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Public speeches



Public speaking requires the ability to

develop & present ideas in apersuasive & organized manner.



Public speaking is the process of

speaking to a group of people in astructured, deliberate manner

intended to inform, inuence, or

entertain the listeners.



Public speaking can be a powerful tool

to use for purposes such asmotivation, inuence, persuasion,informing, translation, or simply

entertaining.



How to Prepare and Give aSpeech

Five Steps:

1. Plan Your Speech

2. Write the Speech

3. Practice the Speech

4. On the a! o" Your

Speech

#. urin$ Your Speech



Plan Your Speech

%denti"! the topic o" !ourspeech.

Pinpoint !our audience.

&onsider !our'otives.

(hin) a*out the

settin$.



Write a succinct+ sin$le,sentence state'enta*out !our su*-ect.

&hoose 3 to # supportin$points "or !our topic

ecide whether !ouwant to write out!our speech or tooutline the speech oninde cards.

Write the Speech



ecide whether !ouwant to use visualaids.

Prepare handouts i" !oursu*-ect is detailed andtechnical.

Write out a *rie"*io$raphical para$raph

Write the Speech



Set a ti'er.

Practicein "ronto" a'irror.

Spea) slowl! andenunciate clearl!.

/a)e a video recordin$

Practice 'ore than once.

Practice the Speech



ress appropriatel!.

/a)e sure that !ou have all o" !our 'aterials in order 0 Set up

!our euip'ent and supple'entar! 'aterials.

On the a! o" Your Speech



oo) around theaudience and dont"ocus on onl! one "ocalpoint.

ea) slowl! and tr! to *reathe nor'all!.

urin$ Your Speech



“If you have an importantpoint to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use apile driver. Hit the point

once. Then come back andhit it again. Then hit it a

third time - a tremendous hack.!



• ot with !mall "alk

•

ot with a #oke• $ith a Pregnant Pause

• $ith a %hoice uote

•

$ith a !ensational !tory

Stron$ e$innin$



"Tell theaudience what

you are goingto say. Say it

Then tell them

what you'vesaid."

One the'e



• !ound the way you talk

•

'et personal• (on)t use *+* to recite

accomplishments or give

instructions.

Si'ple lan$ua$e



Word Pictures



• "he Power of Pride

• "he Power of ope

•

"he Power of -ove

5'otional endin$



“If I cannot

do greatthings, Ican dosmall

things in agreat way.”



•

e Passionate• Prepare a "yped/0p %opy of 1our

!peech

•

%reate a !trong 2utline – attention step

– need step

–

satisfaction step – visualization step

– action step



• "alk !lowly &%onversationally

• 3emorize 1our !peech• !tudy 'reat !peeches

• Practice, practice, practice



“In a battle ofbelievability,the winner isthe one with

the best bodylanguage, notthe clearest

logic.” ― Jarod Kint

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4157885.Jarod_Kintz








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6 Public !peaking "ips

• +nclusivness5

• 7ye %ontact5

• ody -anguage5

• 8oice5• 8ivid 79amples5

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oes arac) O*a'a 'e'ori6ehis speeches7

• Presidents do not have the timeto memorize their speeches,

which are often being polishedright up until the last minute.• "eleprompters 5

•

%linton e9ample5



'erman 8! @nglo/!a9on!peaches

• 2bama/emotional speaches5

• 3erkel/ calm speaches5

3ost speakers in 'ermany have a wayof delivering speeches that would putmost @nglo/!a9on audiences to sleep

within seconds.



• !imple andshortsentences

• !he useshumour verysparingly5

• !he neveruses sarcasm5



“She is a master of listening,” the longtime political associate said. “In a conversation, shespeaks twenty per cent, you speak eighty percent. She gives everybody the feeling ‘I want tohear what you have to say,’ but the truth isthat her udgment is made within threeminutes, and sometimes she thinks anothereighteen minutes are wasted time. She is like acomputer!‘Is this possible, what this man proposes"’ She’s able in a very #uick time toreali$e if it’s fantasy.”

https:;;www.youtube.com;watch<v=(p-aC9D7/D



0!@ vs 'ermany

2ne signiEcant diFerence between the'erman and the 7nglish speaking

culture is the level of

professionalism.

How (o ehave When



How (o ehave When Youre %nterviewed on

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%" !ou don9t )now thesu*-ect :



now t e s ow



3ake average viewers care bye9plaining why your news matters andhow it impacts their lives. !peak to a

broad audience5 avoid business Gargon,insider speak, or technobabble.

now t e s ow+audience+ and

interviewer



"he interviewer)s asking the questions,but you)re the one giving the answers.

ever be misleading, or respond to aquestion based on a faulty premise. +t)sokay to morph the question if you think

it will help your answer to make moresense, nail a key message, or interest

viewers.

You have 'ore control than !outhin)



;void <ncontrolled Hand Gesturesand Other od! /otions.

@ few slow and deliberate hand

gestures are 2HIbut avoid quick,broad and sweeping hand gestures. "he camera is probably on a close/upshot and the camera operator canJtKkeep upL with quick motions.4emember good postureM 1our voicecan be saying one thing, and your

body language can be saying



Give Yoursel" ;deuate

=(hin)> (i'e

• (onJt feel compelled to Kblurt outL ananswer before you really know what youwant to say. 'ive yourself a coupleseconds to respond to a tough question.



(he visual

• %heck background setting and noiselevel for interview

• (ress appropriately

• 3aintain eye contact with interviewer

• e still and sit up straight

•

o Edgeting



(he vocal

• +tJs not what you say but howyou say it

• !mile. 4ela9 your face

• ProGect warmth

• !peak slowly and clearly

• (onJt um and ah

• (onJt overreact or get angry

• reathe



(he ver*al

• 8erbal

• Heep answers brief

• 0se short sentences

• @void acronyms and Gargon

• -ess is more

• @void statistics



!peaking on radio

!o fear of spea"ing#



How to reach !our audience7

'oal of a radio show is to reach the

listeners. $hether or not this worksdepends on the audience feelingaddressed.

"herefore, it is worthwhile to think about

how to speak to the listener, how tostructure your te9ts, which wording andstyle to choose and how to create

images in the minds of your listeners.



$omposition and structure of

radio te%ts

• 4adio te9ts are linear

•

!tructuring a radio te9t• "he opening

• 4epetitions are allowed and

beneEcial on the radio



&ips for plain and vividlanguage in radio te%ts

• &oncrete instead o" a*stract

'bstract (anguage) the typical spring ora

&oncrete an$ua$e: primroses, snowdrops andcrocuses

• 8er*s 'ove

• e care"ul with ad-ectives

• ;ctive instead o" passive

5a'ple:

Passive: Kthe music was composed at an altitude ofN6OO metres.L

;ctive: =ans 3eier composed this music at an altitudeof N6OO metres.L



• ;void ?llers

5a'ple:

e.g. so, basically, and, as + said, Gust, like, +Jd say, yeahI

• ;void @ower! phrases

• ;void "orei$n words or scienti?c

lan$ua$es• e aware o" nu'*ers



escri*in$ situations "ro' within

5a'ple:

$ednesday evening in the Pavillon at the$einberg in central erlin. @t oJclock there are

no seats anymore and still young people by andlarge are pushing into the room alreadycompletely Elled with smoke. "hey lounge on theblack artiEcial leather sofas, grin at the mirrored

walls and drink beer. "he Pavillon with its si9tiesatmosphere is hip and hip are also theprotagonists of this event: the !urfpoeten

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