public speaking ii - changing your character
DESCRIPTION
Second in our Public Speaking series, this workshop looks at how we as people automatically act differently with different people. Keeping that in consideration, we realize that we *need* to act differently with our peers as we do with our professors, advisors, or bosses. Extrapolating from this premise, we realize that we also need to act differently with prospective employers. With that in mind, this day aims to get people to learn how to shift their characters from who they feel comfortable being, to someone who they've never thought of being. This will exercise their ability to change who they are at any stage, in a snap. This will help them communicate their own personal brand in different ways to different people, in order to make the same point through different perspectives. The 3 exercises covered here are - Voice Projection (saying "aah" loudly, letting the voice come from your chest, building the vocal chords) - Enunciation (Saying "Twenty dwarves took turns doing handstands on the carpet" and emphasizing on every syllable. These are a set of the most common syllables used in a talk.) - Reading from scripts (famous speeches and monologues given to participants to read in public while acting out. This helps them to step into someone else's shoes). The first two of these, if carried out on a regular basis can be very effective in warming up the speaker before their talk. The third is very useful, but also great fun with friends!TRANSCRIPT
Public Speaking IIProfessional Development series by DSO
Recap!We need to practice what we’ve learnt.
“if you have to go to a funeral, you’re better off in the casket than doing the eulogy”
-Jerry Sienfield
*gasp!What will people think of me?
“Public Speaking?”
• Speaking in front of an audience
• Speaking to 1 or more people
• Structured/Unstructured
• Speaking the truth/BSing
Where do we start?
• Last time: Short exercises for practice
• Today: Reading through a script
• Later: Developing stuff on the spot!
“Helpful” pointers
• Look at your audience in the eye.(or at their forehead).
• Don’t wave your arms like an octopus.
• Develop a connection with your audience.
• Vary your voice tonality.
“Helpful” pointers
• Look at your audience in the eye.(or at their forehead).
• Don’t wave your arms like an octopus.
• Develop a connection with your audience.
• Vary your voice tonality.
“Helpful” pointers
• Look at your audience in the eye.(or at their forehead).
• Don’t wave your arms like an octopus.
• Develop a connection with your audience.
• Vary your voice tonality.
“Helpful” pointers
• Look at your audience in the eye.(or at their forehead).
• Don’t wave your arms like an octopus.
• Develop a connection with your audience.
• Vary your voice tonality.
“Helpful” pointers
• Look at your audience in the eye.(or at their forehead).
• Don’t wave your arms like an octopus.
• Develop a connection with your audience.
• Vary your voice tonality.Add some pauses.
“Helpful” pointers
• Look at your audience in the eye.(or at their forehead).
• Don’t wave your arms like an octopus.
• Develop a connection with your audience.
• Vary your voice tonality.Add some pauses.
Vary your pace
“Helpful” pointers
• Look at your audience in the eye.(or at their forehead).
• Don’t wave your arms like an octopus.
• Develop a connection with your audience.
• Vary your voice tonality.
Vary your pace
Add some pauses.
Give some handouts
“Helpful” pointers
• Look at your audience in the eye.(or at their forehead).
• Don’t wave your arms like an octopus.
• Develop a connection with your audience.
• Vary your voice tonality.
Vary your pace
Add some pauses.
Give some handoutsStand your ground.
“Helpful” pointers
• Look at your audience in the eye.(or at their forehead).
• Don’t wave your arms like an octopus.
• Develop a connection with your audience.
• Vary your voice tonality.
Vary your pace
Add some pauses.
Give some handoutsStand your ground.
Breathe in and count to ten.
“Helpful” pointers
• Look at your audience in the eye.(or at their forehead).
• Don’t wave your arms like an octopus.
• Develop a connection with your audience.
• Vary your voice tonality.Add some pauses.
Give some handoutsStand your ground.
Breathe in and count to ten.
Are you actually trying to read these while I talk?
Vary your pace
“Helpful” pointers
• Look at your audience in the eye.(or at their forehead).
• Don’t wave your arms like an octopus.
• Develop a connection with your audience.
• Vary your voice tonality.Add some pauses.
Give some handoutsStand your ground.
Breathe in and count to ten.Add in some humor.
Are you actually trying to read these while I talk?
Vary your pace
“Helpful” pointers
• Look at your audience in the eye.(or at their forehead).
• Don’t wave your arms like an octopus.
• Develop a connection with your audience.
• Vary your voice tonality.
Vary your pace
Add some pauses.
Give some handoutsStand your ground.
Breathe in and count to ten.Add in some humor.
Are you actually trying to read these while I talk?
Don’t present on a full stomach.
“Helpful” pointers
• Look at your audience in the eye.(or at their forehead).
• Don’t wave your arms like an octopus.
• Develop a connection with your audience.
• Vary your voice tonality.
Vary your pace
Add some pauses.
Give some handoutsStand your ground.
Breathe in and count to ten.Add in some humor.
Are you actually trying to read these while I talk?
Don’t present on a full stomach.
Organize your thoughts.
“Helpful” pointers
• Look at your audience in the eye.(or at their forehead).
• Don’t wave your arms like an octopus.
• Develop a connection with your audience.
• Vary your voice tonality.
Vary your pace
Add some pauses.
Give some handoutsStand your ground.
Breathe in and count to ten.Add in some humor.
Are you actually trying to read these while I talk?
Don’t present on a full stomach.
Organize your thoughts.Use cue cards.
What does that even mean?! o_OHalf the stuff people say, you can’t do because you’ve been put on the spot.
Forget it...Just stand up. Let’s take it from the top.
Repeat after meDo you feel like you’re in kindergarten yet?
aaaa... AAAA... aaAAa...Voice Projection Practice
Twenty dwarves took turns doing handstands on the carpet.Enunciation practice
60 second speechThe art of BSing - did we miss out anybody from last time?
More stuff for your voice
• See how long you can say ‘aaaahhh...’ without taking a breath
• Scientifically proven: people who sing in public are not scared of talking in public.
• Also scientifically proven: people who sing have great voice control.(who’s up for a round of karaoke?)
Practice these!When you wake up, when you go to sleep, three times a day before meals and once before your afternoon karak tea time
What happens when you meet someone?They develop a perception of you
Personal Branding?!
Perception
Stories
that’s so cool!
wait... isn’t that
dsoqatar.org/Professional-Development.
Here’s the twist.People’s perception of you are based on their perception of themselves and each other.
Here’s the twist.
You
Here’s the twist.
What exactly does that mean for you?
Everyone perceives you differently.
Try being someone that you’re not.stepping in someone else’s shoes teaches you how to change yourself when you need to.
Keep up with us!
• These slides are going up on www.dsoqatar.org/Professional-Development.
(these slides are probably useless but the others are pretty awesome)