On Wednesday, we began to explore the crucial elements of effective Public Speaking. I noticed that most students did not take notes or take a photo of the information written on the board. Therefore, I am condensing those ideas into some notes here. (However, in future classes, you should take your own notes.) Bolded words are some of the terminology that you will be responsible for on the Final Exam.
VOICE
a) Be loud (project)
b) Be clear (enunciate and articulate)
c) Speak slowly (pacing)
d) Vary your delivery -- don't be monotone
BODY
a) Be firm and confident
b) Look up and make eye contact
c) Try not to sway, fidget, or slouch
d) Use gestures appropriately -- but don't overdo it (like Ms. G!)
TONE
a) Be confident
b) Use a serious tone when you want the audience to take you seriously
c) Use humor to engage an audience -- but don't overdo it
SPEECH STRUCTURE
a) Beginning: catch attention, introduce topic (general to specific)
b) Middle: meat of your ideas
c) End: recap main idea, reverse of beginning (specific to general)
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