Public Speaking Final

Advantage of Memorized Delivery

Incorporates the prep advantages of manuscript delivery and the delivery advantages of impromptu speaking
Maximizes eye contact and freedom of movement

Disadvantages of Memorized Delivery

Requires extensive time to memorize
May cause disaster if memory fails
May sound stilted and insincere
Makes it difficult to modify or adapt to the audience or situation

Breathing for speech

1. Lie flat on back
2. Place a moderately heavy hardbound book on stomach over navel
3. Begin breathing through mouth. Book should move.
4. Take book away and replace it with a hand. Stomach should continue to move up and down.
5. Try breathing the same w

Fluency

ability to speak smoothly without tripping over words or pausing at awkward moments.

Articulation

describes how clearly you make the sounds in the words of a language.

Pronunciation

refers to whether or not you say a word correctly

Accents and dialects

sound of one language imposed on another

Vocal delivery tips for ESL speakers

Study and practice
Slow down
Substitute
Listen to good speakers
Ask for feedback
Practice

Components of physical delivery

Eye contact
Facial expression
Gestures
Postures and movement

Eye contact

establishing and maintaining direct visual links with individual members of your audience

Benefits of eye contact

Initiates and controls communication
Enhances speaker credibility
Provides feedback

Eye scan

Involves training your eyes to glance at a specific section of your notes or manuscript, to focus on a phrase or sentence, to look back up at your audience, and to speak.

Facial expression

smile! audience will pay attention to the expressions on your face.

Gestures

body movement that conveys or reinforces a thought, an intention, or an emotion. Can clarify and support words, help relieve nervous tension, and arouse audience attention

Posture and movement

how you stand and move and whether your movements add to or detract from your presentation.

Build oral language power

Use an oral style
Use more personal pronouns
Spice up your speech
Strive for eloquence

Use an oral style

speak the way you talk
uses shorter words and sentences
less formal than written style and can include incomplete sentences and colloquial expressions

Use more personal pronouns

put the word "you" in presentation and that helps establish connection with audience
"I", "me", and "my" can enhance credibility
"We", "us", and "ours" intensify the connection between speaker and audience

Spice up speech

Repetition of words and sounds
Alliteration- refers to beginning words placed close together with the same sound
Resemblances- similes, metaphors, and analogies.

Analogies

compare similar things or dissimilar things

Strive for eloquence

eloquence- the ability to phrase thoughts or feelings in a way that makes them crystal clear and memorable.

Advantages of Extemporaneous Delivery

Allows more prep time that impromptu delivery
Seems spontaneous, but it actually well prepared
Enhanced speaker's ability to monitor and adapt to audience feedback
Allows more eye contact and audience interaction than manuscript delivery
Generates positiv

Disadvantages of Extemporaneous Delivery

Increases speaker anxiety in sections of the speech that are not covered by notes
May cause language to be poorly chosen or ineloquent
Makes speaking time difficult to estimate

Advantages of Manuscript Delivery

Allows speaker to pay careful attention to all of the basic principles of effective speaking
Facilitates choosing concise and eloquent language
Eases speaker anxiety by having a "script"
Allows speaker to rehearse the same presentation over and over
Ensur

Disadvantages of Manuscript Delivery

Creates the potential for stilted and dull delivery
Makes it difficult to maintain sufficient eye contact
Allows limited gestures and movement
May cause overly-formal language choices and may hinder oral style
Makes it difficult to modify or adapt to the