Public SpeakingAll I Know

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Public SpeakingAll I Know

• Rule 0 Have something to say.
• Rule 00 Speak to inform, not to impress.
• If you really inform, that will impress.

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1. Speech Organization

• 1.1. Make your outline clear to your hearers
  at opening, at every major heading, at
  close.
• Tell 'em what you're gonna tell 'em.
• Tell 'em.
• Tell 'em what you done told 'em.

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Order

• 1.2 ZOOM. Start rather far out, for clear
  context.
• 1.3 Show the driving problem that motivates the
  work.
• Why is the key to what.
• 1.4 Construct your argument first, then
  gather evidence, illustrations.

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• 1.5 Illustrate with audio-visuals, examples.
• Construct audio-visuals next, text last.
• 1.6 Three major points is about all people
  can take up. (?)

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1.7 Pitch level too low rather than too
high. 1.8 Use low key, relevant,
self-depreciating humor. Avoid canned
jokes.
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2.0 Speech Technique

• 2.1 Tools unique to speech
• volume,
• pitch,
• tempo,
• rhythm.
• Use them.
• Craft them.
• VARY them.

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Notes vs. Text?

• 2.2 Read vs Memorize vs Notes
  (foils are great!) Try it
  once Try it once Novices
• Mark volume Write out, discard, and
• Mark pitch speak from notes.
• Mark tempo Others on manuscript
  Prepare notes,
• soak in speech,
• craft openings, closes.

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Practice

• 2.3 Rehearse with a mirror, a tape,
• and a critic.
• 2.4 Be loud enough slow enough.