Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent. . .

Public Speaking

Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners.

Definition

Types of Speeches◦ Informative speech: speech to educate an

audience about a topic.◦ Persuasive speech: speech that attempts to sway

the attitudes, beliefs or values of an audience.◦ Entertaining speech: speech making fun of

people, institutions, or events to solicit humorous feedback.

Public Speaking

Know thoroughly what you are going to talk about.

Act Confident.

The right way to prepare.

Practice ! Practice ! Practice !

Developing courage and self confidence

Research

Organize

Understand

Confidence

Practice, Prepare & platform presence

Elements of Public Speaking

Research Do your homework

Know your audience

Organize Slides or Visuals Hand Outs

Practice And Prepare Use Equipments Get Feedback

Platform presence

Platform Presence

Why One Speaker Draws Better Than Another?

How are you affected by clothes

Even Before We Speak, We Are Condemned or Approved

• Symptoms of fear

• Strategies to reduce fear

• Preparation, Practice, Presence

Controlling Fear of Public Speaking

3Ps’ - takes you from This…

To this….

Impression

Repetition

Association

How to Memorize your talk

How to open a Talk

Arouse the curiosity

Begin with specific illustration

Ask a question

The attention power of shocking facts

How to close a Talk Summarize your points

Appeal for action

A humorous close

Closing with a poetical Quotation

HOW TO MAKE YOUR MEANING CLEAR

MAJOR GOALS OF EVERY TALK

To Make Something Clear.

To Impress And Convince.

To Get Action.

To Entertain.

Certain Points For Clear Talk

Use Comparisons To Promote Clearness

Avoid Jargon(technical Terms)

Appeal To The Sense Of Sight

Restate Your Important Ideas In Different Words

People Are Interested In Extraordinary Facts About Ordinary Things.

Our Chief Interest Is Ourselves.

Be A Good Conversationalist.

Be Concrete And Definite.

Always Remember Interest Is Contagious.

HOW TO INTEREST YOUR AUDIENCE

Survey

Q1:- Do you think you are confident about public speaking? A). Yes b). no

30

70

yesno

Q2:- HAVE YOU EVER EXPERIENCED PUBLIC SPEAKING? A). YES B). NO

66.67

33.33

YESNO

Public speaking is……

35

20

45

An Art

A Science

Both

Does Public Speaking Improve Your Efficiency And Effectiveness In An Organization?

85

15

YesNo

Q6 :- DO YOU FEEL THAT PUBLIC SPEAKING IS JUST PART OF ROUTINE?

A). YES B). NO

25

75

YESNO

Q1:-HOW WILL YOU MAKE YOUR SPEAKING EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE?

Q2:-WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE SPEAKER? WHY?

CONCLUSION

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