1. FAUMUN – Speech Training Theory and practice of successful public speaking Erlangen 8.11.2015FAUMUN – Speech Training1

2. 1. Content matters! Structuring your Speech Comprehensibility Target-oriented (What do I want to say, How do I want to explain it? Simple language (simplify your wording) Visualization (pictures, metaphors,...) Stimulation (clear and loud, appeal to emotions) FAUMUN – Speech Training

3. 1. Content matters! Structuring your Speech Short phrases Use „We“ or „The delegation of…“ Use active, not passive verbs Tense: use present Linguistic effects Smart intro ↔ smart end Breaks Rhetorical baits o Sudden or long breaks o Variation in your articulation Pictures Avoid softeners (Weichmacher) Decoding your text FAUMUN – Speech Training

4. 2. Opening your Speech Classical introductions Current occasion Everyday situation Anecdote Yes-No-Question Use your location Create team spirit Statistics Imagination (imagine what will happen if... ) Connect your intro with the previous speaker Make the audience laugh (maybe not for MUN) Provoke ! Create contrast between you and others – polarize ! Utilities, objects (maybe not for MUN) Appeal Rhetorical question Comparison FAUMUN – Speech Training

5. 3. Regardless of the content: other factors Play with your voice Pitch Volume Speed (too fast / too slow) Tone color (soft / hard) Pauses! FAUMUN – Speech Training

6. Take your time (close your jacket, go towards the desk, stay confident / safe) Breathe calmly Look up to your audience Confident position and posture of your body Only start when the audience is ready and quiet Start slowly (but don‘t necessarily keep it slow!) 3. Regardless of the content: other factors Hints for the first 10 seconds FAUMUN – Speech Training

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