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SPEAKING CLEARLY What is this ? Your growth edge Common barriers Development exercises Feedback Exercises and recordings for self-study / practice
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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 55 38 7
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YOUR UNIQUE VOICE Socrates famously wrote: “Speak, that I may see you." Ancient Greeks believed people were created 'per sona‘ - through sound and vibration. Through our voices, others instantly create a mental image of who we are.
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OPPORTUNITIES pm – discussion … … prepared material … spontaneous ideas am – presenting …
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BARRIERS TO UNDERSTANDING Volume Unfamiliarity Emphasis -word stress -sentence stress Pace (pauses) Intonation
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WORD STRESS A commercial development occurs irregularly in this sector, perhaps once every fourteen years.
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WORD STRESS Occur Purpose Technique Academic Development Event Concentrate Process Occur Purpose Technique Academic Development Event Concentrate Process
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SENTENCE STRESS Got distinction. Buy champagne. I got a distinction in my exams. Buy lots of bottles of champagne as quickly as possible
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CHUNKING Anyone can become a manager. But, of course, the unprepared, the untrained, and those given too much responsibility before they’re ready will fail. ANYONE can become a successful manager. But, of course, the unprepared, The untrained, And those given too much responsibility Before they’re ready Will FAIL.
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SPEAKING IN GROUPS DISCUSSION From the latin, “discutere” = ‘to agitate’ DIALOGUE From the Latin, “dia” = ‘through’, and, “logos” = ‘words’ CONVERSATION A fluid exchange to facilitate emergence of a new shared meaning Bohm, D. (Physicist and philosopher)
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GROUP SKILLS Practice exercise 1: Preparation2: Practice 3: Presentation4: Review
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