Tips on Delivering Campaign and Advocacy Speeches

1. Tips on Delivering
Campaign and Advocacy
Speeches

2. ▷ stance - (noun) a way of standing
▷ hostile - (adjective) not friendly;
harsh
▷ composure - (noun) calmness of
mind, manner, or appearance
Vocabulary
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3. Public spekers deliver their
speeches with their own
style. They usually deliver
speeches depending on
what style is comfortable
for them.
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4. Tips on Delivering Campaign and
Advocacy Speeches:
1. Practice your speech - delivering speeches from
memory allows you to adjust to the situation.
2. Control your volume, pitch, rate, and pauses
3. Practice under realistic conditions - when giving a
campaign speech, you can go to the venue and
practice your speech there. When giving an
advocacy speech, you can ask your peers to listen to
your speech and give you some feedback.
4. Build rapport - do this by smiling and
acknowledging some of the audience right at the
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5. 5. Maintain eye contact - move your eyes from one
member to another or from one section to another.
6. Facial expressions - match it with what you are
saying.
7. Use appropriate hand gestures - otherwise, keep
your hands by your side. Never fidget or put them
behind your back or in your pockets.
8. Maintain proper posture
9. Improvise - when problems occur, stay focused and
dont be distracted.
10. Answer hostile questions briefly - deal with
unfriendly audience members with composure.
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