1. EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SPEAKING
Leadership Training

2. Public Speaking Is An Essential Skill
Who needs effective public speaking
skills in the church?
Pastors
Elders
Deacons
Sunday School Superintendents, Teachers
Brotherhood, Women and Youth Department
Leaders and Teachers
Choir Directors, Usher Boards, Hospitality

3. Effective Public Speaking is Important
Why?
The speaker must use positive body language to convey his/her message.
The listener must hear and understand what is being said.

4. Having a Positive Self Image
“I’m happy to be here! I’m going to do great”

5. Become Confident By Playing the Role
Project Confidence
Good Posture
High energy
Eye contact
Voice
Physical appearance
Positive attitude

6. Calm Yourself Through Proper Breathing
There are little techniques you can begin doing right away that will help you be more at ease in front of people and better able to speak publicly when the need arises.

7. Seek Opportunities to Practice
As with anything else, such as learning to ride a horse or a bicycle, the same is true with public speaking. To learn how to reduce anxiety and become an effective speaker, you are going to have to practice.

8. Get Yourself Ready Know your material Settle down Physically prepare
Check your appearance
Concentrate on your audience’s needs

9. Proper Use of Gestures and Showing Emotion
Move around and do not try to hide
Gestures
Posture
Eye contact
Use Emotion

11. Break down “the wall” Engage your audience and keep them Involved.
Make it clear from the outset that you and the audience are all in this together.
1. Take a vote.
2. Have them repeat after you.
3. Ask for volunteers.

12. Maximize the Quality of Your Voice
Volume
Articulation
Rate
Pitch
Vocal variety
Proper use of the English language
Accents and Dialects
Adding Humor where appropriate

13. Identify and Avoid Bad Habits
“Ums, Ahs and Amens”
Jingling
Hands in pocket
Rubbing and wringing hands
Scratching
Yawning
Looking off into space

14. Identify and Avoid Bad Habits
Draping yourself over the lectern
Turning away from the audience
You know what I mean
Pushing glasses up on nose
Playing with pen
Excessive blinking
Checking your watch
Constant throat clearing

15. Don’t let anything get in the way of your presentation, including YOU.

16. Organize Your Information
The opening – capture your audience
The transition – smoothly moving into the body of your speech
The body – main thought, key points and supporting information
Concluding remarks
Questions and answers

17. Effective Public Speaking
Make Efficient Notes
Avoid Reading Presentation Verbatim
Knowing When to Stop

18. Plan Appropriate Audio Visual Aids
Rules for using visual aids to have a
successful presentation
Overhead Projectors
Using Flip Charts and Posters
Videotapes
Audio Tapes
Books and Handouts

19. Proper use of the Microphones
If you are going to move around use a clip on.
Speak clearly into the microphone.
Keep proper distance for microphone
approximately six inches.
Repeat questions for audience into the microphone.

20. EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SPEAKING
Student Practical Exercises:
Break up into groups of five.
Brainstorm about a task you perform that requires steps (ingredients for a recipe, repairs, directions, etc.).
Write each step for someone that has no idea how to perform these tasks.
Write down a list of items or props that will help you convey your information.
Present the information to your group.