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- 2. • Identify and control your anxieties • Choose a delivery style best suited to you and your speaking situation • Employ effective vocal cues • Employ effective visual cues Chapter Outcomes
- 3. • Connect with your audience • Enhance your words with effective presentation aids • Make efficient use of your practice time Chapter Outcomes (cont.)
- 4. Understanding and Addressing Anxiety • Public speaking anxiety (PSA): – Nervousness from knowing we have to communicate publicly to an audience – May include physical symptoms • Communication apprehension (CA): – General “…fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons”
- 5. Understanding and Addressing Anxiety (cont.) • Identifying Anxiety Triggers – Upsetting experiences – Fear of evaluation – Distaste for attention
- 6. Understanding and Addressing Anxiety (cont.) • Building Your Confidence – Prepare for the unexpected. – Desensitize yourself. – Visualize your success (performance visualization). – Take care of yourself. – Practice, practice, practice.
- 7. Methods of Delivery • Speaking from manuscript – Useful when accuracy is critical • Speaking from memory (oratory) – May feel more like a performance
- 8. Methods of Delivery (cont.) • Speaking spontaneously (impromptu) – Think on your feet – Listen to others • Speaking extemporaneously – Uses key-word or phrase outline – Requires advance preparation, an outline, practice
- 9. Guidelines for Effective Delivery • Effective Vocal Delivery – Vary your pitch (avoid monotone). – Adjust your volume. – Adjust your speaking rate. – Use pauses for effect. – Speak clearly and precisely. • Use correct pronunciation and articulation. • Avoid mumbling. • Be mindful of accents.
- 10. Guidelines for Effective Delivery (cont.) • Effective Visual Delivery – Dress for the occasion. – Use effective eye behavior. • Use scanning. – Incorporate facial expressions and gestures. – Control body movements. • Watch posture. • Use planting.
- 11. Guidelines for Effective Delivery (cont.) • Connecting with Your Audience – Express emotion. – Adapt to your audience. – Create immediacy with your audience.
- 12. Effective Presentation Aids • The Function of Presentation Aids – Help listeners process and retain information – Promote interest and motivation – Convey information clearly and concisely
- 13. Effective Presentation Aids (cont.) • Types of Presentation Aids – Props and models – Media clips and images – Graphs and charts • Bar graphs, tables, pie charts display data and facts clearly – Posters and transparencies – Flip charts and marker boards – Presentation software
- 14. Practicing Your Speech • Remember Your Speaking Outline • Practice Using Presentation Aids – Eliminate surprises; test facilities in advance. – Write notes to yourself. – Rehearse with a partner. – Have backup plan.
- 15. Practicing Your Speech (cont.) • Simulate the Situation – Create similar conditions. – Practice in front of someone. – Keep an eye on the time.
- 16. Practicing Your Speech (cont.) • Practice Your Delivery – Focus on your message. – Use mirrors cautiously. – Record a practice session. – Ask for feedback.