4-HPublic Speaking.ppt

4-HPublic Speaking Public Speaking Produces Anxiety in Most People 3. Death 2. Snakes 1. Public Speaking Overcoming Speech Anxiety Acknowledge Your Fear Act Confident Channel Nervous Energy Overcoming Speech Anxiety con’t Practice, Practice, Practice Simulate Setting at Home Ask Friends to Be Practice Audience Overcoming Speech Anxiety con’t Visualize Your Success Use Deep-breathing Techniques Focus on Message, not Fear Give Yourself a Mental Pep Talk Understand Audience and Listening People Think Faster Than Hear Have Short Attention Span Jump to Conclusions Easily Distracted Listening Remedies Keep Speech Focused Divide Speech into Compact Segments Analyze Audience Carefully Adapt to Situation Understand Audience Memory Understand The Speech Context Audience Setting Context – The Audience Size Demographics Beliefs and Values Receptive/Antagonistic Context - The Setting Indoor/Outdoor Size and Shape of Room Arrangement of Seating Equipment Available Lighting Acoustics Understand Define Your Purpose Inform Inspire / Persuade Entertain Introduce Accept Pay Tribute Understand the Speech Making Process Choosing/Narrowing a Topic Researching Topic Organizing Your Speech Developing an Outline Rehearsing Speech Delivering Speech Choosing an Appropriate Topic Is It Important to You? Is It Important to Your Audience? Will It Hold Audience’s Attention? Is It Manageable in the Time Available? Is It Appropriate for Oral Presentation? Is It Clear? Develop Central Idea Write a one sentence summary of speech. Generate Main Idea Does It Have Logical Divisions? Are There Reasons Why It Is True? Can You Support It? Narrowing a Topic - Example Protecting the Environment Water Quality in My State Well Water Problems Utilizing Home Well Assessments to Reduce Contamination Risk Getting Topic Feedback From Members of Potential Audience From Friends From Family From 4-H’ers Researching Topic and Finding Supporting Material Sources of Supporting Material Types of Supporting