1. SNS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Department of SCD

2. PUBLIC SPEAKING Name these people SOFT SKILLS Dept. of SCD 06/09/17
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3. PUBLIC SPEAKING Speaking in Every Day Use Public : Workplace
Persuading others to adopt your ideas
Reporting out to your department
Educating your co-workers
Private life
PTA meetings
Appearing before your city counsel
Toasting the new bride and groom
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4. PUBLIC SPEAKING Common Fears of Public Speaking Being judged harshly
Insecurities exposed
Perfectionism
Rejection anxiety
Failure
Humiliation
FEAR – Fear Everything And Run; Face Everything And Rise
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5. PUBLIC SPEAKING
Speeches fall into: speeches that inform, persuade, or entertain.
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6. PUBLIC SPEAKING a. to convince b. to influence beliefs c. to attitudes
Speeches PERSUADE
a. to convince
b. to influence beliefs
c. to attitudes
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7. PUBLIC SPEAKING Speeches that INFORM explain report describe clarify
define and
demonstrate
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8. PUBLIC SPEAKING Speeches that ENTERTAIN
Use humour to influence an audience
Goal: to warm audience up
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9. PUBLIC SPEAKING Four basic methods of delivery
Reading a manuscript verbatim
From memory
Speaking impromptu
Speaking extemporaneously
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10. PUBLIC SPEAKING STRUCTURE (a) MAKE a single & clear statement
(b) ELABORATE the point in few sentences
Give one or two examples
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11. Practice! Practice! Practice !
PUBLIC SPEAKING
Practice! Practice! Practice !
a. Prepare speaking outline
b. Practice aloud
c. Polish & refine delivery
d. Present under similar conditions
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12. PUBLIC SPEAKING INTRODUCTION a. GREET b. Get attention
c. Startle the audience with an arresting statement
d. Arouse curiosity
BRIEF but ATTENTION GATHERING
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13. PUBLIC SPEAKING OPEN your speech with any one of the four techniques:
Quotation
Example
Definition
Humour ( HUMOUR is little difficult to deliver ; unless you are good at telling jokes, DON’T try this technique )
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14. PUBLIC SPEAKING THE CONCLUSION Two Purposes
a. Let the audience know you are ending
b. Reinforce central idea
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15. PUBLIC SPEAKING AVOID Putting on an unnatural / foreign accent
Use of big words to show off jargon, slang & cliches
Grammatical faults
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16. PUBLIC SPEAKING Points to Remember a. Check facts for accuracy
b. Adapt remarks to occasion
c. Adapt remarks to audience
d. Create a sense of anticipation
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17. PUBLIC SPEAKING LOOK at judges, audience and take a deep breath.
SMILE at the most friendly face (pretty / handsome one) you can see in the audience - if you prefer! begin speaking
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