Transcript SPCH 275, Public Speaking

Public Speaking
Panther Prep (Public Speaking)
North Central High School
Introduction
Purpose and direction of presentation
Organization of thoughts and words
Effective delivery skills and techniques
Practice with different types of speeches:
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Informative
Persuasive
Demonstrative
Special Occasion
Group Debate
Getting Started
Why learn to speak in public?
– Success in the school/workplace can be tied to a
person’s ability to effectively communicate.
– Some opportunities are unavailable to people
because the opportunity includes a public
speaking component.
– Ability to address one’s peers allows for the ability
to express one’s opinions and concerns. Make a
contribution.
The
Communicative
Act
There are 5 steps in the communication
process:
– Speaker wishes to communicate an idea
– Speaker encodes the idea into a message
– Message is sent through a channel to a
audience
– Audience receives and decodes message
– Audience responds to the message.
Breakdown
“What we have here is a failure to
communicate” - Cool Hand Luke
A breakdown in communication can usually
be tracked down to a missed, altered, or
ineffective step in the act of communication.
The speaker, message, channel, and
audience are all responsible for the act of
communication.
Reasons for Fear
People are often afraid to speak in
public because:
– Lack of information
– Lack of confidence
– Nervousness
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Embarrassment
Fear of making a mistake
Looking “stupid”
Sounding “stupid”
Confidence
The key to overcoming the fear of public
speaking is fostering confidence.
Eye contact with the audience, facial
expression, body movement, personal
appearance and strength of voice all convey
confidence externally.
Knowledge of the subject and proper
preparation and mental state breed
confidence internally.
Preparation
Preparation is the key to success in a public
speaking environment.
Preparing a speech includes determining a
purpose of a speech, analyzing the intended
audience, gathering information, organizing
information and delivery.
Delivery includes not only what is said but
how it is said.
Step-by-Step
The steps of preparing a speech are:
– Identify purpose or need for speech
– Identify/analyze perspective audience
– Gather information (research)
– Organize information (outline)
– Rehearse delivery (edit)
– Energize (counter nervousness)
– Deliver
Impromptu Speech 1
Self-Introduction
PREPARATION:
Take 5 min. to write
down some notes
that you want to
include about
yourself.
DELIVERY: You will
have 2 min. to deliver
the speech. (NO
SCRIPTS)
Be sure to include all
of the following in
your speech:
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Name
Location (Home)
Family Info
Work & Hobbies
Purpose for Attending
Ultimate Goal & Plan
Nickname or
Anecdote
Impromptu Speech
Self-Introduction