Delivering Your Speech

Public Speaking Delivering Your Speech

Keith Green Speech 220

The Goal of Immediacy • A feeling of audience/speaker “connectedness” • A demonstration of caring by the speaker • Audience reciprocates with grace • What the speaker is saying becomes combined with who the speaker is--a unified, whole experience

Four Modes of Presentation • Impromptu – spur of the moment – only when not aware of need to speak – be organized • PREP – state a Point – give a Reason or Example – restate the Point

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Four Modes of Presentation • Memorized – committing a manuscript to memory – should be avoided – focuses on remembering, not on communicating – minimizes expanded conversational tone

Four Modes of Presentation • Manuscript – – – – –

Reading from a verbatim script Use only when necessary Minimal eye contact Flat, monotone delivery Written versus oral style

Four Modes of Presentation • Extemporaneous – speaking from limited notes but well prepared and practiced – best method – allows immense flexibility – focuses on communicating a flow of ideas, not simply saying words

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Extemporaneous Method 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Develop final outline draft on paper. Practice and modify speech. Practice from final outline. Develop notecard Practice from notecard, evaluate usefulness; modify if needed. 6. Practice from final notecard

Delivery Tools Verbal Communication • the words, the language • ~7% of the package Nonverbal Communication • all other factors with communication value • ~93% of the package

Nonverbal Communication Paralanguage • Pitch – optimum and habitual

• Rate – pausing – vocal distractions/disfluencies

• Volume

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Nonverbal Communication • Quality • Variety • Sound Production – articulation – enunciation – pronunciation

Nonverbal Communication Facial Expression – – – –

~55% of our package expressive of all emotion establishes the overall tone of the speech primary “field” of audience’s view

Eye Contact – psychologically diminishes distance – demonstrates confidence

Nonverbal Communication Hand Gestures – – – – –

we naturally use hand gestures avoid distancing gestures avoid fidgety gestures keep gestures up in visual field do what comes “naturally”

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Nonverbal Communication Body Movement – – – – – –

stand comfortably stand confidently avoid fidgeting/anxiety displays use movement to enhance transitions use movement to provide variety use movement to control audience focus

Nonverbal Communication Control Body Artifacts – hair • out of face • controlled • fit formality

– clothing • dress “appropriately” • dress comfortably, especially shirts/jackets and shoes • anticipate temperature issues

Nonverbal Communication • Control Body Artifacts – jewelry • not distracting

– scent • mild

– makeup • minor

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Nonverbal Communication General “rule of thumb” Once the audience notices a delivery factor, your speech has been hurt. The best delivery fades into the background and is not overtly noticeable.

Nonverbal Communication Engage in Self Monitoring – – – –

be aware of what you are presenting be aware of your vocal factors be aware of your gestures be aware of your body communication

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