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PURPOSEFUL SPEAKERS ARE
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
How to speak purposefully and lead to success?
PURPOSE OF A SPEECH To Persuade or get action To inform To impress and convince
FUNDAMENTALS OF EFFECTIVE AND PURPOSEFUL SPEAKING Acquiring the Basic skills Developing Courage and self-confidence
ACQUIRING THE BASIC SKILLS Take heart from the experience of others Keep your goal before you Predetermine your mind to success Seize every opportunity to practice
DEVELOPING COURAGE AND SELF-CONFIDENCEa. Get the facts about fear of speaking
in public You are not unique in your fear of speaking
in public A certain amount of stage fright is useful Many professional speakers have assured
that they never completely lose all stage fright
The chief cause of your fear is thinking that you are unaccustomed to speak in public
START WITH A STRONG AND PERSISTENT DESIRE
DEVELOPING COURAGE AND SELF-CONFIDENCEb. Prepare in the proper way
KNOW THOROUGHLY WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO TALK ABOUT
Never memorize a talk word for word Assemble and arrange your ideas before
hand Rehearse your talk with your friends and
colleagues
DEVELOPING COURAGE AND SELF-CONFIDENCE Don’t speak until you are sure you have
something to say, and know just what it is; then say it, and sit down.
Advice followed by Theodore Roosevelt
A WELL PREPARED SPEECH IS ALREADY NINE-TENTHS DELIVERED
DEVELOPING COURAGE AND SELF-CONFIDENCEc. Predetermine your mind to success Lose yourself in your subject Keep your attention off negative stimuli
that may upset you Give yourself a pep talk
DEVELOPING COURAGE AND SELF-CONFIDENCEd. Act confident
“To feel brave, act as if we were brave, use all of our will to that end, and a courage-fit will very likely replace the fit of fear”
Prof William James,Psychologist.
A real life example is Theodore Roosevelt, former President of the US who was inspired by Marryat’s Books
DEVELOPING COURAGE AND SELF-CONFIDENCE
“In war the best defensive is an offensive. So take the offensive against your fears. Go out to meet them, battle them, conquer them by sheer boldness at every opportunity”
Marshall FochOFF COURSE SPEAKING IS ALSO LIKE WAR
DEVELOPING COURAGE AND SELF-CONFIDENCEe. Practice! Practice! Practice!- Fear is begotten of ignorance and uncertainty
- Professor Robinson- It is the result of a lack of confidence- Lack of confidence is the result of not
knowing what you can really do- Not knowing what you can really do is caused
by a lack of experience- When you get a record of successful
experience behind you, your fears will vanish.- So Practice! Practice! Practice!
SPEAKING EFFECTIVELYa. Speak about something you have
earned the right to talk about through experience or study
- Tell what life has taught you- Look for topics in your back ground
SPEAKING EFFECTIVELYb. Be sure you are excited about your
topic
PUT YOURSELF INTO YOUR TALK
c. Be eager to share your talk with your listeners
FOUR WAYS TO DEVELOP SPEECH MATERIAL THAT GUARANTEES AUDIENCE ATTENTION
1. Limit your Subject- Select your topic- Stake out the area you want to cover- Stay strictly within those limits
THE SECRET OF GOOD DELIVERY“It is so much what you say as how you say it”
- Crash through your shell of self-consciousness“It is simple enough in its conception,But unfortunately complicated in its execution”
-Marshal Foch- Don’t try to imitate others-Be Yourself- Converse with your audience- Put your heart into your speaking- Practice making your voice strong and flexible
“Words – spoken should be for making things easier to understand rather than show off the speaker’s knowledge”
Swami Vivekananda
RECOLLECT THE PURPOSE OF SPEECH To Persuade or get action To inform To impress and convince
MAKING THE TALK TO GET ACTIONa. Give your example, an incident from
your life Build your example upon a single
personal experience Start with a detail of your example Fill your example with relevant detail Relive your experience as you relate it
Remember the incident-example makes your talk more interesting, more convincing and easier to understand
MAKING THE TALK TO GET ACTIONb. State your point, what you want the
audience to doThe need for detail is overThe time for forthright, direct assertion has
come
MAKING THE TALK TO GET ACTIONI. Make the point brief and specific Reduce the number of words and make your
language as clear and explicit as possible Don’t say – Think of your Grandparents now
and then Be patriotic Instead Say – Make a point of visiting your
Grandparents this weekend Cast your Vote next TuesdayII. Make the point easy for listeners to doIII. State the point with force and conviction
