Transcript Public Speaking: A Speech to Inform

A Speech to Inform
Public Speaking
Speaking & Writing
By Diane Rumbel
Why are Communication Skills
Important?
• Words & Ideas must be expressed effectively to
be heard and understood.
• Many occupations require good speaking skills.
• Public speaking skills build confidence in other
areas.
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Tutorial – A Speech to Inform
Grade Seven
 How to Pick a Topic
 Research
 Organization
 Delivery
 Visuals
 Summary “The Effective Speech”
 Assessment
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A Speech to Inform – How to Pick a Topic
Things to Consider when picking a Topic:
 What do I know about and what interests
me?
 What is right for my audience?
 What is right for the occasion?
A Speech to Inform – How to Pick a Topic
For example, if you are interested and know
about computer games, would that be a good
topic to start with? Yes!
Consider your audience—in this case your
classmates, Would they be interested? Yes!
Next, consider the occasion, is your topic
appropriate for a classroom speech? Yes!
A Speech to Inform – How to Pick a Topic
After answering those 3 questions you may narrow
the topic down by drawing a Venn diagram. The
topics that fall in all three categories are good topics:
interests
audience
TOPIC
occasion
A Speech to Inform – How to Pick a Topic
Other ways to narrow down a topic:
• Talk to yourself
• Brainstorm
• Write to get ideas on paper
• Talk over with others
This ends the section
on picking a topic.
Speech to Inform - Research
Once you’ve decided on a topic, you must find sources to
back up your information. Your information must be
based on facts!
Be sure to use reliable sources!
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Websites
Texts
Newspapers
Journals
Library Resources
Speech to Inform - Research
The Internet has valuable information but there are
few regulations on what can be published. Be
sure to use reliable websites. For instance, sites
ending with .org and .edu are usually reliable.
Your speech to inform must be based on factual
information.
This ends the section
on Research.
A Speech to Inform – Organization
Outlining:
• Main points must support your topic
• Sub-points must support, clarify, or
develop your main points
• Each time a new subdivision is used, the outline is
indented five (5) spaces (one additional tab for each
new subdivision)
A Speech to Inform – Organization
Outlining:
•Use a consistent symbol pattern.
•Double space
•Overall, appearance should look neat, organized
with numerals and letters in alignment
A Speech to Inform – Organization
A model outline to follow:
I. (Roman Numerals for main points)
A. (Capital letters for main subpoints)
1. (Arabic numerals for
subordinate points)
a. (small letters for small
divisions)
b. _______________________
B. __________________________
C. __________________________
II.____________________________
A. ________________________
B. ________________________ etc.
A Speech to Inform – Organization
Main Parts of a Speech:
• Introduction
• Body with 2 or 3 main points
• Conclusion
Good Transitions help the flow of the speech
This ends the section on
outlining & organization.
Speech to Inform – Delivery
Personal Appearance:
• Be Neat, Clean, and Appropriate
• When in doubt, be conservative
• Don’t have your clothes shout
louder than your speech.
• Your face and eyes are highly expressive
-keep hair from covering your face
• Be poised, confident, and friendly
• Don’t show nervousness
Speech to Inform - Delivery
On the Platform:
• Be alert, but relaxed
• Gestures must be meaningful
• Maintain good eye contact
• Voice – good rate (speed), volume,
pronunciation
Speech to Inform – Delivery
On the Platform (con’t):
•Natural facial expressions
•If you make a mistake – keep going,
don’t apologize or make more
notice of it.
•No Gum chewing! Gum distracts
and interferes with articulation.
Speech to Inform – Delivery
Leaving the Platform:
• Pause, look at audience, leave with
dignity
• Do not say, “Thank you”, it distracts
from your conclusion
• No “sigh” of relief when your finished
• A speaker’s actions are often more influential than
the words:
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•A Chinese Proverb states,
”I hear what you say, but I see what you do.”
Speech to Inform – Delivery
Stage Fright:
• Stage Fright is Nervous Energy
• Everybody gets stage fright
• Physical symptoms:
Fast breathing & fast pulse rate
“Butterflies”
Sweaty Palms
Light-headedness
Speech to Inform – Delivery
Ways to deal with Stage-fright:
– Speak in public more often
– Prepare, prepare!
– Look your best
– Pick a subject you like to talk about
– Focus on listeners, not yourself
– Become actively involved
– “Visualize” your mastered speech
This ends the section on
Delivery.
Speech to Inform - Visuals
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Charts,
Diagrams
Slides
Pictures
Working Models
Actual Equipment
Chalkboard Drawing
Maps
• Videos
• Overhead Slides
• Power Point
Presentations
Speech to Inform - Visuals
• Choose Aids that relate
• Plan and Rehearse;
make sure there
are no surprises.
Speech to Inform - Visuals
•Keep clear, simple and
visible; large enough
and self-explanatory
• Display at the proper time and keep covered
until you need them, otherwise they are
distracting
This ends the section on
Visuals.
Speech to Inform - Summary
The Effective Speech – What to look for:
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Good Eye Contact
Voice (rate, volume, pronunciation)
Gestures
Was the Speech easy to follow?
Did the speaker know the material?
Was the topic interesting?
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Speech to Inform – Question One
For a speech to inform, why is it important to cite
sources?
to keep the speech interesting.
to make the speech longer
to prove our information is accurate.
Sorry, that is incorrect. It is important to
make your speech interesting through the
choice of topic and your delivery style,
however there is an important reason to
cite sources. Please go back and try
again!
Sorry, that is incorrect. The length of your
speech will be dependent on the amount of
interesting content. Please go back and try
again!
Congratulations! You are correct!
Sources cited prove your information is
reliable and accurate. Proceed to
question #2 by pressing the forward
button.
Speech to Inform – Question Two
First impression is usually based on:
Your appearance
The topic of your speech
Your visual aids
• Congratulations! You are correct. Your
appearance is the first impression your
audience will have. Make it a positive
impression by looking neat and
professional. Proceed to question #3 by
pressing the forward button.
Sorry, that’s is incorrect. The topic of your
speech is very important, however it is not
what the audience sees first. Please go
back and try again.
Sorry, that is incorrect. Your visual aids
enhance your topic and help to make
your point, however they are not what
your audience sees first. Please go
back and try again.
Speech to Inform – Question Three
What should you do if you make a mistake
during your speech?
say “excuse me” and continue
start the paragraph over from the beginning
nothing, continue your speech
Sorry, this is incorrect. Saying “excuse me”
simply draws more attention to the mistake.
Please go back and try again.
Sorry, that is incorrect. Starting over will waste
time and may cause you to loose your place or
make another error. It also will draw more
attention to the mistake. Please go back and
try again.
Congratulations, that is correct! In the event you
make an error while speaking, simply continue as
if it never happened. Keeping your cool is the
best strategy to keep attention on your speech
rather than on a small error.
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