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Self Introduction Speech: Delivery
• Starting strong• Body posture & eye contact• Hand gestures• Resting position• Voice inflection
Starting Strong
It is important to make a strong start and a good first impression with:
Good postureGood eye contactGood Voice
“I’m so nervous!” (said while exhaling strongly)
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1st Set your feet & hands (shoulder width)
- This is stable, and shows self-control and confidence.- Hands in a comfortable resting position
2nd Eye contact (look at audience for 2/3 seconds)- Look at several people. This delay helps you collect your thoughts.
3rd Deep breath
4th (At the top of your breath) start speaking
- Speak 150% louder than conversation voice.- This will get rid of nervous energy.
“Good morning everyone. My name’s…….”
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Body posture & eye contact
• Face the audience
- shoulders facing forward- feet facing forward
• Do not stand sideways
• Engage audience with direct eye contact
• Do not stare at only one person, just the teacher, or just one section of the audience.
* Choose somebody, make a point, choose somebody, make a point
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The Pendulum
Swaying from side to side is poor speech posture because it communi-cates that you are also swaying back and forth between ideas in your mind
The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Leaning to one side is poor speech posture because it is too relaxed, and makes the audience feel that you aren’t serious about your speech.
The Birdwatcher
Looking up at the ceiling while giving a speech is poor eye contact be-cause it shows that you aren’t well prepared and don’t know what to say.
The Surfer
Moving your shoulders and upper body around as you speak is poor speech posture. It makes the audi-ence feel that you are not calm, and not confident about your message.
The Hula Dancer
Swinging your hips back and forth and from side to side is poor speech posture because it shows that you are nervous, and not comfortable with your message.
Washing Your Hands
Rubbing your hands together as if you were washing them or playing with something in your hands is poor speech posture because it shows that you are nervous
The Star Gazer
Looking out the window or staring at the back of the room is poor eye contact for a speech because it makes the audience feel that you are not interested in them.
The Soldier
Standing stiffly at attention with your feet together and your hands at your sides is poor speech posture because it makes you look nervous and uncomfortable in your role as speaker.
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1. Number / Se-quence
2. Emphasis / Fo-cus
Gestures will give your presentation extra en-ergy!
3. Illustration / Loca-tion
4. Comparison / Con-trast
this big equal top right corner
middle higher now very thin
left increasing like this x 3 twice
In the case of… in the case different
very thin
On the one hand… on the other hand
ACTIVITY: Complete your worksheet with these words
Resting Position
• Do not fold them• Do not cross them across your body• Do not rub your arm• Do not hold them in front of you• Do not put them in your pocket• Do not put them on your hips
You need a comfortable resting position
Maybe:
1. By your side and bring them up as you gesture
2. (Like a news reporter on TV) somewhere above the belt- Resting one hand on top of the other,
**make gesture, make your point, and then back to the resting posi-tion**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooOQQOQdhH8&index=11&list=RDwXILI9Q1jIw
What do you do with your hands when you are not gesturing?
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Activity: Stand up facing your partner
Student A: Stand with your hands in the resting position.
Student B: Read the first word on the paper.
Student A: Repeat the word and add hand a gesture.**Important** Move your hands back in the resting position
Student B: Read the next word.Repeat the process until you have done all the words.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2015/11/17/what-to-do-with-your-hands-when-speaking-in-public/?utm_term=.d658f7e908b2
Read the full article here.
What to do (and not to do)
with your hands
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**make gesture, make your point, and then back to the resting position**
Without gestures your physical message is flat; without inflection your verbal message is flat.
Inflected words are normally:
• numbers• action words• descriptive words• comparison words• negative words
Voice Inflection
Voice Gestureshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozoQx2NUuK0
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