1 Find your lab section! Find 1 or 2 partners from your section and introduce yourselves! Lect 1F 2 Mug shots from Montgomery, AL, 1956 Lect 1F 3 MLK, age 27 Lect 1F 4 When you come to a fork in the road, take it. --Yogi Berra ...lots of forks in this course, plus some knives and spoons Lect 1F 5 2.Applying & Analyzing 1. Remembering & Understanding Lect 1F 6 Course Goal Ten years from now, you will be giving great speeches and presentations. 1. ethics 2. know-how 3. self-confidence Lect 1F 7 Five steps to creating a speech • • • • • Inventio--invention Dispositio--organiztion Elocutio--style of language Memoria--familiarization/preparation Pronuntiaio--delivery Lect 1F 8 Inventio--Invention • "the content" • "knowledgeable about topic being presented" • "they should know what it is they are talking about" • "how to relate to the audience" • "include audience" • "connect with audience" • "how to get the audience's attention" Lect 1F 9 Dispositio--Organization • "How to organize their thoughts into a speech" • "be organized--make sure your speech flows" • "proper organization skills" Lect 1F 10 Elocutio--Style of Language • • • • "clarity" "know language/proper grammar etc." "be very understandable" "convey your message clearly & adeptly for your audience" • "good language skills" Lect 1F 11 Memoria--Familiarization • • • • "well-rehearsed" "practice-repetition" "practice" "be prepared" Lect 1F 12 Pronuntiatio--Delivery • • • • • • • • • "what to do if they get stuck" "body language" "articulation of words" "know how to speak!" "eye contact" "voice control" "don't chew gum :)" "loud clear voice" "gestures" Lect 1F 13 Your Introductory Speech Lect 1F 14 Step 1: Invent material for your Introductory Speech. Lect 1F 15 Which hat will you wear? Lect 1F 16 Step 2: Organize your points. Lect 1F 17 Step 3: Use appropriate language & style. What kind of conversation do you want to have with your audience? Are they • like your good friends? • like your parents' friends? • like fellow professionals at your job? • other? Lect 1F 18 Step 4: Familiarize yourself with your speech. Use the power of "visualization" Lect 1F 19 Step 5: Deliver your speech! Lect 1F 20 Lect 1F 21 One way to self-confidence A speaker has to • be "honest...be yourself" • "know their own personal beliefs" • have "belief in what you are talking about" • show "what you really stand for (authenticity)" • "show passion for subject" Lect 1F 22 The next step: 3. Evaluating & Creating Lect 1F 23 Lect 1F 24 Invention: Determining your purpose Your “specific purpose statement” (SPS) defines precisely what you want to achieve. “to XXXXX my audience XXXXXXXX” Inform Persuade Inspire…. Your big idea here. Lect 1F 25 Lect 1F