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The 10 Commandments of Public
Speaking
How to take your speeches from good to better
Copyright ©Sally Shalabi 2011. This work is made available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The 10 Commandments
1. Thou shall prepare and practice
2. Thou shall be organized
3. Thou shall control nervousness
4. Thou shall open strongly
5. Thou shall use vocal variety
6. Thou shall use body language
7. Thou shall give a KISS
8. Thou shall use visual aids wisely
9. Thou shall listen actively
10. Thou shall end strongly
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1- Thou Shall Prepare and Practice
There are four major steps to planning and preparation:
1. Selecting Your Topic
2. Organizing and mind mapping and writing
3. Rehearsals and recordings
4. Visualization
2- Thou Shall Be Organized
Use a formula:
Tell them what you are going to tell them.
Tell them
Tell them what you told them
2- Thou Shall Be Organized
When writing and planning begin in the middle
• List key points
• Arrange them in order
• Expand on the ideas
• Develop and introduction
• Develop a conclusion
3- Thou Shall Control Nervousness
Preparation is key. And to be prepared know your:
Material
Your audience
Your speaking area
3- Thou Shall Control Nervousness
Things to do before your presentation:
Breathe
Stretch
Sing
Concentrate
Visualize your success
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4- Thou Shall Open Strongly
A successful opening is one that:
Gets the attention of the audience
Introduces the topic
Establishes Rapport
Takes less than 5 to 10 percent of the entire presentation
time
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4- Thou Shall Open Strongly
Opening techniques
State the importance of your presentation
Make a startling statement
Arouse suspense or curiosity
Tell a story or an anecdote
Ask a rhetorical question
Begin with a quotation
Reference the occasion
5- Thou Shall Use Vocal Variety
A voice is made up of:
Volume
Rate
Pitch
Melody
Quality
Articulation
Pronunciation
Enunciation
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6- Thou Shall Use Body Language
Body Language consists of
Eye Contact
Posture
Facial Expressions:
Sad, happy, angry, disgusted, surprised, confused
Gestures:
Prompting, descriptive, suggestive
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7- Thou Shall Give a KISS
Keep it Short and Simple
So limit your points to no
less than three main ideas
and no more than five.
7- Thou Shall Give a KISS
In keeping it Simple
Write for the ear
Use short words
Don’t use Jargon
Use vivid words
Use words economically
Use short sentences
Use active not passive voice
Use Rhetorical devices
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8- Thou Shall Use Visual Aids Wisely
Approximately 83% of human learning occurs visually, and the
remaining 17% through the other senses.
8- Thou Shall Use Visual Aids Wisely
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8- Thou Shall Use Visual Aids Wisely
Visual aids are exactly that, aids they should not be the focus of
your presentation
Think about your talk and what your objective is, then follow that
with a bit of planning on
Is it appropriate to use a visual aid?
What type of visual aids you can use?
9- Thou Shall Listen Actively
L Like to listen
I Ignore distractions
S Summarize
T Tame emotions
E Eliminate hasty judgments
N Never interrupt
I Inspire openness
N Need to listen- Decide to listen?
G Generate reasoned, thoughtful conclusions
10 – Thou Shall End Strongly
Be memorable...
Use a story
Use a quote
Summarize
Call to action
Ask a rhetorical question
Refer to the beginning
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The 10 Commandments
1. Thou shall prepare and practice
2. Thou shall be organized
3. Thou shall control nervousness
4. Thou shall open strongly
5. Thou shall use vocal variety
6. Thou shall use body language
7. Thou shall give a KISS
8. Thou shall use visual aids wisely
9. Thou shall listen actively
10. Thou shall end strongly
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