Speaking

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Speaking and Listening
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Formal Speaking

• Select a topic
• Identify the purpose and occasion.
• The purpose is the reason you are giving your
  speech.

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Purposes for Giving a Speech

• To Inform gives facts of general information or
  explains how to do something.
• To Persuade attempts to change an opinion or
  attempts to get listeners to act.
• To Entertain relates an interesting of amusing
  story or incident.

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What is the Purpose of this Speech?

1. My Most Embarrassing Moment.
2. Why Everyone Should Recycle.
3. How to Take Good Snapshots.
4. Dinosaurs Once Lived in West Texas.
5. The Day I Met the President.
6. How Volunteering Can Make a Difference.

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Analyze the audience

• Audience a group of listeners
• Your speech needs to appeal to your audience.
  Use vocabulary appropriate for your audience.

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Include a thesis statement

• a thesis statement is a statement in a speech
  that you plan to support, discuss, or prove.
• It answers the question What is the main focus
  of this speech?

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Parts of a Speech

• Introduction tells your audience what your
  speech is about.
• Body discusses your main points, which are
  facts and ideas you want your audience to know.
• Conclusion Sums up the speech so that the
  audience remembers the main points.

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Characteristics of a Good Speech

• Eye Contact
• Facial Expression
• Gestures
• Good Posture
• Vary Tone of Voice
• Speak Loud and Clear

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What is included in a speech?

• Repetition- Main points are repeated a few times
  so that the audience has a chance for it to sink
  in.
• Visual Aids posters, charts, models help
  audience remember what you say.
• Thought-Provoking Questions Gets the audience
  thinking about areas of the topic you are going
  to discuss.
• Statistics
• Emotional or Sensory Language Language that
  appeals to your audiences emotions.

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Listening

• Communicate respect and attention through your
  body language
• Listen quietly
• Keep an open mind
• Take notes