Chapter 3 Giving Your First Speech

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Chapter 3 Giving Your First Speech
Beginning Your Journey
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Three Principles of Public Speaking

• Put Audience First
• Shift the spotlight
• Attention should be on audience not ourselves.
• Who are They?
• What are they interested in?
• Deep Speaks to Deep
• Dont waste time on trivia matters
• Talk about topics important to you
• Share thoughts and feelings that are significant,
  are meaningful, and in the end matter
• We are all on the same journey appeal to that
  part.
• Leave Your Audience Wanting More

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Speaking Methods

• Manuscript Delivery Method
• Memorized Delivery Method
• Impromptu Deliver Method
• Extemporaneous Delivery Method

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Developing Your Message

• What is the speaking situation?
• Know the assignment
• Know the goal of the speech to inform, to
  persuade
• Who is the Audience?
• What do I want to talk about? (My Message)

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Speech Organization

• 3 Main Components
• Introduction
• The Body
• The Conclusion

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The Introduction

• First, get your audiences attention.
• Question your audience.
• Arouse curiosity.
• Stimulate imagination.
• Promise something beneficial.
• Amuse your audience.
• Energize your audience.
• Acknowledge and compliment.
• Second, state your topic.
• Third, preview your key ideas. See packet

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The Body

• Contains about 75 to 85 of your speech
• 3 or 4 main points
• Organizational Patterns
• Topical Order
• Natural division of points
• Chronological Order
• Time order Past, Present, Future
• Spatial Order
• Transitions see packet
• Signposts see packet

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The Conclusion

• Summarize your key ideas.
• Activate audience response to your speech.
• Provide closure.

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Delivery

• Your Body
• Your gestures
• Your Face and Eyes
• Your Voice
• Rate, Volume, Pitch

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Principles of Ethics

• All parties have ethical responsibilities.
• Ethics pervade character and action.
• Ethical Speaker is one who will choose to uphold
  the highest standards of.
• Integrity in truthfulness,
• Topic selection
• Benefit not insult, take advantage, or harm the
  audience
• Level of research
• Presentation of Ideas
• Fair and Unbiased Fashion
• Citation of Evidence
• Avoid Plagiarism which occurs when you present
  the ideas or words of others as if they were your
  own
• Respectful Delivery

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Helpful Hints and Tips

• Prepare ahead of time
• Dont write a manuscript
• Practice
• Keep speech in perspective
• Be gentle on yourself
• Be encouraging to other speakers

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Impromptu Speaking

• The Five Steps Of Impromptu Speaking
• Step One Select one thought
• Step Two Organize your thought into a pattern
• Step Three Support your points with specifics.
• Step Four Construct an introduction
• Step Five Construct a conclusion.

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Impromptu Speech Outline

• Introduction (10 15 seconds)
• Attention getter
• Preview of main points
• Body
• I . Main Point (30 seconds)
• Example, anecdote, or evidence
• II. Main Point (30 seconds)
• Example, anecdote, or evidence
• III. Main Point (30 seconds)
• Example, anecdote, or evidence
• Conclusion (10 15 seconds)
• Summary of Main Points
• Final Thought

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• Today I have been given the word______ and when I
  think of this word I think of_________.
• I will talk about (word) by first____, and
  Finally______.

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Impromptu Process

• 1. Students randomly called.
• 2. Select one word from assigned word bracket (4
  words in bracket).
• 3. Two minutes to prepare for your 2-3 minute
  speech.
• 4. Give Speech Have fun!

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Words of Encouragement

• Keep Your Speech Short
• Keep to Your Point
• Keep it Organized
• Keep it Colorful
• Keep it Conversational
• Keep Your Cool
• Keep it Natural
• Keep it is in Perspective

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ImpromptuSpeech Examples
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Practice words

• 1. Energy, Lamp, Music, Talk
• 2. Star, Ship, Mistake, Freedom
• 3. Plane, Water, Wish, Bill

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Impromptu Speeches

• Relax
• Talk about what you know
• Dont worry about time
• Remember, when little has been given (TIME),
  little can be expected.
• HAVE FUN!