HOT SEATGuidelines to Effective Speaking
PURPOSETo help students develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to speak in public
Learning outcomes
Deliver and present with confidence and impact
Master the art of speaking with small notes/without notes
Give and receive feedback Prepare a speech and
source information
Overview Students must deliver a 3-5 minutes
story telling individually. Students will tell a story about
Narrative or Recount Students are allowed to bring small
note Studens are also allowed to use
printed media (no Powerpoint/video)
Students should mind their body language and eye contact
Overview
An Attack of Stage FrightStage fright commonly appears
in spotlight unprepared inexperienced
How to deal with Stage Fright
Preparation
Practice
Presence
Effective SpeakingPreparation
Find sources Make drafts Make Notes – outline the main points Prepare note cards vs. full sized
paper Speak on what you know
Sample Story Telling Outline
I. Greetings and IntroductionII. The StoryIII. Closing
Effective SpeakingPractice
Perfect practice makes perfect revision get time right
Effective SpeakingPresence
Mind your body language(voice tone, gestures, positive attitude and eye contact)
Overcome your nervousness
Things You Shouldn’t Do
Read directly from notes
Turn back on audienceSlouch, hands in
pocketsNo um, ah, you know’sNo nervous gesturesTalk too fast, Talk too quietly
Things You Should DoEye contactCan glance at
notesAppropriate
gesturesAsking
questions to involve audience
Successful TipsTo Control the “Butterflies”
Know your material increased nervousness is due to
un-preparednessRelaxation relax entire body by stretching
and breathing so as to ease the tension
Control the “Butterflies”Visualize giving your speech
by visualizing yourself successful, you will be successful
People want you to succeedThe audience is there to see you succeed not to fail
Control the “Butterflies”Don’t apologize by mentioning
your nervousness or apologizing you’ll only be calling the
audience’s attention to mistakesTurn nervousness into positive
energy nervousness increases
adrenaline, transform it into vitality and enthusiasm
Control the “Butterflies”Turn nervousness into positive
energy-nervousness increases adrenaline, transform it into vitality and enthusiasm
Control the “Butterflies”Gain experience-experience
builds confidence, which is key to effective speaking
Practice takes you from this..
To this….
TopicsNo. Students Number Topic1. 1 Recount2. 2 Recount3. 3 Recount4. 4 Recount5. 5 Recount6. 6 Recount7. 7 Recount8. 8 Recount9. 9 Recount10. 10 Recount
TopicsNo. Students Number Topic11. 11 Recount12. 12 Recount13. 13 Recount14. 14 Recount15. 15 Recount16. 16 Recount17. 17 Recount18. 18 Narrative19. 19 Narrative20. 20 Narrative
TopicsNo. Students Number Topic21. 21 Narrative22. 22 Narrative23. 23 Narrative24. 24 Narrative25. 25 Narrative26. 26 Narrative27. 27 Narrative28. 28 Narrative29. 29 Narrative30. 30 Narrative
SOURCEOpen source with necessery editing