understand message
– Address needs & wants of audience
• Generating Impact
– Not necessarily agree, but must impact
your audience
– 4 basic emotions to address:
Mad, Sad, Glad, Scared
– Audience: at least experience 1,
preferably more
• Motivating Your Audience to
Take Action
MSGS
Sample Speech Outline
– A. Opening
• Captures audience attention
• Leads into speech topic
– B. Body
• 1st point
– Statement of fact
– Supporting material
• 2nd point…. Repeat..
– C. Conclusion
• Review or summary
• Call to action or memorable
statement
3 x marks
1. Speech body should
contain at least 3 main
points
2. Each point should be
clearly stated,
illustrated, and
supported
3. Do not assume
audience is familiar
with your topic
4. Devote similar
amount of time to
each point – none is
less important
** - Toastmasters
Stage
Scope
Evaluation
PTK 4
•Ability to convince
the audience of the
earnestness,
sincerity, and
conviction the
speaker has on the
chosen subject
•Ability to confront
and control any
nervousness
Use Speaker’s Evaluation Form (Level 4)
Speak with
Sincerity:
Control of
Nervousnes
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Time:
6-8 mins
Topics:
Events in your Life:
-An event that touches
your heart
-Lessons from your life
story
-The voluntary work you
did changed someone’s
life
Elements to observe
•Did the speech reflect adequate preparation?
•Did the speaker appear to be fully knowledgeable on the
topic?
•Did the speaker convey
earnestness and
conviction?
•Was the speech relevant to the audience’s needs and
interests?
•Did the speaker appear to control
nervousness?
•Did the speech follow a logical outline?
•Did the opening arouse audience interest?
•Did the body of the speech include factual support
for the speaker’s viewpoints?
•Did the speech conclude
with a strong note of
appeal?
•Did the speaker establish
eye contact with the
audience?
•Has the speaker improved since his/her previous speech?
PTK3
PTK4
PTK5
PTK6
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OPENING
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Gets Attention
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Arouses interest
BODY
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Main points clear
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Organisation logical
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Information accurate
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Reasoning clear
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Need established
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Transitions clear
PTK3
PTK4
PTK5
PTK6
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SUMMARY
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Main points summarised clearly
CLOSING
10. Effective
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USE OF VOICE
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11. Pitch varied
12. Rate varied
13. Volume varied
14. Fluency
EYE CONTACT
15. Use of eye contact
PTK3
PTK4
PTK5
PTK6
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FACIAL EXPRESSION
16. Use of facial expression
GESTURES
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17. Natural
18. Varied
19. Appropriate
POSTURE
20. Confident and relaxed
21. Use of movement
APPEARANCE
22. Suitability
PTK3
PTK4
PTK5
PTK6
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PROXEMICS
23. Speaks to all listeners
USE OF LANGUAGE
24. Grammatical correctness
25. Correctness of pronunciation
26. Quality of word choice
27. Clarity of speech
28. Creativity of word choice
Total No of Elements
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21
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25
28
Successful public speaking
consists of 3 elements: 3 C’s
1. Content
Your message must be packed
with practical information,
presented in a memorable and
entertaining way.
2. Confidence
You must believe that your speech
can make a difference.
3. Connection
You must be able to make a
connection with the audience so
that they respect you, admire you,
and are willing to learn from you.
Body Language
• Uneasy or anxious
– walking out to give a presentation
– the speaker being the center of attention
– feeling of vulnerability, to head a group,
large or small
• Your objective should be to look
relaxed, & to not let the anxiety show.
"Never let 'em see you sweat"
• The positive aspects to body
language can be used to great
advantage:
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stance
posture
facial expressions
arm movements
Perfecting Body Language
• Grooming – Very important.
– show a smile as you come to center
stage and as you are introduced.
– you may feel especially nervous at
this time, but stay focused on your
appearance, your audience is
checking you out.
• If you have a podium, do not be
tempted to use it as a prop,
leaning on it in any way. This
conveys a weakness
EYE CONTACT
• VERY important skill to master, result: confident
and personable.
– Start by watching others: dart around the room,
look at their slides or the ceiling, look at the tables
in front of their audience.
– Confident speakers look right at the people they
are speaking to, deliberately and smoothly.
– Practice making eye contact for three to
five seconds per person, long
enough to really connect with them, but not long
enough to get "stuck" or make them feel
uncomfortable.
– A great way to practice eye contact is to practice
your presentation in a meeting room, looking at all
the chairs, one at a time, for three to five seconds
each.
• It takes time and practice to learn any new set of
skills, and learning how to present successfully
is no exception.
4 P’s: PATIENCE, PRACTICE X 3
Courage & Confidence
c.f. Fear, fright, Dale Carnegie
• Once fear is conquered
– impressive poise and self-assurance
• Executive skills increase
– Due to expressiveness and confidence
• Public speaking
– nature’s own method of overcoming selfconsciousness and build up courage and
self-confidence
– speaking in public makes us come to grip
with our fears
Facts
1. You are not unique in your fear of
speaking in public
2. A certain amount of stage fright is useful!
3. Many professional speakers admitted
that they never completely lose all stage
fright
4. The chief cause of fear of public
speaking is due to your being
unaccustomed to speak in public
A certain amount is useful!
• When you notice your pulse beating faster,
don’t become alarmed
• Your body is getting ready to go into action
akin to revving up of a racing car
• If held within limits You will be capable of
• thinking faster
• talking more fluently
• and with greater intensity
Never Memorise a Talk
• Do not memorise a talk, word for word
• All our lives we have been speaking
spontaneously.
– We haven’t been thinking of words.
– We have been thinking of ideas
– If our ideas are clear, the words come as naturally
and unconsciously as the air we breathe
• Memorised talk will be mechanical – it comes
from memory, not from the heart
Assessment: PTK4
• Speak with Sincerity:
Control of Nervousness
 Ability to convince the audience of
the earnestness, sincerity, and
conviction the speaker has on the
chosen subject
 Ability to confront and control any
nervousness
Elements to observe
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Preparation
- research, rehearsal? Marked?
Confidence
- appear knowledgeable
Manner
- Convey earnestness and conviction?
Speech Value
- relevant to audience needs?
Body Movements – Appear to control nervousness?
Facial Expression - animated, friendly, genuine
Organisation
- follow logical outline?
Opening
- arouse interest?
Body of Speech - ideas supported by facts
Conclusion
- conclude with a strong note of appeal?
Eye Contact?
The Five "Musts" to Being an
Effective Presenter
• Practice out loud
• Gesture
• Make eye contact
• Pause between points
• Visualise your success
Common Errors in Public Speaking
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Monotonous tone of Voice or too Soft
Reading from script of just Reciting
Lack of Facial expression
Grammatical errors
No Audience rapport
No Poise or Personality
Poor Pronunciation
Sticking Tongue out when discovering mistake
No sense of Humour
Rather stiff in Mannerisms
There is nothing worse than a meaningful
speech peppered with grammatical errors
In
Public Speaking
generate
FEELINGS
with
IMPACT
and
STYLE
TIME
• Time is very important
– One of the lessons to be practiced –
expressing a thought within a specified time
• Time PTK3&4: 6-8 minutes: 6-minimum,
7-intermediate, 8-warning,8+(30sec) –
disqualify
• Time PTK4(gred48)&): 8-10 minutes: 8minimum, 9-intermediate, 10warning,10+(30sec) – disqualify