Public Speaking

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Public Speaking

• Whats the big deal?

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Are you scared?

• Fear, fear, fear
• Dont be Charming Billy!
• Americans top three fears
• 1. Snakes
• 2. Public speaking
• 3. Death

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Effects of Fear

• Heartbeat increases
• Dry mouth
• Feeling faint or nauseous
• Trembling voice
• Shaky legs
• Rapid speech
• Stutter, tripping over words

• RELAX
• Normal to feel these things
• Can overcome these feelings

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Other Fears
Nooooooo!

• Looking foolish
• Being laughed at
• Being looked at
• Talking to peers
• Making mistakes

Its okay, mistakes happen.
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Conquer Your Fear

• Be well prepared
• Practice your speech
• Have a back-up plan
• Do not worry about your
  audience
• Relax yourself before you begin

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Be Well Prepared

• Leave nothing to chance
• Know your material
• Have needed material (notecards,
  pictures, etc.)
• Know your audience

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Practice

• Practice alone
• In front of a mirror
• Record yourself
• In front of a friendly audience

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Have a backup reduce fear of an audience

• Outline
• 3 x 5 notecards
• Do not write in full sentences
• Use bullet points

• Everyone will be nervous
• Everyone will make mistakes
• Everyone is in the same
  boat

Good luck
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Relax Before Speaking

• Take three deep breaths before you
  come up to speak
• Once at the lectern, count
  to ten to calm yourself and give
  the class time to focus on
  you
• If you are prepared, it will
  help you be able to relax

Just relax... but maybe not too much.
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Dos and Donts

• DressGuys
• Collared shirt
• Tie
• Slacks
• Belt, dress shoes

• DressGals
• Dress/skirt blouse--not too short
• pants suit/slacks and blouse
• Dress shoes or dressy sandals

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Dos and Donts

• Do
• Tie hair back (girls)
• Stand tall
• Speak clearly and loudly
• Use hand gestures
• Make eye contact

• Dont
• Play with hair
• Lean, slouch, dance
• Say Um or Uh or Like
• Use slang
• Wear hats, sneakers, flip-flops, t-shirts, jeans
• Chew gum

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And

• Practice
• Practice
• practice