Welcome! COMM110 Effective Speaking Victoria Mahmoud

Homework Purchase book The Art of Public Speaking By Lucas Where? Book Store at BCCC Amazon www.chegg.com

Speaking in Public

MIT Professor Patrick Henry Winston "Your careers will be determined largely by how well you speak, by how well you write, and by the quality of your ideas… in that order." MIT Professor Patrick Henry Winston Speaking in Public

Public Speaking & Conversation Similarities: Organizing thoughts logically Tailoring message to audience Telling story for maximum impact Adapting to feedback

Public Speaking & Conversation Differences: Public speaking more structured Public speaking requires more formal language

Public Speaking & Conversation What other mode of Communication? Written!

Public Speaking & Conversation Why compare Differences & Similarities?

Where that person is coming from? Frame of Reference Sum of person’s knowledge, experience, goals, values, attitudes Where that person is coming from?

Frame of Reference Everything said is filtered through listener’s frame of reference No two people have same frame of reference

Frame of Reference What does this mean to speaker? Know your audience Be concrete or specific in your descriptions Relate to audience

Fear of Public Speaking Taming the Beast

Public Speaking Who has it What it is Why we have it What to do about it

Stage Fright Anxiety over prospect of speaking in front of audience Who has it? Anxiety over prospect of speaking in front of audience Donny Osmond Barbra Streisand Kim Basinger

Public Speaking What is the percentage of people who have a fear of public speaking? 75%!

Who has anxiety of over the thought of speaking in public? Stage Fright Who has anxiety of over the thought of speaking in public? Eek! Harrison Ford Barbra Streisand

Addressing Shyness Politicians Athletes Astronauts Inventors Entertainers Authors Business people

Why do you want to be a better, more confident speaker? Stage Fright Why do you want to be a better, more confident speaker? School requirement Work Requirement Promotion Improve overall confidence Self Improvement Sense of accomplishment

University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Business School What Employers Want University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Business School Surveyed company recruiters Communication skills (written and oral) Most important factor in choosing managers

Stage Fright How do you feel? Symptoms? Heart Racing Hands Shaking Body Sweating Voice Quivering Sounds like the flu!

Stage Fright Why do I feel like this!?!? Fight! Adrenaline! Flight! All of these symptoms are your body’s reaction to perceived threat or danger. You are scared. Your body goes into fight or flight mode. You want to run, but you cannot! Your adrenaline level increases and produces these unwanted side effects. Flight!

What am I AFRAID of!?!? People will see I am nervous I might forget something I might faint I am scared I might make a mistake What are you afraid of?

Addressing Speech Anxiety Most nervousness not visible

Positive Nervousness Some nerves = positive! Makes you practice. Transfer energy into enthusiasm!

Reducing Speech Anxiety Use power of visualization Most nervousness not visible Don’t expect perfection Audience involvement Visual aids Meditation

Addressing Speech Anxiety Don’t expect perfection

Addressing Speech Anxiety Don’t expect Perfection Politian Are great orators born or made?

What am I AFRAID of!?!? "The human brain starts working the moment you are born and never stops until you stand up to speak in public." George Jessel

Addressing Speech Anxiety No smelling salts needed!

Reducing Speech Anxiety Acquire experience Take this class! I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.  Pablo Picasso

Reducing Speech Anxiety Prepare, Prepare Rewrite Write Practice!

Reducing Speech Anxiety Think positively Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. Swedish proverb

Reducing Speech Anxiety Find a friendly face!

Reducing Speech Anxiety Positive Feedback Room for Improvement Positive Feedback

Reducing Speech Anxiety Visual aids Pressure off of you Adds Credibility

Reducing Speech Anxiety Meditation

Public Speaking Who has it What it is Why we have it What to do about it

Is There a Magic Wand?

I Am Proof!

Positive People! Positive People! You Can Do It! See success! Be successful! Positive People! Positive People!

Fear of Public Speaking Taming the Beast

Resources "Introduction to Communication Skills - Communication Skills Training from MindTools.com." Mind Tools - Management Training, Leadership Training and Career Training - Right Here, Right Now. 2010. Web. 24 Oct. 2010. <http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/Communicatio nIntro.htm>.

Critical Thinking Focused, organized thinking Relationships among ideas Soundness of evidence Differences between fact, opinion Information Literacy

Critical Thinking Why study Critical Thinking? Determine What is a good speech What is a good source How to think on your own

Critical Thinking How many people die in car accidents per year? ~40,000 How many people die in the military per year? 45-1000 Conclusion?

Speech Communication Process Channel (Chamber of Commerce or TV) Message (What are you trying to say?) Listener (Adjust to the audience – children or parents) Speaker (must adjust) Situation (Classroom or auditorium) Feedback (Adjust message according to feedback) Interference (Keep audience interested)

Material from the following unless indicated otherwise: Lucas, Stephen. The Art of Public Speaking. 11th ed. Boston, MA: McGraw-Hill, 2012. Print. Clipart from Microsoft Office