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CHAPTER 13:PRESENTING YOUR SPEECH
Comparing Methods of Delivery: Impromptu: no preparation. Manuscript: written out and read Memorized: written out and recited word for
word. Extemporaneous: outlined and practiced
Impromptu VS Memorized Advantages:
Quick response Sounds natural
Drawbacks: Seem disorganized May forget points Less time to think Blunders possible
Advantages: Worded correctly Support for each point Rehearsed and timed
Drawbacks: Hard to sound natural Requires time May increase nerves
Manuscript VS Extemporaneous Advantages:
Worded correctly Points are supported Rehearsed and timed
Drawbacks: Can sound unnatural May be boring Requires time
Advantages:
Sounds natural Can be organized
logically Points are supported Allows for flexibility
Drawbacks: Requires time to outline
and rehearse
Controlling Stage Fright: Stage Fright:
The nervousness that speakers feel before and during their speeches.
What You Should Know It’s completely normal Your audience is not likely to notice your
nervousness Experience and practice will help
Controlling Stage Fright: Before your speech
Prepare your speech carefully and completely.
Look your best. Relax tense muscles. Give yourself a pep
talk. Be self-assured.
During your speech Queasy butterflies Sweat Dry Mouth Stumbling/Squeaking Trembling Excess Energy Quitting
Homework1 paragraph on the stage fright you experience and how you will try to control it.
Improving Nonverbal Behavior: Appearance: how you look to your audience. Two key features:
Clothing Grooming
ACTIVITY: Determine appropriateness of clothes and grooming in the following pictures.
Determine Appropriateness
Eye Contact…and Facial Expression Eye Contact:
Direct visual contact with your audience.
Good speakers look at individuals from all areas.
Deadpan: an expressionless
face that never changes
Conflicting Expression: face that does not
match a speaker’s words or feelings.
Effective Gestures & Good Posture… Effective Gestures:
Use natural gestures
Begin with hands at your sides
Move freely Good Posture:
Feet firm Stand tall
Improving Vocal Skills: Enthusiasm: strong positive feeling Key to Enthusiasm: Believe that
Your speech is good You have excellent support Your audience will be interested
Improving Vocal Skills: Vocalized Pauses:
meaningless sounds Vocalized pauses
occur when you are Unprepared Searching for the
right word. Flustered or
embarrassed. In a hurry.
Decrease Pauses Recognize overused
vocalized pauses. Train your ear Train yourself to
speak with fewer vocalized pauses.
Improving Vocal Skills: Articulation:
Shaping distinct, recognizable sounds
Pronunciation: Grouping and
accenting of the sounds Enunciation:
Distinctness of the sounds
How to Improve Look it up Practice and over
accentuate Work with a speech
therapist
Correcting Problems:Enthusiasm
Vocal Pauses
Articulation
Pronunciation
Enunciation
Posture
Eye Contact
Facial Expression
Using Speaker’s Equipment and Materials: Speaker’s Stand or Lectern: designed to
hold speaker’s notes
HOW TO: Use a Lectern Properly: Podium should aid, avoid leaning on or clutching. Rest notes on the stand. Look at your notes when needed Move around podium
Using Speaker’s Equipment and Materials Standing Microphone: Attached to a stand The Hand-Held Microphone: Freedom of
movement, but can be awkward Clip-on Microphone: attached to your
clothing.
Audiovisual & Visual… Audiovisual
Materials: resources that
clarify or add to speech
Visual Resources: (visual aids)
materials an audience can see
Charts Graphs Diagrams PowerPoint Model Real Object Video/Audio Handouts
Questions To Ask Yourself Will the VA save you time? Will a VA help clarify? Will a VA help the audience remember?
Controlling Factors That Affect Delivery: Timing: the controlled pacing of a speech. Audience Feedback:
Effective speakers know when to…. Repeat an idea Talk louder or softer Speed up or slow down Shorten a point when the audience understands Add to a point when the audience is confused
Controlling Factors That Affect Delivery: Distractions:
Annoying, continuing background noises.
Momentary noisy distractions.
Longer noisy distractions.
Heckler: person who purposely tries to disturb you
Unexpected Events: Murphy’s Law—
anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
Dropping material Speaking without key
material Forgetting a key point
HOMEWORK:
STUDY CHAPTERS 9 11 13
Test on Thursday Take study guide