Speaking Skill

SPEAKING SKILLS

Communication is best achieved through simple planning and control ------- GERARD M BLAIR

More than 75 percent of Americans surveyed report that they suffer from "glossophobia," a debilitating fear of public speaking. Statistically, far more of us claim that we would prefer death to giving a speech

LEARNING OBJECTIVES Preparing an effective oral presentation Organizing the content Planning visual aids and handouts for a presenation Designing an electronic presentation Polish your delivery Adapting to international and crosscultural audience Techinques for improving telephonic and voice mail effectiveness

PREPARING EFFECTIVE ORAL PRESENTATION

•Know your purpose •Know your audience

ORGANIZING THE CONTENT

Introduction attention

1) Capture listeners’ 2) Identify yourself 3) Preview your main points

Body Conclusion

VISUAL CLIP

PLANNING VISUAL AIDS AND HANDOUTS

Overhead transparencies Handouts Computer Visuals

DESIGNING AN ELECTRONIC PRESENTATION Using Templates Working with colour Building bullet points Adding multimedia and other effects Producing speaker’s notes and handouts Avoiding being upstaged by your slides

DESIGNING EFFECTIVE POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS

Big

Progressive

Consistent

Clear

Simple

Summary

POLISH YOUR DELIVERY Delivery techniques •Before your presentation •During your presentation •After your presentation

HOW TO AVOID STAGE FRIGHT

•Use deep breathing •Don’t view your sweaty palms •Feel confident •Use positive self talk •Shift spotlight to your visuals

BEING PREPARED: GUIDELINES FOR THINKING AHEAD Ask yourself: Who? What? How? When? Where? Why?

Who are you speaking to?

What do you wish to communicate? How can you best convey your message? What is the physical context communication in mind?

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In order to convert hearers into listeners, you need to know why they should listen to you – and tell them if necessary. What disposes

ADAPTING TO INTERNATIONAL AND CROSS –CULTURAL AUDIENCES Requires speaker to consider audience expectations and cultural conventions Consider breaking your presentaion to short, discrete segments Distribute translated handouts, summarizing your important information

THE WORST DEADLY SIN IN A PRESENTATION

Lack of integrity. The best strategy, of course is to present your information honestly, fairly and without deception

TELEPHONES AND VOICE MAILS Making productive phone calls Receiving productive phone calls Making best use of voice mail

That’s all folks!!!

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REFERENCES

1. I:\B.C\Presentations to Persuade, Speech, Public Speaking, Business Communication Training.htm 2. I:\How To Dramatically Improve Your Public Speaking Skills.htm 3. I:\B.C\Communication Skills.htm