Transcript Public speaking … Oh The Joy!

Public speaking …
Oh The Joy!
You already know…
• What are the traits of a good public
speaker – in your opinion?
• Your experiences in public speaking?
Where to start?
• The usual way
– Choose a thesis
– Organize your main points
– Devise arguments to support your thesis
• The reinvention
– Decide what you want your audience to do
– Assemble the information they must have in
order to do it
– Interpret the information in such a way that
they are persuaded to do it
Writing the talk:
what to write first?
• The Body
– Information + information = 0
– What is missing? Connections!
– Patterns
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Problem and solution
Chronological order
Good news – bad news
Extended metaphor
More on The Body:
Tactics
• Statistics
• Personal examples
• Humor
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Questions
Examples
Quotes
Suspense
Now to The Introduction
• Introduce yourself – if no one else
introduces you
• Focus:
– State clearly and directly what issue you’ll be
addressing
– Explain how you’ll address it
– Convince the audience that they should care
• How?
– Do it creatively and succinctly
… The Conclusion
• End with your most persuasive
material – the climax
• Dilute your message: what is the
‘take home’ message?
• Prepare it carefully.
Writing with style
• Language
– Approximate the way you talk
– Simplicity is the key. Use short, clear
sentences
– Banish the passive voice
• Visuals
– Remember: “A special effect is a tool, a mans
of telling a story. A special effect without a
story is a pretty boring thing.” (George Lucas,
Star Wars)
If you want to use visuals…
DO:
 Develop them with your script
 Use readable font (not this)
 Use dark font for letters
 Use images and colors to keep
attention and emphasize points
 Have less than 10 lines per slide and
less than 10 words per line
 Make sure figures are legible …
More on visuals…
 Avoid distracting designs
 Avoid distracting backgrounds
 Who can read this chart?
Editing. Editing. Editing.
– Does the speech have a clear objective?
– Is the speech oriented to the needs of
the audience?
– Is it the right length? Is it clear?
– Does the introduction grab the
audience’s attention?
– Are there any extraneous parts?
– Is the language simple, clear, active, and
appropriate to the context?
– Does the body of the speech build to a
climax?
– Is the information verifiably accurate?
Now to rehearsals
• Exploration and Discovery
• Some exercises
– Practicing Silence: Start-stop exercise
– Connecting Words: The what? Exercise
– Good news – Bad news
More rehearsals
• Relaxed body
• Directed movement
• Posture
• The eyes have it
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Your vocal instrument
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Make peace with your voice
Project your voice
Breath … breath correctly
Be aware of:
– DWIP
– UWIP
(almost) Finally
• Stage fright?
– Listen to the fear… and deconstruct it
– Now: foster a constructive inner
monologue
– Physically relax
– Remember: most symptoms of stage
fright are completely undetectable by
the audience
Ready for Practice?