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Interview Speech
Discussion
Speeches Begin Next
Monday!
Interview Speech Introduction
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Answer the typical interview question:
– “Tell me about yourself”
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Low risk opportunity to get feedback
Basic Requirements:
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Select a job position that you find (or invent a
realistic one)
 Plan the presentation
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Introduction
Body
Conclusion
Should focus on establishing how your skills fit the
requirements
Practice and deliver speech on assigned day
Topic Selection
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Find relevant information/job
descriptions
– Online
– In the newspaper
– Departmental internship guides?
– If you are still stuck… ask me
Due This Wednesday,
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Hand in your job description at the
beginning of class
– Ensures that your position is appropriate
– Gives you the time needed to prepare your
introduction and basic outline by Friday
– I will only give you feedback on this topic if
I feel yours is not sufficient; by Wednesday
night
Organization of Interview Speech
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Use the outline worksheet in your
workbooks – page 7
– Bring this to class on Friday, filled in
Attend to the grading criteria on the
Instructor’s Evaluation Form during
development
 For more detailed organization
discussion, see your workbook
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Time Limits
3-5 Minutes – how do we want to run
this?
 15 Second Buffer – 1 pt. Ever 15
second period over/under
 You can avoid these penalties with
practice
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Delivery/notes
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Present your speech
EXTEMPORANEOUSLY
– Do NOT read your speech
– Do NOT recite from memory
– Do NOT make it up on the spot
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You will be allowed note cards
– 5 pt. Penalty for doing any of the preceding “DO
NOTs”
• This is at my discretion. You will not be allowed to
complain or counter this decision
Delivery/Notes (cont’d)
Dress Appropriately for the position that
you are interviewing
 Eye contact is a must
 No Slang
 No vocalized pauses
 See grading sheet for specifics
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Remaining Issues
No outside resources are needed
 No formal outline is required
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– HOWEVER I am requiring that you hand in
the workbook outline sheet on the day you
present
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Visual aids are not required
What is due on your speech day?
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I am requiring that each of you present me
with a pocket folder, with your name on it
 This will be given to me before your speech
 It will contain:
– A typed copy of your job description
– The Interview Speech Instructor’s evaluation form,
found in your workbook
– A copy of your presentation notes (copies of your
actual note cards, to be used in the presentation)
– Your completed workbook outline form
When will you get this back –
with a grade?
Roughly one week after the final speech
day (there are two for this first speech)
the folder will be returned to you with
feedback, grades, and all of the work
that you handed in
 This speech is worth 25 points
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Chapter 12
Delivery
Importance of Good Delivery
“Make or break” your speech
 Catch Phrase:
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– “Having something to say is not enough. You
must also know how to say it”
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Good delivery:
– Not blatantly apparent
– Incorporates common practices from
conversation:
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Directness
Spontaneity
Animation
Vocal and Facial Expressiveness
4 Basic Methods of Delivery
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Reading from a manuscript
– When would this be needed?
– Importance of Timing
– Actually requires great skill
– (Reagan example?)
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Reciting from memory
– When would this be needed?
– Historical perception vs. today?
4 Basic Methods of Delivery
(cont’d)
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Speaking Impromptu
– Involves little or no preparation
– Nature of impromptu speeches
– 4 Step organization for impromptu
speeches:
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State point you are answering
State your point
Support your Statement
Recap your statement
4 Basic Methods of Delivery
(cont’d)
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Speaking EXTEMPORANEOUSLY
– Carefully rehearsed and prepared
– Delivered with a brief set of notes
– Wording should differ each time it is
presented
– Advantages?
Speaker’s Voice
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Many things you can practice:
– To enhance your communication
– To embellish your message
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Volume
Pitch
Rate
Pauses
Vocal Variety
Pronunciation
Articulation
Dialect
Nonverbal Communication
Occurs as a result of appearance,
posture, gesture, eye contact, facial
expressions and other nonlinguistic
factors
 Kinesics: The study of Nonverbal body
motions as a systematic mode of
communication – leg positioning, right
foot, leaning toward?
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4 Types of Nonverbal
Communication – In public
Speaking
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Personal Appearance
– Listeners see you before they hear you
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Bodily Action
 Gestures
– How does the size of the audience influence the
speaker’s gestures?
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Eye Contact
– Again, cultural norms
– The eyes tell you everything!
Nonverbal Warning!
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Signals are often misinterpreted
– Be careful not to read too much into the
audience behaviors
– You may be interesting, they may be
hung-over
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Use clarifying statements to ensure
efficient communication
5 Step Method for Practicing
Delivery
Go through your preparation outline
aloud, does your organization make
sense?
 Prepare your speaking notes
 Practice the entire speech, several
times with your speaking notes
 Polish and refine your delivery
 The Dress Rehearsal
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Answering Audience Questions
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Preparing for Q & A
– Formulate answers to potential questions
in advance
– Practice the delivery of your answers
– Easy to anticipate questions for a job
interview
Answering Audience Questions
(cont’d)
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Managing the Q & A
– Clarify the Format
– Approach questions with a positive attitude
– Listen Carefully to the question being
asked
– Direct answers to the entire audience
– Be honest and Straightforward
– Stay on Track
FRIDAY
EXCERCISE
Review Outlines And
Introductions
Instructions
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Pair or triple up
 One person at a time in group, present your
material: intro first, then outline of remaining
speech
 Other group members take notes for
feedback
– Ask questions relating to intro style, organization
order selection
– Discuss how this impacts message
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Discuss possible improvements
– Speaker take notes
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NEXT person…