Anxiety

What are you afraid of?

At the top of your notes packet write down one thing you are afraid of and give a reason for it

What do these people have in common?

Nervousness is normal

Public speaking makes most people nervous

Consistently one of the top fears of the public

2005 Gallup Poll

42% terrified of public speaking

28% scared of dying

“Given a choice, at a funeral most of us would

rather be the one in the coffin than the one giving the eulogy”

- jerry Seinfeld

Answer these questions in your notes:

Am I nervous about speaking in public?How will I deal with the nerves?

Dealing with nervousness

Gain experience

Prepare

Think positive/use power of visualization

Know that most nervousness is not visible

Don’t expect to be perfect

tips for nervousnessBe at your best physically/mentally

Quietly tighten/relax legs or hands to help release adrenaline

Use deep breathing before starting

Develop a strong introduction

Make eye contact

Concentrate on communication

Use visual aids--distract audience attention from you

Speech communication process

Speaker

Person who is presenting a message

message

Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else

channel

Means through which the message is communicated

Listener

Person who receives the message

Impacted by Frame of Reference

sum of a person’s knowledge, experience, goals, values, and attitudes

different people have a different frame of reference

feedback

Messages sent from a listener to a speaker

usually nonverbal

interference

Anything that impedes the communication of a message

External- outside your audience

Internal- within your audience

Situation

Time and place in which speech communication occurs

occasion

physical setting

Delivery

what is good delivery

Conveys ideas clearly, interestingly, and without distracting

Some formality with attributes of good conversation

Delivery is different for everyone- different styles

methods of delivery

Reading from a manuscript

Reciting from memory

Speaking impromptu

Speaking extemporaneously

not memorized, uses note cards for key points; remains conversational

speaker’s voiceVolume

Consider acoustics, size of room/audience

Pitch

Rate

How fast/slow you speak

Pauses

Are beneficial; make them deliberate

Speaker’s voice cont...Vocal Variety

Don’t sound like a robot

Pronunciation

Make sure pronunciation is correct

Articulation

Speak as clearly and distinctly as you can

Dialect

How would you say these words?

Genuine

Arctic

Nuclear

Speaker’s body

Kinesics: study of body motions as a systematic mode of communication

Personal appearance

dress for occasion, follow hygiene, grooming standards

speaker’s body cont...Movement

Gestures

should not be distracting

should appear natural and spontaneous

Eye contact

make eye contact with whole audience

do this by scanning the audience

practicing delivery

Read speech aloud

Prepare notecards with delivery cues

Practice several times

Polish and refine- consider practicing in front of mirror

“Dress rehearsal”

Answering questions

Formulate answers to possible questions

Practice delivery of answers

Questions cont...

Managing Q & A

approach with positive attitude

listen carefully

direct answers to entire audience

be honest and straightforward

stay on track

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