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| Fall 2000 -Schedule Line Number 28717 |
| Welcome to Larry's COM 225 webpage. Below are some tips on public speaking and on presenting your speeches. I recommend that you look over these tips (print them out, if that helps) and apply them to your speeches in class. Please keep in mind that I am here to help you to improve your public speaking abilites and I look forward to seeing and hearing that improvement as the semester moves along. Best of luck to everyone and let's have a fun semester. |
| Tips on Public Speaking Topics |
| Everyone in this class is in the same or a similar boat. It's a required class for the Communication Department and you all need to do well in order to move on. So, let's make the very best of it and try to have a little fun while learning one of the two most valuable skills businesses look for in job applicants -the ability to speak clearly and concisely - public speaking! Tips for Public Speaking: 1) Stand tall and present yourself as confident 2) Make eye-contact with your audience 3) Never talk "down" to your audience - they are intelligent and can understand your topic 4) Avoid the use of "jargon" - if you are talking about a restaurant, avoid using terms and phrases such as "86" and "4-top" which are industry terms and not common knowledge terms. Don't confuse your audience with terms that only insiders would know. 5) DON'T PACE - you will possibly experience a bit of pent up energy, but pacing across the floor from one side to the other and back again is NOT the way to release that energy. Put your energy into your speech. Movements during the speech should be purposeful only. That is, if you need to move to a visual aid to make a point, that is fine. Just avoid dancing all over the room, trying to make foot contact with every tile on that floor. 6) DON'T SWAY - see #5 above 7) Show your audience the same courtesy and respect that you want them to show you. 8) STAY ON TIME - you are to give a speech of a certain length - you should finish ON TIME and not more than 30 seconds early. In the real world, if you are asked to give a 30-minute presentation at a meeting, you will be expected to do just that, and not to give a 20-minute nor a 45-minute presentation. This means rehearse and time your speech. With ample rehearsal, you should be able to maintain a good flow to your speech without the need to rush to finish nor to stretch the words out at the end to fill the time. "Perfect Practice Makes Perfect" 9) Do your best work and your best work will take care of you. Make sure that you are ready to give your speech on your speech day. Don't try to "skate" by with a speech that you only put on cards and that was never rehearsed. Not only will I know, but everyone in class will recognize an unrehearsed speech. 10) Remember the "100 years rule" - if you make a mistake and flub a line or two in your speech, just go on - continue and finish your speech. 100 years from now, we'll all be dead and we won't remeber the mistake. We WILL, in the short term, however, remember (and appreciate) a well-delivered speech. |
| Tips on Speech Presentations |
| This class is designed to assist you in your future endeavors as communicators. Chances are, you will be called upon in your career or personal life to speak to a group at one time or another. Below are some tips on successfully presenting your speech in class as well as on presenting your speeches in the future: 1) Dress for Success - you only have to give a minimum number of speeches in this class. Dress as if you were presenting to a group of business people who would make a decision on whether or not you were hired for your dream job. Dressing "up" instead of "down" is a good habit to develop, 2) "Never give a speech you haven't given before." This means pratice, practice, practice. Practice does NOT make perfect -- "Perfect Practice Makes Perfect." Practice in front of a mirror, in front of friends, in front of parents - practice until you can PRACTICALLY give the speech without looking at your note cards. But. use the cards - never go to the podium without some insurance - we can ALL freeze up and may need, from time to time, to glance at those cards. Remember: A well rehearsed speech can easily be distinquished from an unrehearsed speech. 3) Focus on your audience , not yourself. Research indicates that speakers who focus on providing the audience with a terrific presentation instead of focusing on their own "nervousness" or "anxiety" experience LESS stage fright than those who focus on themselves. 4) Keep in mind that the grading of speeches in this class is based on PROGRESS and IMPROVEMENT from speech to speech. 5) You may not have been born with the speaking ability of a John F. Kennedy or Martin Luther King, Jr. but, they probably weren't toastmasters early on either - public speaking is a learning process, not a natural instinct for us all. Learn from this class and add what you learn to your own abilities and the results should prove to be VERY positive. |
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