Stage Fright: Is it always a bad thing?

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Chapter 12 Presentation
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Stage Fright Is it always a bad thing?
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• Debilitative
• Facilitative

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Worst Case Scenario
What are your worst fears?
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Overcoming Public Speaking Anxiety
Elimination vs Control

• What is in your control?
• What is not in your control?

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Academically

• Prepare and research appropriately
• Present 1st to yourself with visuals
• Tape-record the speech/videotape
• Present to a small group of friends/relatives
• Try to present in the room where you will be with
  visuals

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Mentally

• Be rational Worst Case Scenario
• Be positive
• Use visualization

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Physically

• Get Plenty of Rest
• Watch what you eat
• Deep Breaths
• Find ways that help you relax
• Dress for Success

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Its not always what you say butHOW YOU SAY
IT?

• Delivery Styles

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Styles of Delivery

• Four major styles
• Extemporaneous
• Impromptu
• Manuscript
• Memorized

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Extemporaneous

• Generally the BEST DELIVERY STYLE
• planned in advanced
• presented in a direct, spontaneous manner
• conversational
• Relies on brief keyword notecards
• more difficult to
• be exact on time or
• be exact in wording or grammar

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Impromptu

• Best for emergency situations

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Suggestions for making an effective impromptu
speech

• Scribble a few notes
• Dont be afraid to be original use personal
  experiences
• Observe what is going on around you use what
  you have
• Be positive
• Keep comments brief!

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Manuscript

• needed when wording must be precise but lacks
  spontaneity

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Suggestions for making an effective manuscript
presentation.

• Write like you talk, not like a term paper
• Print out the manuscript triple spaced, capital
  letters
• Underline words to emphasize
• Use stiff paper
• Number all pages/by hand and circle
• Rehearse until you can read whole lines without
  looking
• Take your time, vary speed, concentrate on ideas
  rather than words

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Memorized

• seems formal
• Only one piece of advice practice

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Visual Guidelines

• Appearance
• Movement try to move out of action zone
• Posture
• Facial expression
• Eye Contact

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Auditory Guidelines

• Volume
• Rate between 120-150 words per minute
• Pitch highness or lowness of voice
• Vary volume, rate, and pitch to add emphasis
• Articulation -

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Criticism

• Be positive
• Be constructive
• Be careful of wording
• Not just what you say but how you say it!!
• Be specific on why you liked or disliked
  something behavioral explanations

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Compliment Sandwich