Public Speaking

What is public speaking (akizungumza umma)? Public speaking is the process of speaking to a group of people in a structured, deliberate manner intended to inform, influence, or entertain the listeners.

Key Points Chances are you'll sometimes have to speak in public as part of your role. While this can seem intimidating (vitisho), the benefits of being able to speak well outweigh any perceived fears.

Why should I learn public speaking? If you speak well in public, it can help you: get a job or promotion raise awareness for your team or organization educate others. The more you push yourself to speak in front of others, the better you'll become, and the more confidence you'll have.

Plan appropriately A speech has three fundamental parts: Introduction Main body Conclusion Tip: start with something interesting (a story, statistics, movie) use a lot of example snotes

Practice Practice makes perfect! seek opportunities to speak in front of others start with speaking in front of a small audience

Engage with your audience. Kujihusisha na watazamaji wako This will help you feel less isolated as a speaker and keeps everyone involved with your message. Try ask leading questions targeted to individuals or groups, and encourage people to participate and ask questions.

Pay attention to body language. stand up straight take deep breaths look people in the eye walk around smile

Think positively Positive thinking can make a huge difference to the success of your communication, because it helps you feel more confident. If you are nervous think about the minute after you finish your presentation. clip

workshop Divide to small groups Each person in the group gets a subject You will have 15 minutes to plan your speech Each one of the group members gives a speech for 3 minutes on his/her subject.

workshop In your feedback pay attention to the following: After you finish, sit together and give a feedback to each other. In your feedback pay attention to the following: Planning (Introduction, Main body, Conclusion) body language Engaging the audience General impression