The Art of

The Art of

Public

Public

Speaking

Speaking

Assignment:

Assignment:

Write and deliver a

Write and deliver a

5 to 6 minute speech

5 to 6 minute speech

.

.

Getting Ready

Getting Ready

Choose a Topic

Choose a Topic



Brainstorm with family and friends

Brainstorm with family and friends

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Search the Internet for ideas

Search the Internet for ideas

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Scan newspapers, magazines, & books

Scan newspapers, magazines, & books

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Choose a topic of interest to

Choose a topic of interest to

you

you



Choose a topic that

Choose a topic that

your audience

your audience

will enjoy

will enjoy



Choose a topic that is

Choose a topic that is

appropriate

appropriate

for you

for you

and your audience

and your audience

Research Your Topic

Research Your Topic



Talk to people

Talk to people



Read about your topic and take notes

Read about your topic and take notes

(record sources)

(record sources)



Examine

Examine

your

your

thoughts and feelings

thoughts and feelings

about the topic.

about the topic.

Choose a Type of

Choose a Type of

Speech

Speech



Persuasive

Persuasive

:

:

convince

convince

your audience to

your audience to

take action

take action



Informative

Informative

:

:

tell

tell

your audience

your audience

interesting facts and stories

interesting facts and stories



Entertaining

Entertaining

:

:

amuse

amuse

your audience with

your audience with

interesting information, humorous stories,

interesting information, humorous stories,

and a light hearted style

and a light hearted style

Writing your

Writing your

speech

speech

Organize your

Organize your

Speech

Speech



Introduction

Introduction



Body

Body



Conclusion

Conclusion



**What is the

**What is the

main point

main point

, central

, central

idea, or

idea, or

thesis statement of your speech?**

thesis statement of your speech?**

Create an Outline of

Create an Outline of

Your Speech

Your Speech



Establish the main points of your speech

Establish the main points of your speech



Support each point

Support each point



Provide examples

Provide examples



Will you provide a supportive quotation,

Will you provide a supportive quotation,

example, or story?

example, or story?



Think about effective transitions from

Think about effective transitions from

one point to the next

one point to the next

Research Essays and

Research Essays and

Researched Speeches are not

Researched Speeches are not

the same

the same

In a speech you may:

In a speech you may:

- Tell a joke to make a point

- Tell a joke to make a point

- Tell a story or make a personal reference

- Tell a story or make a personal reference

- Use quick examples of common

- Use quick examples of common

knowledge to make a point

knowledge to make a point

- Use sentence fragments

- Use sentence fragments

- Use gestures and facial expressions

- Use gestures and facial expressions

The Introduction of

The Introduction of

a Speech

a Speech

To help your audience focus on your topic

To help your audience focus on your topic

and become comfortable with your style

and become comfortable with your style

and voice you might:

and voice you might:

- tell a story that supports your thesis statement

- tell a story that supports your thesis statement

- give a quotation

- give a quotation

- ask a rhetorical question

- ask a rhetorical question

- give a surprising or shocking fact or statistic

- give a surprising or shocking fact or statistic

- give your thesis statement

- give your thesis statement

- use humour (this is not always easy)

- use humour (this is not always easy)

The Body of a

The Body of a

Speech

Speech



Make your main points

Make your main points



Support your main points with

Support your main points with

examples, explanations, stories,

examples, explanations, stories,

quotations (give sources)

quotations (give sources)

The Conclusion of a

The Conclusion of a

Speech

Speech



To help your audience remember

To help your audience remember

your message you might:

your message you might:

- Summarize your main points

- Summarize your main points

- Restate your thesis statement

- Restate your thesis statement

- Challenge your audience to take action

- Challenge your audience to take action

- Use one of the techniques discussed on the

- Use one of the techniques discussed on the

introduction slide

introduction slide

Practise

Practise

Practise Your Speech

Practise Your Speech



Acknowledge your anxiety and fear if you

Acknowledge your anxiety and fear if you

are experiencing these normal feelings

are experiencing these normal feelings



Look and act confident

Look and act confident

:

:

plant both feet on the ground

plant both feet on the ground

stand up straight

stand up straight

look your audience in the eye

look your audience in the eye

Practise, Practise,

Practise, Practise,

Practise

Practise



Deliver your speech

Deliver your speech

:

:



to your pet

to your pet



in front of a mirror

in front of a mirror



with a tape recorder

with a tape recorder



to your family members

to your family members



to a friend

to a friend



with a stop watch

with a stop watch



with cue cards

with cue cards



without cue cards

without cue cards



a classmate

a classmate



Teddy

Teddy

Did we mention that

Did we mention that

you should practise?

you should practise?



Visualize

Visualize

delivering your speech

delivering your speech



Practise breathing

Practise breathing



Practise controlling the speed of your

Practise controlling the speed of your

words

words



Which words will you emphasize?

Which words will you emphasize?



Check the proper pronunciation of words

Check the proper pronunciation of words



Enunciate

Enunciate

Special Delivery

Special Delivery

Presenting Your

Presenting Your

Speech

Speech



Walk calmly and confidently to the podium

Walk calmly and confidently to the podium



Establish eye contact

Establish eye contact



Breathe and smile naturally

Breathe and smile naturally



Deliver your introduction

Deliver your introduction



Use effective eye contact and appropriate

Use effective eye contact and appropriate

gestures throughout your speech

gestures throughout your speech



Pause when you have concluded and then

Pause when you have concluded and then

walk calmly to your seat

walk calmly to your seat

Last Minute Tips

Last Minute Tips



Project your voice so that the person in

Project your voice so that the person in

the back row can hear, but do not shout

the back row can hear, but do not shout



Pause for effect

Pause for effect



Avoid “fillers” (um, er, ah, like)

Avoid “fillers” (um, er, ah, like)



Pronounce words properly and enunciate

Pronounce words properly and enunciate



Keep movement to a minimum (don’t

Keep movement to a minimum (don’t

sway or shift, but do use effective hand

sway or shift, but do use effective hand

gestures)

gestures)

Enjoy the Experience

Enjoy the Experience