MAKING THE TALK TO GET ACTIONc. Give the reason or benefit, the
Audience may expectBe sure the reason is relevant to the
exampleBe sure to stress one reason – and one only
MAKING THE TALK TO CONVINCEa. Win Confidence by deserving it
“The sincerity with which a man speaks imparts to his voice a color of truth no
person can excuse”Alexander Woolcott
MAKING THE TALK TO CONVINCEb. Get a YES response
“My way of opening and winning an argument is to first find a common
ground of agreement”Abraham Lincoln
MAKING THE TALK TO CONVINCEc. Speak with contagious enthusiasm
Every time you speak, what you do determines the attitude of your listeners
If you are Lukewarm, so they will be If you are dismissive and opposed so they
will be
“When the congregation falls asleep there is only one thing to do. Provide the
usher with a sharp stick and have him prod the Preacher”
Henry Ward Beecher
MAKING THE TALK TO CONVINCEd. Show respect and affection for your
audience“The human personality demands love
and it also demands respect”Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
MAKING THE TALK TO CONVINCEe. Begin in a friendly way
Pride is such a fundamentally explosive characteristic of human nature
It is on your part to get a man’s pride work for you, instead of against you
If it happens it is easier for the listener to accept rather than reject your proposal
THE SECRET OF GOOD DELIVERY- Stress important words, Subordinate
unimportant ones- Change your Pitch- Vary your rate of Speaking- Pause before and after important ideas
PLATFORM PRESENCE AND PERSONALITY
A Speaker is - under a magnifying glass- in the spot light- and has all eyes are upon him.
Remember “Even before we speak, we are Condemned or Approved”
PLATFORM PRESENCE AND PERSONALITY Go before your audience rested – a tired
speaker is not magnetic nor attractive Beware of your hunger. Eat as sparingly
as a saint. Do nothing to dull your energy. Face the audience well dressed and
groomed
PLATFORM PRESENCE AND PERSONALITY Unless there is a real reason or a
necessity for the speaker to stand on a plat form, don’t do so.
Get down on the same level with the audience, stand near them and break up all formality.
Keep the air fresh Let there be light - on your face
PLATFORM PRESENCE AND PERSONALITY Do not hide behind a table Ensure that no guests on the Platform When you are doing real speaking
before a real audience, make only the gestures that come natural.
The best eleven words I have ever read is:
Fill up the barrelKnock out the bung
Let nature caper
HOW TO OPEN A TALK? Beware of opening with a so-called
Humorous story Do not begin with an Apology. There’s
no use in going further Arouse Curiosity Why not, begin with a story? Begin with a specific illustration Use an exhibit
HOW TO OPEN A TALK? Ask a question Why not open with a question from
some famous man? Tie your topic up to the vital interests of
your audience Don’t make it too formal Don’t let the bones show Make it appear free, casual and
inevitable
HOW TO CLOSE A TALK? Summarize your points Appeal for action Pay the audience a sincere compliment Close with a poetical quotation, if
possible
ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE?
MAKING THE TALK TO INFORM
“Everything that can be thought at all can be thought clearly
Everything that can be said, can be said clearly”
Ludwig Wittgenstein
MAKING THE TALK TO INFORMa. Restrict your subject to fit the time at
your disposalDon’t take the subjects like “The rise and fall of the British Empire” or “The Constitution of India - its evolution and existence” if you have only five minutes to talk.As you cannot see the Whole Mumbai City in a half day as I and Jeyakumaravel did with out any specific use.
MAKING THE TALK TO INFORMb. Arrange your Ideas in Sequence
For example, if you are talking about the Government of India, arrange it in the following way.
Government of India- LegislativeExecutiveJudicial
MAKING THE TALK TO INFORMc. Enumerate your points as you make
themMention plainly as you go along that you
are taking up first one point and then another like “My first point is…”
When you have discussed the point, you can say frankly that you are going to the second one.
You can keep on that way to the end
MAKING THE TALK TO INFORMd. Compare the strange with the familiar
For example a Catalyst.It is a substance that causes changes to occur in other substances with out changing itself.
Try this.It is like a little boy in the schoolyard, tripping, punching, upsetting, poking all the other children there, and never being touched by a blow from anyone else.
Turn a fact into a pictureAvoid technical terms
MAKING THE TALK TO INFORMe. Use visual aids
“One seeing is better than a hundred tomes telling about”
Japanese Proverb