Download - Conquering Your Fears of Public Speaking
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Task 2
The Johari Window
Open
(known to self and known to others)
Blind
(Not known to self but known to others)
Hidden
(Known to self but not known to others)
Unknown
(Not known to self , not known to
others
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This is how communication process usually takes place...
MESSAGEHOW IT WAS
DELIVERED
HOW IT WAS
UNDERSTOOD
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55% VISUAL
According to Linda
Hogdon in her book,
Visual Strategies for
Improving
Communication,
communication is:
7% VERBAL
37% VOCAL
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Training in public speaking is not a matter of imitation...
...it is not a matter of conformity to standards...
...it is not a matter of becoming a highly perfected-machine...
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REFLECT THAT YOUR AUDIENCE
WILL NOT HURT YOU
Man, what you
need
is not sympathy,
but a PUSH!
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Every change in the thought demands a
change in the voice-pitch.
A GREAT CONTRAST
ALWAYS ROUSES
ATTENTION.
A parrot is equally eloquent.
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PAUSE AND POWER
...pause has a distinctive value...expressed in silence...
Pause in public speech is not mere silence --- it is
silence made designedly eloquent.
...pause either BEFORE or AFTER, an important word or
phrase.
...pause creates effective suspense...
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FEELING AND ENTHUSIASM
Man is a feeling animal, hence, the public speaker’s
ability to arouse men to action depends almost wholly
on his ability to touch emotions.
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Chronological Opening statement-1st SI – 2nd SI – 3rd SI –
Restatement of Main Point/Conclusion
Historical Opening Statement – oldest fact – fact in b/n the
oldest and most recent – most recent fact –
Concluding statement
Anecdotal Begin with a brief anecdote relevant to the
theme/topic at hand – highlight the parts to
emphasize the theme/topic
Symbolical /
Metaphorical
Choose an object, an animal, or any thing that has
a significant meaning to you. Talk about it. Then
relate with the topic at hand.
Comparison and
Contrast
Opening statement – identify 3 similarities based
on identified parameters with brief explanations –
identify 3 differences with brief explanations -
conclusion
DEVELOPMENT OF IDEAS
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Task 3
Talk about life. Everyone in the team
gets the chance to discuss his/her ideas.
The team chooses the representative to
present the ideas in front.
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THE VOICE
“Sound is a series of waves and
if you make a prison of your
mouth, holding the jaws and lips
rigidly, it will be very difficult for
the throat to squeeze through,
and even when it does escape, it
will lack force and carrying
power.”
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FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
An individual’s emotional state can be transmitted via their facial expression.
Facial expression can be used to regulate interaction, e.g., synchronization of conversation.
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EYE CONTACT
Looking can be used to initiate and regulate interpersonal interactions and can be used to assess the reactions of others during oral presentations and conversations.
Long stares = signal of hostility or aggression
the eyes say it all...
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Can be used to replace words.
Emphasizes an element of verbal message.
Regulates or signals the beginning or end of an interaction.
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An individual’s posture can reveal how they feel and their attitude towards others involved in the interaction.
Posture tends to vary as a function of how formal an interpersonal situation is with more relaxed postures indicating less formal situations.
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Nonverbal vocal cues
such as the pitch, tone,
speed of speech can also
reveal information about
emotional states and can be
used to regulate interactions.
For example, people
experiencing anxiety tend to
speak very quickly and in a
high pitch.
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Task 3
Extemporaneous Speech Exercises
1. Talk about the person you admire the most.
Discuss his/her influences on your development as
a person.
2. Discuss the importance of performance evaluation
in workplaces.
3. Discuss how motivation can be sustained in a work
setting.
4. Talk about your fears and how it affects you as a
person.
5. Talk about a situation in life that propelled you to
improve your situation.