Agricultural Leadership/FFA

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Agricultural Leadership/FFA

• Individual/Team Development Thru FFA Opportunities

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Prepared Public Speaking

• Things to consider when writing, preparing for
  and giving a public speech.

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Introduction

• Speeches are given to inform the audience,
  persuade the audience, or to integrate the
  members of an audience.
• People also listen for the same reasons
• Speaking skills increase a persons effectiveness
  and influence the decision of others.
• Speaking in public is an art form nearly as old
  as humanity itself.
• Effective public speaking is INFLUENCE.
• INFLUENCE IS LEADERSHIP!!

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PLANNING A SPEECH

• As as a speech is planned, consider the following

• PURPOSE
• AUDIENCE
• OCCASION
• If you can empathize with the audience, you will
  be able to plan a better speech!

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Analyze the Audience

• Find out as much information as possible about
  the audience.
• It will be helpful to know the following in
  advance.

• in group
• Ages
• Interests
• Formal or informal
• Setting
• Time frame
• Room size
• Place on program

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Analyze the Audience

• Keep in mind the following 3 questions when
  analyzing your audience
• To whom am I speaking?
• What do I want them to know, believe, or do as a
  result of my speech?
• 3. What is the most effective way of composing or
  presenting my speech to accomplish my aim?

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Select a Topic

1. Choose a topic that interests you.
2. Choose a topic in which you are knowledgeable or
   want to become knowledgeable.
3. Choose a topic of interest to your audience.

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FFA Topic Areas

• When searching for a topic for an FFA speech
  consider using these three general areas
• Production Agriculture
• Agribusiness
• Agriscience

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Brainstorming

• List topics within each area that interest you.
• Jot down words or phrases you know related to
  those topic areas.
• Spend no more than two minutes on each topic
  area.
• This process is called brainstorming.

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Gather Information

• Benjamin Franklin once said
• An empty bag cannot stand upright.
• Without solid material, your speech will fold
  like Franklins bag.
• Start research by checking personal books and
  magazines.
• Consult organizations and experts.
• Do research in a library and use the librarian
  to help you search.

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Gather Information

• If the subject is controversial, make sure to get
  expert opinions from both sides of the issue.
• Speakers can find quotations to support their
  ideas in sources such as
• Bartletts Familiar Quotes
• Brewers Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
• Oxford Dictionary of Quotations
• Grangers Index to Poetry

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Record your Ideas

• When gathering material, write each item of
  information on a note card with
• Name of Source
• Page
• Author
• Use quotations and statistics when they are
  needed to make a point.

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Make an Outline

1. To help you recognize the speechs strengths and
   weaknesses.
2. To help you organize and develop your ideas.
3. To help you save time when writing the speech.

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Outline Format

• Main Points are indicated by Roman Numbers ( I,
  II, V, VI)
• Major Subdivisions by capitol letters (A, B)
• Minor subheadings by Arabic numbers (1,2)
• Further subdivision by lower case letters
  (a,b,c,d,k,t,)

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Outline Example

• TITLE
• INTRODUCTION
• BODY
• First Main Point
• Sub point 1
• Sub point 2
• Second Main Point
• Sub point 1
• Sub point 2
• CONCLUSION

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WRITE THE SPEECH

• Write the way you talk!
• Write the Body of the Speech first.
• Begin with the main points.
• Arrange them in logical order or sequence.
• Then write the Introduction.
• Finally, write the conclusion

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Write the Speech

• Words, are the garments with which speakers
  clothe their ideas. J. Regis OConnor
• Wise speakers choose their words carefully.
• Choose effective language.
• Refrain from using statements that criticize
  other people or organizations. (Ethical Issues)

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Introduction

• Do something to gain the audiences attention
• Tell a joke
• Pound the speakers stand
• Make a loud noise
• Ask a question
• Tell a story
• Use a quotation
• Use a personal reference
• Create suspense
• Give a compliment

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Introduction

• The introduction must grab the attention of the
  audience, but it must also focus on the goal of
  the speech.

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CONCLUSION

• Alls Well that Ends Well - Shakespeare
• The conclusion offers the speaker one last
  opportunity to remind the audience of the speech
  content.
• Summarize the main points.
• Use a story.
• Be humorous.
• Appeal and
• Make an emotional impact.

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Practice the Speech

• Practice Time Limits
• Practice Methods
• School Classes and Teachers
• Home and Mirror
• Auditorium
• Civic Organizations
• THE VIDEO CAMERA

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THINGS THAT NEED PRACTICE

• Your Smile
• Gestures
• Head and Eyes
• Sincerity

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Present the Speech

• A good speech starts with good preparation.
• Things to consider when giving speech
• Salutation
• Being Deliberate
• Using the Hands (Need to appear natural)
• Using the Body (Do not sway, rock, fidget)
• Humor
• Dress and Physical Appearance
• Where to stand
• Notes
• Special Considerations

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Answer Questions

• If you are asked questions afterwards, keep the
  following in mind
• Be deliberate, take time to think through answer
  and then reply.
• Be complete
• Answer with confidence
• If you do not know the answer, says so without
  hesitation, do not bluff.
• If you did not hear or did not understand the
  questions, ask the person to repeat or rephrase.

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FINALLY, Listen and Evaluate

• Evaluate speeches and presentation after each
  time.
• Evaluation allows for an analysis of where the
  speech went right and/or wrong.

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Other Points To Consider

• Keep the voice well modulated, use variety of
  pitch and tone.
• Strive for correct pronunciation and enunciate
  clearly.
• Cultivate a sincere interest in people.
• Constantly strive to increase your vocabulary.

• Open the speech with a sentence that will secure
  the attention of the audience.
• End the speech in a forceful manner.
• Take appropriate pauses and do not allow yourself
  to run out of breath.
• Maintain good posture while speaking.

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Your Assignment

• You will be given 4 class days to write a 3
  minute speech to present to your Ag Class.
• Good luck, choose wisely, research wisely, use
  time effectively.
• Typed written draft is due the day you present.
• You may only use note cards when presenting in
  front of the class.