delivery techniques chapter 10. guidelines for effective delivery 1. be natural : show your unique...
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Delivery TechniquesDelivery Techniques Chapter 10
Guidelines for Effective Delivery Guidelines for Effective Delivery
1. Be Natural: Show your unique personality
Don’t try to imitate other speakers
Your interests and attitude shapes your content Use verbal/nonverbal delivery
Be well-prepared; Preparation gives you confidence
2. Be Lively:
Hold your audience’s attention
Must express interest and enthusiasm for topic
Should possess dynamism – having an energetic, lively, active, and assertive style in speaking
Establishes credibility – willingness to trust the speaker’s honesty
3. Be Appropriate
Relates to S.P.A.M.: mostly situation, purpose, and audience
Match verbal/nonverbal techniques to your delivery type Giving a Eulogy – solemn, respectful mood through
vocal techniques, posture, and facial expressions
4. Pair Delivery and Message:
Gives meaning to speaker’s message
Using verbal/nonverbal techniques can emphasize ideas or provide pauses that allow audience to reflect
Speeches are more effective than written messages – they include human elements
Formats of Delivery Formats of Delivery
Impromptu
Extemporaneous
Manuscript
Memorized
Impromptu Delivery Impromptu Delivery Delivery with little preparation
Not rehearsed; No notes/planning
Where else might we use impromptu delivery? Answering a question in class Job interview
ADVANTAGES: No prior work involved Speakers sound natural and sincere Speeches are usually brief
DISADVANTAGES: Requires speaking experience Must have a purpose and be organized
Extemporaneous Delivery Extemporaneous Delivery Delivery using notes or outline Key to effective delivery is practice; become familiar with your notes
Where have we used this type of delivery? ◦ All speeches ◦ Graduation speech
ADVANTAGES: Allows speaker to adapt to different audiences and situations Changes can be made up to and during the speech Delivery sounds natural Takes less time than manuscript Enables a speaker to organize key words and phrases
DISADVANTAGES: Eye contact may suffer May interfere with gestures and movement
Manuscript Delivery
Requires a speaker to write out every word
ADVANTAGES: Assures exact wording Holds to specific time Allows for careful language with preparation time
DISADVANTAGES: Speech may sound awkward Affected/stilted delivery Requires a great deal of experience Cannot be adapted to the situation and the audience
during the delivery Requires a great deal of time to prepare
Memorized Delivery
Preparing a manuscript and commited to memory
Purpose is to entertain: perfect comedic timing
Biggest disadvantage is that it’s inflexible – may find it difficult to return smoothly to the prepared material
ADVANTAGES: Allows for a very polished delivery allows for effective gestures and eye contact
DISADVANTAGES: Can be over rehearsed Sound unnatural Can forget portions of the speech Suffers from all the disadvantages of manuscript delivery
Preparing Notes for Speech Delivery
Good public speakers are made, not born
First step in becoming a fluent speaker is to know your material
Research, planning, and practice will help you master your subject
Second step is having notes or manuscript that is easy to use
Try to develop a system that works best for you
Preparing an Outline
Can write on note cards or paper ◦ Note cards: 4x6 or 5x8 – you can write more
Plan for blank spaces so you can see key words and add notes
Skip 3-4 lines and have wide margins along the top and bottom
Write out everything large enough so it’s easy to see when you put the cards on the stand
Preparing an Outline
Can write in words, phrases, or complete sentences
Only write out the introduction and conclusion
Add transitions – words or phrases that connect ideas ◦ Emphasize with a colored highlighter, bold font, or
another system
Manuscript Preparation Cont’d
Once finished, create a clean copy that is easy to read ◦ Type it out – easier to read
Mark your manuscript using vocal variety symbols: ◦ Pause - / ◦ Framing - //◦ Pitch – (circle words) H/L ◦ Emphasis – Underline words ◦ Rate of Speech – [Bracket words & add ] F/S
Will deal with two major problems: ◦ Reduced eye contact ◦ Unnecessary pauses to turn pages
To avoid pauses – have two pages side by side ◦ Begin with one page on the left and all others on
the right; when finished all pages will be in reverse on the left
◦ Another way – end each page with a complete sentence
Memorizing a Speech
Prepare a manuscript
Practice several times (even with someone else)◦ Before you go to bed, when you wake up ◦ On the way to school ◦ Whenever you have down time
Work on one paragraph at a time ◦ As you recite a paragraph, go back and practice with
the previous paragraph
As you memorize, see the words on the page
Answering Questions
Speeches are often followed by a question-and-answer period
Five guidelines to assist you in answering questions:◦ Anticipate Questions ◦ Restate the Question ◦ Be Polite ◦ Relate to the Audience ◦ Admit What You Don’t Know
Anticipate Questions
Try to determine what questions the audience might have ◦ Which parts of your speech are likely to cause controversy? ◦ What parts might need more explanation? ◦ What other topics might the speech raise in the listener’s
mind?
By asking yourself these questions, you will feel more prepared to answer
Follows the Feedback loop: ◦ Pre-speech (questions you ask yourself) ◦ Presentation (your delivery)◦ Post-speech (questions from audience)
Restate the Question
Always restate the question for the following reasons:
1. Everyone in the audience needs to hear it
2. Ensuring that you heard the question correctly
3. Gives you time to phrase a response
Be Polite
Questions may arise when people don’t agree
with what is being said
Don’t argue or debate
Thank the questioner, use the opportunity to compare your position with other points of view
Relate to the Audience
May seem important only to the questioner
Find a way to relate your answer to your original comments
Don’t make answers a dialogue with only the questioner ◦ Can lose the rest of the audience
Admit What You Don’t Know
Occasionally stumped by a question
If you can not answer the question, admit it
You can look into it if it seems that important or meet with the questioner after your speech
You can arrange to research and get back to the questioner