Overview of Speaking Skills

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Overview of Speaking Skills

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Introduction

• Effective oral communication involves using a
  process
• Plan
• Prepare
• Present

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Plan

• Describe your audience
• What do they already know?
• What have they done?
• What information do they need?
• What are they trying to achieve?

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Plan (contd)

• Define the purpose of your talk based on the
  outcome you seek with your audience
• Inform
• Persuade
• (but not sell in this course!)

TIP Identify and organize yourkey points
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Plan (contd)

• Further define through your specific purpose
• Id like to explain the causes of the 1929 Stock
  Market collapse
• Id like to show you how to find help in creating
  a Business Plan
• Use the residual message technique

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Two types of research

• Exploratory research to find a suitable sub-topic
• Involves learning about what you dont already
  know
• Resist the superficial and obvious
• Focused research to find specific materials to
  use in your speech

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Conduct research

• Study printed materials library and web
• Interview experts
• Find stories, illustrations, examples

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Organize your material

• A few main points
• No laundry list !!
• Use an established form, such as
• Topical
• Cause/effect
• Spatial
• Chronological

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Prepare (contd)

• Illustrate and support key points with evidence
  and visuals.
• Statistics
• Analogies
• Demonstrations
• Testimonials
• Incidents
• Exhibits

TIP Develop transitions orbridges between
key points.
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Evidence and Visuals

• Evidence is all the stories, illustrations,
  examples, explanations, quotations, analogies,
  facts and figures that you use to develop each
  point.
• Evidence is the heart of your speech
• Visuals should emphasize evidence

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Prepare (contd)

• Develop key signposts
• Your statement of purpose and preview
• Your transitions from point to point
• Your internal summaries and internal previews

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Prepare (contd)

• Prepare an attention-getting Opening
• Smile and say Good Morning!
• Refer to common experience, story or problem
• Focus down to your subject
• Focus further to your specific purpose

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Prepare (contd)

• Prepare a memorable Close
• Summarize
• Dramatize and Visualize
• Often by referring back to your opening story

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Prepare (contd)

• Gather or create visual aids
• PowerPoint
• Charts
• Overheads
• Objects
• Etc.

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Prepare

• Establish a positive Mind-Set
• Value your message.
• Visualize yourself succeeding.
• Visualize your audience responding.
• Give yourself pep talks.

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Practice

• Build your confidence and effectiveness by
  establishing for yourself
• Why you have earned the right to deliver this
  talk.
• Why you are excited about the subject.
• Why you are eager to share with your audience.

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Practice (contd)

• Create your speaking note
• A guide to your conversation
• Not a manuscript !
• Not a manuscript !!
• No more than one card or page

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Practice (contd)

• Practice and review your visuals for
• Clarity
• Relevancy
• Eye-appeal
• Visibility
• Quality
• Memorability

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Practice (contd)

• Practice your presentation before an audience,
  coach, video camera. Get feedback and coaching
  on
• Strong opening.
• Clear key points.
• Logical flow.
• Credible evidence.
• and...

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Practice (contd)

• Also get feedback and coaching on
• Memorable close.
• Clarity of message.
• Identifying distracting mannerisms.

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Present (contd)

• Rely on the fundamentals
• Own your subject.
• Carry on an expanded conversation
• Feel positive about your talk.
• Let your enthusiasm show!

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Present (contd)

• Make a positive first impression
• Establish eye-contact.
• Display poised, confident body language.
• Breath support.
• Relax (!)
• Be well groomed.

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Present (contd)

• Build rapport with the audience
• Show your sincerity.
• Be yourself dont put on a face
• Say we not you.
• Talk in terms of your audiences interest.

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Present (contd)

• Strive for continuous improvement
• Measure the success of your talk.
• Identify the strengths as well asareas to
  improve.
• Decide how you will improvethe next talk.

TIP Remember to PLAN /PREPARE / PRACTICE
/PRESENT
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