Anxiety
What are you afraid of?
At the top of your notes packet write down one
thing you are afraid of and give a reason for it
What do these people
have in common?
Nervousness is normal
Public speaking makes most people nervous
Consistently one of the top fears of the public
2005 Gallup Poll
42% terrified of public speaking
28% scared of dying
“Given a choice, at a funeral most of us would rather be the
one in the coffin than the one giving the eulogy”
- jerry
Seinfeld
Answer these questions in your notes:
Am I nervous about speaking in public?
How will I deal with the nerves?
Dealing with nervousness
Gain experience
Prepare
Think positive/use power of visualization
Know that most nervousness is not visible
Don’t expect to be perfect
tips for nervousness
Be at your best physically/mentally
Quietly tighten/relax legs or hands to help release
adrenaline
Use deep breathing before starting
Develop a strong introduction
Make eye contact
Concentrate on communication
Use visual aids--distract audience attention from you
Speech communication
process
Speaker
Person who is presenting a message
message
Whatever a speaker communicates to
someone else
channel
Means through which the message is
communicated
Listener
Person who receives the message
Impacted by Frame of Reference
sum of a person’s knowledge,
experience, goals, values, and attitudes
different people have a different frame of
reference
feedback
Messages sent from a listener to a speaker
usually nonverbal
interference
Anything that impedes the communication of a
message
External- outside your audience
Internal- within your audience
Situation
Time and place in which speech
communication occurs
occasion
physical setting
Delivery
what is good delivery
Conveys ideas clearly, interestingly, and
without distracting
Some formality with attributes of good
conversation
Delivery is different for everyone- different
styles
methods of delivery
Reading from a manuscript
Reciting from memory
Speaking impromptu
Speaking extemporaneously
not memorized, uses note cards for key
points; remains conversational
speaker’s voice
Volume
Consider acoustics, size of room/audience
Pitch
Rate
How fast/slow you speak
Pauses
Are beneficial; make them deliberate
Speaker’s voice cont...
Vocal Variety
Don’t sound like a robot
Pronunciation
Make sure pronunciation is correct
Articulation
Speak as clearly and distinctly as you can
Dialect
How would you say these
words?
Genuine
Arctic
Nuclear
Speaker’s body
Kinesics: study of body
motions as a systematic
mode of communication
Personal appearance
dress for occasion,
follow hygiene,
grooming standards
speaker’s body cont...
Movement
Gestures
should not be distracting
should appear natural and spontaneous
Eye contact
make eye contact with whole audience
do this by scanning the audience
practicing delivery
Read speech aloud
Prepare notecards with delivery cues
Practice several times
Polish and refine- consider practicing in front of
mirror
“Dress rehearsal”
Answering questions
Formulate answers to possible questions
Practice delivery of answers
Questions cont...
Managing Q & A
approach with positive attitude
listen carefully
direct answers to entire audience
be honest and straightforward
stay on track
Works Cited
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