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Anxiety
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What are you afraid of? At the top of your notes packet write down one thing you are afraid of and give a reason for it
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What do these people have in common?
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Nervousness is normal Public speaking makes most people nervous
Consistently one of the top fears of the public 2005 Gallup Poll 42% terrified of public speaking 28% scared of dying
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“Given a choice, at a funeral most of us would rather be the one in the coffin than the one giving the eulogy” jerry Seinfeld
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Answer these questions in your notes:
Am I nervous about speaking in public? How will I deal with the nerves?
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Dealing with nervousness
Gain experience Prepare Think positive/use power of visualization Know that most nervousness is not visible Don’t expect to be perfect
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tips for nervousness Be at your best physically/mentally
Quietly tighten/relax legs or hands to help release adrenaline Use deep breathing before starting Develop a strong introduction Make eye contact Concentrate on communication Use visual aids--distract audience attention from you
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Speech communication process
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Speaker Person who is presenting a message
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message Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else
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channel Means through which the message is communicated
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Listener Person who receives the message
Impacted by Frame of Reference sum of a person’s knowledge, experience, goals, values, and attitudes different people have a different frame of reference
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feedback Messages sent from a listener to a speaker usually nonverbal
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interference Anything that impedes the communication of a message
External- outside your audience Internal- within your audience
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Situation Time and place in which speech communication occurs occasion
physical setting
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Delivery
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what is good delivery Conveys ideas clearly, interestingly, and without distracting Some formality with attributes of good conversation Delivery is different for everyone- different styles
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methods of delivery Reading from a manuscript Reciting from memory
Speaking impromptu Speaking extemporaneously not memorized, uses note cards for key points; remains conversational
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speaker’s voice Volume Consider acoustics, size of room/audience Pitch
Rate How fast/slow you speak Pauses Are beneficial; make them deliberate
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Speaker’s voice cont... Vocal Variety Don’t sound like a robot
Pronunciation Make sure pronunciation is correct Articulation Speak as clearly and distinctly as you can Dialect
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How would you say these words?
Genuine Arctic Nuclear
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Speaker’s body Kinesics: study of body motions as a systematic mode of communication Personal appearance dress for occasion, follow hygiene, grooming standards
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speaker’s body cont... Movement Gestures should not be distracting
should appear natural and spontaneous Eye contact make eye contact with whole audience do this by scanning the audience
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practicing delivery Read speech aloud
Prepare notecards with delivery cues Practice several times Polish and refine- consider practicing in front of mirror “Dress rehearsal”
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Answering questions Formulate answers to possible questions
Practice delivery of answers
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Questions cont... Managing Q & A approach with positive attitude
listen carefully direct answers to entire audience be honest and straightforward stay on track
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Works Cited http://www.freegreatpicture.com/cat/photo-30723
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