Region Training Conference 2016 Public Speaking Region Training Conference 2016 Name, Position

Appearance Attire - Dress appropriately for your audience Confidence - Show good posture First Impressions - Greet the audience Smile! - It will keep you relaxed as well as make it seem like you aren’t nervous!

BEEhavior No ‘pee-pee’ dance - You may be nervous but once you start to dance you’re making others nervous Magnetic Wall - You are not attracted to the back wall, move around Watch the time - Don’t go over or under *Hand gestures - Can be good for expression, but may be distracting [triangle hands] Hand gestures: make an upside triangle with your hands, your thumbs being the base of the triangle, it keeps your hands from being ‘too expressive’

Engage the audience - Talk TO them, not AT them Eye contact - don’t have a staring contest, but take a look at those lovely eyes in the audience Interactive - bring up volunteers, ask audience questions, make it FUN World is your stage - utilize the space that you are given

Voice Project! - If the front row can’t hear you, then the back row is sleeping Vocal inflection - Monotony is NOT the answer [brown bear] *Enunciate - Speak clearly so information is not misunderstood; don’t trail off [pencil trick, tongue twisters] Speed - Not too fast, not too slow, but just right Vocal Inflection: “The big, brown bear ran up the hill. The big brown bear ran down the hill.” Enunciate: pencil trick-speaking with a pencil between your teeth Tongue twisters: speak clearly and swiftly: “Unique New York” “Toy Boat” Speed: say a sentence really fast, say the same one really slow, demonstrate the importance of the speed

Content Repeating KEY points! - More likely to remember Professional language No fillers - ‘um,’ ‘err,’ ‘uh,’ ‘okay,’ ‘like’ Stutter - Practice! [James Earl Jones] James Earl Jones used to be a stutterer, not talking through most of his school days. Now a voice actor; voice of Mufasa from Lion King and said the famous “Luke, I am your father.”

Q & A Repeat back the question- For clarification Take your time- Gather your thoughts Be honest- Don’t know? It’s OKAY. Never say ‘I don’t know, next.’ Be respectful and helpful ‘I am not sure, however, I’ll get back to you.’

PRACTICE Stress that it is important to Practice Activity option -If time permits, have each person to an impromptu introduction of themselves for 30 seconds using skills they just learned

? ? Questions? Comments? Concerns? Go for it!

Acknowledgements The CNH Key Club District would like to acknowledge the following individuals who have contributed to this presentation over the years. Joceline Yu, Communications & Marketing Committee Chair, 2016-2017