PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS PRESENTED BY GROUP 16 DURLUV HAJONG DELINA SILYIANG ENTY SAILLY M SANGMA NIRUPA G MOMIN

PUBLIC SPEAKING SKILLS INTRODUCTION Public speaking involves speaking to a group of people with the purpose of influencing, convincing, educating and persuading them. It comprises a set of skills that all work together to help us achieve our objective for presenting an idea , a thought , a product or even a service to a certain group of people.

PUBLIC SPEAKING IS AN ART Delivering a speech to 20 or to 200 people is difficult except for those who have developed the art of public speaking. Therefore certain basic speaking skills needs to be acquire which can be developed through practice.

1.PREPARATION Preparation helps us control our nervousness, and make effective, and memorable speeches. Preparation and making a speech is a difficult task for many. It becomes easier if we plan it step by step.

Process of Preparing and Giving a Speech Know the Audience Gathering Information Organising the Materials and Speech Selecting and Limiting the Topic Practise and Rehearse the Speech

Know The Audience Who we are we speaking to? What are their interest, presuppositions and values? What do they share in common with others? How are they are they unique? Do you know the needs of the audience? Do you match your contents to their needs?

Selecting and Limiting the Topic A speech topic is a particular portion or aspect of a subject. We need to think a topic by ourselves. We will need to limit our topic to make it narrow and specific enough for us to deal in given time and in a manner that suits the audience

Gathering Information Based on the purpose and topic information should be gathered through research and collecting data, exact figures, latest developments, interesting little known facts, expert opinions, and any other relevant information.

Organizing the material and writing the speech It is one of the mot important skills we need to master. It is often the key to understanding . Organising a speech forces to select, to priorities and to choose the best of the available information. Introduction and conclusion should be appropriate, always with a punch line.

Practice and rehearse the speech It can be practice infront of a mirror , family, friends or colleages. Use a tape-recorder and listen to ourself. Videotape the presentation and analyze it. Know what strong and weak points are. Emphasize strong points during presentation.

2. Delivering the speech When we finally stand before our audience, our main concern will be what we have to say. However , we should’nt forget that our whole body is going to speak. Voice, facial, expression, eye contact, gestures, and postures determine the impact of our speech.

Some techniques are: Get attention: to get the attention of the audience , a good beginning such as startling question, a challenging statement, a quotation, or a story.

Be energetic: In delivery. Speak with variety in your voice Structure your speech: visual aids are important when we wants our audience a process/concept/understand a financial goal Tie your points together with transition: these can be signpost such as “First”, “Second”, or “Final”. A good speech is like a pencil; it has to have a point.

Our voice, body language and gestures: your voice should express your enthusiasm about your topic and should emphasize the key points of your speech. Your facial expression can show determination , surprise, or delight.

Make eye contact: one way to ensure good eye contact is to look at your audience before you start to speak. Make use of story: story telling is one of the best tools a public speaker could use to relate to the audience.

Include a “wow” factor in your speech It could be story, a dramatic point, an unusual statistic , or an effective visual that helps the audience understand immediately.

Touch of humour Humour will help you to be perceived as an amiable person, and it is hard to disagree or to be bored if they are smiling at you.

conclusion In conclusion we can say that one never becomes a “perfect” speaker ; developing public speaking skills is a life-long process. But the points discussed here will get you started in becoming the speaker you want to be and the speaker your audience wants to hear. “if we can speak, we can influence, if we can influence, we can change lives.”

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