Speech - Public Speaking

Public Speaking

process of conveying ideas, of sharing opinions and information

1. Personality

2. Appearance

3. Attitude

4. Intelligence

5. Integrity or Virtue

6. Training

6 Factors of Public Speaking

Personality

the summation of all our mental, emotional and physical traits

Appearance

the way that someone or something looks

Attitude

the way you think and feel about someone or something

Intelligence

ability to learn or understand things or to deal with new or difficult situations

Integrity

the quality of being honest and fair

Virtue

morally good behavior or character

Training

process by which someone is taught the skills that are needed for an art, profession or job

1. tells the speaker what to say

2. teaches the speaker how to say the speech

3. develops the speaker’s confidence in his ability to communicate effectively

4. develops creative but critical thinking rather than a mechanical one

5. aids the speaker to achieve the main objective of effective communication

What training does to a speaker

1. Improve your grammar

2. Improve your vocabulary

3. Improve your listening skills

4. Prepare in Advance

5. Learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

6. Think and talk to yourself in English

7. Practice with other students

8. Travel to English-Speaking countries

9. Speak with native English speakers

10. Do not be scared about making a mistake

10 tips on how to improve your english speaking skills

Improve your grammar

Find the correct form of what you want to say and concentrate on pronunciation and fluency

Improve your vocabulary

Use a good dictionary

Improve your listening skills

Watch English listening videos with subtitles

Prepare in Advance

Think about the questions that the other person will ask and prepare for them

Learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

This helps to pronounce words correctly

Think and talk to yourself in english

This will force you to start thinking English so you will not spend time translating from native language to English

Practice with other students

Choose a theme and make an important rule to only speak in English

Travel to English-Speaking countries

If budget permits, travel to english-speaking countries

Speak with native english speakers

Ask them to speak slowly, clearly and to correct your mistakes

Do not be scared about making a mistake

Speaking and making a mistake is better than not speaking

1. Voice

2. Pitch

3. Volume

4. Quality

5. Rate

6. Enunciation

7. Gesture

8. Posture

9. Facial Expression

10. Organization of thought

11. Composition

12. Phrasing

13. Audience Contact

14. Motivation

Techniques in Public Speaking

Voice

the sound production by the vibration of the vocal cords

Pitch

the highness and lowness of tone

Volume

the loudness or carrying power of the voice

Quality

that which distinguishes one from another when pitch, volume and duration are the same (nasal, mellow)

Rate

number of words uttered per minute

Enunciation

the formation of voice into words and manner of utterance

Gesture

movement of arms, shoulders, hands or heads

Posture

position and bearing of the body

Facial Expression

the general appearance of the face

Organization of thought

logical arrangement on ideas

Composition

manner of formulating ideas into effective sentences

Phrasing

the grouping together of words into small units of thoughts

Audience Contact

the establishing of mental contact with the audience by talking to its members

Motivation

use of appeals and subject matter which are important to the audience and induce audience action