Introduction to Public Speaking

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• Introduction to Public Speaking
• Ninth Grade Block
• Miss Smeltzer

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Five Foundations of Success

• Start planning early and use time effectively
• Believe in your presentationif you dont no one
  else will
• Create realistic expectations and limitations for
  yourself
• Always offer something new to your audience
• Practice, practice, practice

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Knowing who your audience is

• What are the demographics of your audience?
• What values, beliefs, or attitudes will your
  audience have?
• What is the appropriate language level?
• What does the audience want or need to know?
• Will your audience think you are an expert?
• Whats the occasion?
• Time of day?

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What is the purpose of your speech?

• Informative
• Persuasive
• Entertaining or evocative

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Know your limitations

• Be sure to meet the time requirement. Practice
  to be sure you will not go over. Going over the
  time limit can cause difficulties. You want to
  stay within five to seven minutes! More than
  that you will begin to lose your audience!

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CONTENT ORGANIZATION

• One theme should dominate your presentation
• Make no more than five main points (one main
  point a minute)
• Present only what the audience needs to know

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Presenting Content

• Episodes- present your ideas in chunks, like news
  stories or music videos. Use each chunk to
  highlight a specific point and move on
• Transitions- make powerful and seamless
  transitions with strong leading words that will
  re-engage your audience for each new point

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Ways to support your content

• Facts, figures, and statistics
• Authorative sources
• Quotations
• Narratives
• Definitions
• Humor
• Current events
• Humanize the information
• A short brainstorm