ETHICS

Speech

Ethics

The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.

1. Make sure that your goals are ethically sound

2. Be fully prepared for each speech

3. Be honest on what you say

4. Avoid name-calling and other forms of abusive language

5. Put ethical principles into practice

Ethics of Public speaking

Make sure that your goals are ethically sound

• First responsibility as a speaker is to evaluate the ethical soundness of your goals.

Be fully Prepared for each speech

• you have an obligation to prepare fully every time you stand in front an audience.

Be honest on what you say

• nothing is more important to ethical speechmaking than honesty.

Avoid name-calling and other forms of abusive language

• words may not literally break people’s bones, but they can leave psychological scars as surely as sticks as stones leave physical scars.

Put ethical principles into practice

• being ethical means behaving ethically all the time.

1. Prepare to succeed

2. Say it correctly

3. Overcome your anxiety

4. Make first impressions count

5. Stand for attention

6. Act naturally

7. Make eye contact

8. Show your feelings

9. Make yourself heard

10. Silence your distracters

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Prepare to succeed

• Make time for some serious practice. Experts suggest 60% of your time for content and slide preparation, and 40% for practice.

Say it correctly

• Part of good preparation is double-checking the pronunciation of any tricky words—especially jargon.

Overcome your anxiety

• Use breathing and relaxation techniques before you present to calm your nerves.

Make first impressions count

• Dress appropriately for the event.

Stand for attention

• Good posture reflects confidence and engagement with your presentation and your audience.

Act naturally

• Practice gestures during as part of your presentation preparation and they’ll come easier when you present.

Make eye contact

• A great way to help calm your nerves is to makes eye contact with one person in the audience.

Show your feelings

• Facial expressions add power to your words.

Make yourself heard

• Make sure you speak loudly enough so that everyone can hear you.

Silence your distracters

Break the habit of using filler words as quickly as possible

1. Focus on the audience

2. Delete excess text from slides

3. Keep It simple

4. Rehearse

5. Make friends with people

6. Dress to impress

7. Be comfortable

8. Stand still

9. Tell a story

10. Be enthusiastic

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